Chief Accounting Officer

Corporate Controller

Our rapidly growing client, a national Real Estate company headquartered in Charlotte, has been thriving for nearly 15 years. They are seeking a Corporate Controller to join their team! This organization fosters a culture of collaboration, open communication, teamwork, and the opportunity to build a successful and meaningful career in Real Estate. The Corporate Controller is a strategic leadership role responsible for overseeing the financial and accounting functions of multiple business units within the organization. They will provide guidance and expertise to an accounting team of Controllers, Accounts Payable, and Treasury management to ensure accurate financial reporting and effective management of financial resources across all entities.

Compensation: $225,000 - $260,000 + bonus

Location: Charlotte, NC (South Park area)

Schedule: Hybrid (4 days on site, 1 day remote)

Responsibilities:

• Oversee month-end closing process for each entity including bank reconciliations, supporting all balance sheet accounts, recording accruals, adjusting journal entries, and analyzing results.

• Present company financials and operating results to executive leadership team and investors.

• Provide financial inputs to the company's Net Equity Value and manage the valuation of common threshold interests including multiple share classes, private-equity partner warrants, distributions, and accrued returns.

• Assist with creating and implementing policies and procedures, and identify, resolve, and document accounting and operational issues.

• Manage consolidated annual audit and tax matters.

• Manage the formulation of budgets and forecasts and preparation of variance analyses.

• Assist CFO in developing and performing timely analysis and reporting on operational performance as it relates to the business activities and trends.

• Manage network of accounting systems and partners that scale with the growth of the brand.

• Interface with external auditors/internal stakeholders to execute and lead year-end consolidated external audits.

• Manage centralized Treasury division to control company liquidity, manage a wide network of banking relationships, and implement a system of cash management controls.

• Partner in acquisition/divestiture of subsidiaries by providing expertise on financial implications of the transaction.

• Drive maturation process of post-acquisition integration function by developing integration playbooks across multi-department and function groups.

• Build scalable integration function to continue M&A growth.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

• CPA certification

• 10+ years progressive accounting experience within the Commercial Real Estate industry

• Experience in private equity backed environments with vertical integrations

• Strong proficiency with Yardi Software

• Advanced Excel skills, including the ability to design, develop, and utilize effective spreadsheets and financial models

• Tax Preparation experience for investor relations

• Experience with Loan Boss, Vendor Café, P2P, Service Channel, and/or Concur a plus

Category Code: JN001, JN057