Controller

About the Role

Saturday Properties is a growing real estate services platform operating five lines of business: development property management maintenance services leasing services and low voltage. We need a Controller who wants to do more than keep score someone who wants to help build the systems processes and team that let this platform keep scaling.

Were looking for a leader who wants to grow with us. As Saturday Properties scales we expect this role and the person in it to take on more responsibility over time. If youre excited by variety want ownership over a full finance function and enjoy thinking outside the box in a fast-moving business this role is built for you.

The Team Youll Lead

The Controller owns the accounting and finance function across all five lines of business and leads the accounting team:

• Property Accountant dedicated to property management accounting reporting to the Controller
• Part-Time Accounting Support covers the essential bookkeeping and basic accounting for maintenance services and low voltage

The Controller directly owns company-wide and development accounting sets direction and reviews work across all five lines of business and will build out additional resources as the business grows.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Company-Wide

• Cash forecasting across all five lines of business
• Manage company accounts receivable
• Produce consolidated and by-line-of-business financial statements
• Report monthly financial performance to the leadership team by line of business
• Reconciliations and management of due to / due from accounts across entities
• Ensure a timely accurate monthly close across all entities and lines of business
• Coordinate with banking partners auditors and our third-party CPA on tax returns and other advisory needs
• Strengthen internal controls and improve processes and systems as the company grows

Development

• Capital account tracking
• WIP (work-in-progress) management
• REO schedule with valuations
• Entity-level tracking across development deals
• Draw management
• Make-book management and reporting
• Builders risk insurance placement and tracking
• Analysis and management of existing debt grants and TIF
• Deal loss/gain projections and cash forecasting

Property Management

• Oversight of the Property Accountant and all property-level accounting
• New property setup
• Cash forecasting distributions and contribution requests
• Management fee calculation
• Monthly financial statement preparation and review
• Property disposition proration calculations
• Audit management and strong partner/client relationships
• Project profitability calculations

Maintenance Services

• Oversight of essential bookkeeping and basic accounting supported by part-time accounting staff
• Job costing and profitability tracking for maintenance work
• Ensure accurate timely invoicing and cost tracking

Leasing Services

• Financial reporting and tracking for leasing operations
• Commission and fee accounting
• Coordination with property management accounting on leasing-related transactions

Low Voltage

• Oversight of essential bookkeeping and basic accounting supported by part-time accounting staff
• Job costing and profitability tracking for low voltage projects
• Ensure accurate timely invoicing and cost tracking

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead manage and hold accountable the accounting team including the Property Accountant and part-time accounting support
• Build and scale the finance function as Saturday Properties grows hire train and develop as needed
• Foster strong relationships with partners clients and lenders
• Bring a continuous-improvement mindset to systems processes and reporting across all five lines of business

Overview

• End-to-end ownership of accounting and financial reporting across five distinct lines of business
• Confidence that the books are accurate and that the numbers leadership sees each month reflect reality
• The companys cash position budgets and forecasts giving leadership a clear read on where the business is headed
• Day-to-day leadership of the accounting team including the Property Accountant and part-time accounting support for maintenance services and low voltage
• The relationships with banks auditors and our outside CPA that keep the business compliant and well-advised
• The freedom to rebuild processes systems and controls where they need it this isnt a keep doing whats always been done role

Education

• Bachelors degree in Business Finance Real Estate or a related field
• CPA a plus but not required
• MBA a plus but not required

Experience

• 510 years of progressive accounting experience including experience in a Controller-level or senior accounting role
• Real estate property management or development accounting experience preferred
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop an accounting team across departments
• Strong grasp of GAAP and financial reporting with experience managing both cash- and accrual-basis books
• Familiarity with real estate or property management accounting software (Appfolio experience is a plus)
• Ability to design and implement systems and processes that scale with a growing organization
• Comfortable operating with a high degree of autonomy and reporting directly to executive leadership

What Makes You a Fit

• Youre energized by variety five lines of business means no two weeks look the same
• You think like an owner and arent afraid to challenge the way its always been done
• You look for ways technology including AI tools can make the finance function faster and more accurate
• You want to build something not just maintain it and youre excited by the challenge of growing alongside the company
• You bring sharp analytical skills a high bar for accuracy and clear communication with leadership and teams alike