Corporate Controller

SUMMARY

The Corporate Controller is an executive-level leader responsible for overseeing all corporate accounting functions across a complex multi-entity real estate organization. This role provides strategic and operational leadership for financial reporting technical accounting and internal controls while ensuring accuracy consistency and compliance across management and ownership entities. The Corporate Controller partners closely with executive leadership auditors and external financial partners and plays a critical role in scaling accounting operations across a large and growing property portfolio.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Leadership & Organizational Management

• Provide executive leadership for all corporate and property-level accounting functions across management and ownership entities.
• Partner closely with the CFO and senior leadership to drive financial discipline risk awareness and operational excellence.
• Develop and execute a multi-year roadmap for scaling accounting capabilities systems controls and talent to support organizational growth.

Accounting Operations & Financial Reporting

• Oversee all aspects of general ledger management consolidation and financial reporting.
• Ensure the monthly quarterly and annual close processes are timely accurate and consistent across entities.
• Lead technical accounting including complex transactions accounting policy development and application of new standards.
• Serve as a point of contact for external auditors lenders and key financial partners.

Internal Controls Quality Assurance & Process Improvement

• Build and maintain a robust internal control environment that supports accuracy compliance and risk mitigation.
• Establish a consistent process and technology improvement disciplineidentifying gaps driving enhancements and standardizing best practices across teams.
• Implement metrics scorecards and quality-control programs to ensure ongoing accuracy timeliness and accountability.

Talent Development Onboarding & Team Leadership

• Build and lead a high-performing accounting team fostering accountability empowerment and career development.
• Design and own a full-scale onboarding and training program for both U.S. and offshore accounting teams ensuring each team member is fully prepared to meet expectations.
• Create an ongoing education platform including technical training process refreshers systems instruction and leadership development for senior accountants.
• Mentor and grow emerging leaders ensuring a strong bench of future accounting leaders.

Client Relationship Management & Cross-Functional Partnership

• Develop strong trusting relationships with property owners asset managers operators and key internal partners.
• Improve the escalation and communication process so that accounting leaders can confidently lead conversations and represent the organization with credibility.
• Collaborate closely with operations asset management legal marketing operations services financial servicesand technology teams to ensure seamless integrated support and decision-making.

Systems Technology & Automation

• Evaluate and enhance financial systems reporting tools and workflow automation to improve efficiency accuracy and scalability.
• Partner with IT and software vendors to maximize data reporting and workflow capabilities.
• Lead the implementation of new technologies that strengthen controls streamline processes and support growth.

Compliance & Reporting Obligations

• Ensure compliance with all regulatory lender ownership and contractual reporting requirements.
• Oversee preparation of reporting packages and ensure timely communication with ownership groups.

SUCCESS MEASURES

Success in this role looks like:

• A consistent and reliable close process with predictable quality.
• A documented onboarding and training program in place and actively used.
• Offshore teams integrated seamlessly into workflows with clear expectations and accountability.
• A measurable reduction in errors escalations and rework.
• A strong process-improvement agenda with consistent progress.
• Improved client satisfaction and faster issue resolution.
• Keeping CFO informed of accounting escalations but not needing CFO to manage escalations.

Skills and Experience

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or related field; CPA required
• 12 years of progressive accounting experience including senior leadership roles
• Big 4 public accounting experience strongly preferred
• Property management real estate or multi-entity accounting experience preferred
• Deep technical accounting expertise with a strong understanding of GAAP and complex accounting issues
• Proven experience leading large sophisticated accounting organizations in a fast-paced multi-entity environment
• Demonstrated ability to build and strengthen internal controls and scalable accounting systems
• Strong executive presence with experience partnering with auditors lenders and senior leadership