Controller - Director of Accounting & Finance

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      "text": "Key Responsibilities: ",
      "content": "<div>\n<p><strong>Accounting &amp; Financial Management</strong></p>\n\n<li>\n<p>Oversee all accounting and financial reporting functions for the company’s portfolio of properties, entities, and related businesses.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Manage accounting across <strong>40+ legal entities and approximately 100 properties</strong>.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Supervise monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Ensure accurate property-level, entity-level, and consolidated financial reporting.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations, intercompany transactions, owner distributions, lender reporting, and cash management.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Review general ledger activity and ensure proper accounting treatment across all entities.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Coordinate with outside CPAs, tax advisors, auditors, lenders, investors, and internal ownership.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Maintain strong internal controls and ensure financial information is accurate, timely, and useful for management decision-making.</p>\n</li>\n\n<div>\n<p><strong>Budgeting, Forecasting &amp; 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      "content": "<div><strong>Required:&nbsp;</strong></div>\n\n<li>\n<p>Minimum&nbsp;<strong>10+ years of accounting experience</strong>.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Significant experience managing accounting operations for a complex business.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Demonstrated ability to organize and manage an entire accounting and finance department.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Strong understanding of financial statements, general ledger accounting, reconciliations, cash management, budgeting, forecasting, and internal controls.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Experience managing multiple entities, properties, cost centers, or business units.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Proven ability to create and manage SOPs, workflows, checklists, and reporting systems.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Ability to create, manage, and report on company KPIs.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Comfortable working in a fast-moving entrepreneurial environment.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Willingness to be both a high-level strategic thinker and a hands-on accounting operator.</p>\n</li>\n\n<div>\n<p><strong>Strongly Preferred</strong></p>\n\n<li>\n<p>Experience with <strong>AppFolio</strong>.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Real estate, property management, or real estate investment accounting experience.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>CPA license.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Experience managing offshore accounting personnel or outsourced accounting support.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Experience implementing automation, AI tools, or technology-enabled accounting processes.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Experience building dashboards, budget-to-actual reports, financial models, and KPI reporting systems.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Experience working with ownership, investors, lenders, and outside tax professionals.</p>\n</li>\n\n</div>"
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      "text": "Compensation: ",
      "content": "<div>Base Salary Range: $160,000 - $195,000 base plus discretionary bonus&nbsp;</div>"
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