Senior Controller

The Senior Controller/Director of Finance serves on company’s leadership team and is responsible for all functions of the Accounting/Finance Department including managing company financial operations, conducting timely and accurate financial reporting and maintaining effective financial and business controls. The Controller manages both internal Accounting personnel and external CPA staff and reports to the Chief Operating Officer/Owner.

Essential Functions:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Manage bank relationships and daily cash balances, ensuring necessary cash checking account balances while maximizing interest earnings.
• Oversee the cash receipts from all tenants, and disbursements including annual insurance and property tax processing and approving invoices processed through Yardi workflow.
• Manage the requirements for notes payable including lines of credit, construction loans, private, bank and life insurance loans.
• Acts as the main point of contact for quarterly and annual compliance reporting and ad hoc questions.
• Administer Company’s payroll process ensuring compliance with all regulations.
• Build and distribute cashflow reports for all partnerships on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• Issue all distributions to partnerships.
• Oversee the day-to-day work of the Accounting department including a team of 5 in-house Accountants and 3 external CPA staff.
• Work closely with peers in other departments to ensure Company’s goals and business objectives are consistently met and departments are working in alignment.
• Set departmental goals, track progress and adjust as needed to align with company goals and priorities.
• Develop clear standards and metrics to measure employee performance and conduct regular reviews of staff performance against established goals and expectations.
• Manage department’s hiring plan and lead hiring efforts as needed.
• Develop processes to onboard new employees, determine training needs for Accounting staff and build training and career development plans for employees.
• Abide by all company policies and procedures and local, regional and federal regulations, and ensure team compliance with same.
• Perform any and all other duties and responsibilities as directed and assigned by management.

Minimum Education:

• 4-year degree in accounting or similar area of study required.
• Master’s degree in accounting or CPA preferred.

Minimum Experience:

• Minimum of 10 + years of experience as a controller/director of finance or similar role required; real estate experience preferred.
• MUST HAVE RECENT Yardi Voyager experience!
• Minimum of five years’ experience managing and leading teams
• Experience with real estate transactions and property management highly desirable.

Minimum Skill Requirements:

• Ability to multi-task and prioritize work assignments to meet deadlines and job requirements.
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills.
• Ability to clearly articulate objectives and goals and accurately assess and communicate employee performance.
• Ability to foster a team environment and work collaboratively with peers and senior management.
• Strong experience in project management and budgeting.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Recent Experience with Yardi Voyager