SelectLeaders
Real estate investment and property management
Controller-DirectorofAccounting&Finance
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“Controller - Director of Accounting & Finance at SelectLeaders. Skills: Accounting operations, Financial reporting, Process improvement, Department leadership. Oversee accounting and financial reporting functions. Manage accounting across 40+ legal entities”
What You'll Achieve.
Improve reporting accuracy; Improve reporting speed; Improve visibility into portfolio performance
Industry & Context.
Troubleshoot accounting issues
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Minimum 10+ years of accounting experience, Significant experience managing accounting operations, Demonstrated ability to organize and manage accounting and finance department, Understanding of financial statements, Understanding of general ledger accounting, Understanding of reconciliations, Understanding of cash management, Understanding of budgeting, Understanding of forecasting, Understanding of internal controls, Experience managing multiple entities, Experience managing multiple properties, Experience managing multiple cost centers, Experience managing multiple business units, Proven ability to create and manage SOPs, Proven ability to create and manage workflows, Proven ability to create and manage checklists, Proven ability to create and manage reporting systems, Ability to create, manage, and report on company KPIs, Leadership skills, Communication skills, Organizational skills, Comfortable working in fast-moving entrepreneurial environment, Willingness to be high-level strategic thinker, Willingness to be hands-on accounting operator
Nice to Have
AppFolio experience, Real estate accounting experience, Property management accounting experience, Real estate investment accounting experience, CPA license, Experience managing offshore accounting personnel, Experience managing outsourced accounting support, Experience implementing automation, Experience implementing AI tools, Experience implementing technology-enabled accounting processes, Experience building dashboards, Experience building budget-to-actual reports, Experience building financial models, Experience building KPI reporting systems, Experience working with ownership, Experience working with investors, Experience working with lenders, Experience working with outside tax professionals
What You'll Do.
Oversee accounting and financial reporting functions
Manage accounting across 40+ legal entities
Manage accounting across approximately 100 properties
Supervise monthly close processes
Supervise quarterly close processes
Supervise annual close processes
Ensure accurate property-level financial reporting
Ensure accurate entity-level financial reporting
Ensure consolidated financial reporting
Oversee accounts payable
Oversee accounts receivable
Oversee bank reconciliations
Oversee intercompany transactions
Oversee owner distributions
Oversee lender reporting
Oversee cash management
Review general ledger activity
Ensure proper accounting treatment
Coordinate with outside CPAs
Coordinate with tax advisors
Coordinate with auditors
Coordinate with lenders
Coordinate with investors
Coordinate with internal ownership
Maintain internal controls
Ensure financial information is accurate
Ensure financial information is timely
Ensure financial information is useful
Lead annual budgeting process
Create property-level budgets
Create entity-level budgets
Create company-level budgets
Maintain property-level budgets
Maintain entity-level budgets
Maintain company-level budgets
Develop budget-to-actual reporting
Develop variance analysis
Build financial forecasts
Build cash flow projections
Build capital planning reports
Establish recurring KPI reporting
Manage recurring KPI reporting
Identify important financial KPIs
Identify important operational KPIs
Create consistent reporting cadence
Track occupancy metrics
Track collections metrics
Track delinquency metrics
Track operating expenses metrics
Track cash flow metrics
Track maintenance costs metrics
Track leasing velocity metrics
Track debt service coverage metrics
Track entity-level performance metrics
Track department productivity metrics
Turn accounting data into management insights
Turn accounting data into decision-making tools
Improve visibility into portfolio performance
Create recurring reports
Create executive summaries
Take ownership of accounting and finance department
Create departmental workflows
Document departmental workflows
Diagram departmental workflows
Manage departmental workflows
Create systems for recurring accounting tasks
Create systems for approval processes
Create systems for reporting deadlines
Create systems for responsibility assignments
Identify weaknesses in accounting operations
Implement practical solutions
Manage internal accounting staff
Develop high-performance department
Establish accountability for finance team
Establish reporting cadence for finance team
Establish measurable standards for finance team
Ensure accounting department can scale
Manage accounting processes within AppFolio
Improve workflows for property accounting
Improve workflows for tenant ledgers
Improve workflows for owner reporting
Improve workflows for bank reconciliations
Improve workflows for payables
Improve workflows for receivables
Improve workflows for property-level reporting
Ensure AppFolio is used consistently
Ensure AppFolio is used accurately
Lead transition from manual processes
Lead transition toward automated processes
Lead transition toward AI-assisted processes
Identify repetitive accounting tasks for improvement
Identify repetitive finance tasks for improvement
Develop written SOPs for major accounting functions
Develop process diagrams for major accounting functions
Create structured finance department
Implement AI-assisted tools
Implement AI-assisted workflows
Improve accounting accuracy with AI
Improve reporting speed with AI
Improve budget tracking with AI
Improve variance analysis with AI
Improve KPI reporting with AI
Improve executive financial visibility with AI
Evaluate technology tools
Implement technology tools
Improve accuracy with technology
Improve speed with technology
Improve accountability with technology
Improve reporting quality with technology
Design next-generation accounting infrastructure
Design next-generation finance infrastructure
Perform detailed accounting work
Review journal entries
Prepare journal entries
Review reconciliations
Prepare reconciliations
Troubleshoot accounting issues directly
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Coordinate with outside CPAs; Coordinate with tax advisors; Coordinate with auditors; Coordinate with lenders; Coordinate with investors; Work with ownership; Work with senior management; Manage internal accounting staff; Help develop finance team
Communication Scope
Executive summaries; Clear reporting
Process & Methodology
Process documentation, Workflow management, SOP development, System implementation
Full Job Description
## Description Our SelectLeaders client is a growing real estate investment and property management organization. The company owns and manages a substantial portfolio of residential and commercial real estate assets, with a complex operating structure that includes 40+ entities and approximately 100 properties. They are seeking an experienced, highly organized, process-driven Controller / Director of Accounting & Finance who can take full ownership of the accounting and finance function. This is a senior leadership role for someone who can manage day-to-day accounting operations, build scalable systems, lead a department, and help guide the company through its next stage of growth. The right candidate will have the opportunity to become a long-term leader and potential future partner in the organization. Position Overview The Controller will be responsible for organizing, managing, and improving the company’s entire accounting and finance department, including financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, KPI tracking, and portfolio-level performance analysis. This person must be capable of operating at both a strategic and tactical level — able to design department-wide systems and processes, while also being willing to review details, solve problems directly, and perform accounting entries when needed. The Controller will be expected to identify opportunities to automate manual processes, improve reporting accuracy and speed, create AI-supported workflows, and help transition the accounting department from a primarily human-led process to a more structured, technology-enabled, AI-supported operating model. This role requires someone with deep accounting experience, strong real estate or property management accounting knowledge, and a demonstrated ability to create structure in a complex, multi-entity environment. The ideal candidate will be able to manage accounting across 40+ entities and approximately 100 properties, develop detailed SOPs and process diagrams, es
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