Senior Associate- Financial Controller (Yardi)

Terracegate; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 11,483,000 - 17,225,000; Full time

Job summary

Terracegate is seeking an experienced Yardi-expert Financial Controller to lead accounting for a new US multi-entity real estate client. You will own journal entries, month-end closes, AP/AR, and reporting, ensuring accuracy and strong controls.

You will partner with client leadership and property managers, build dashboards in Power BI/Excel, and drive automation while maintaining compliance with US GAAP. This role requires hands-on experience with Yardi, multi-entity ownership, and a proactive,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's in accounting/finance; CA/CPA preferred.
• 6–8 years accounting experience, 3+ years in Controller/lead capacity.
• Experience managing accounting for multiple entities in real estate or property accounting.
• Expert-level Yardi experience (data input, configuration, reporting).
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and real estate accounting principles.
• Proficient in Excel; Power BI experience is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Record and review Yardi journal entries including receipts, disbursements, and intercompany transactions.
• Own end-to-end accounts payable for a large multi-entity portfolio; process vendor payments and ACH transfers.
• Maintain general ledger integrity and ensure accurate cut-offs for all transactions.
• Set up property, unit, and tenant profiles in Yardi; manage rent schedules, CAM recoveries, and rent escalations.
• Own accounts receivable and arrears management, including CAM reconciliation and capitalization treatment.
• Execute month-end and year-end close with Yardi-driven entries; review and sign-off on entries.
• Perform bank and tenant reconciliations across multiple banks and timelines.
• Build client-facing dashboards (Power BI/Excel) for AP, AR, arrears aging, and executive summaries.
• Propose improvements to enhance accuracy, speed, automation, and audit support; enforce system controls in Yardi.
• Coordinate payments and vendor communications with clients and property managers; conduct regular live check-ins.

Skills

Yardi expertise

Real estate accounting

US GAAP

Financial reporting

Analytical skills

Client-facing communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in accounting/finance

CA/CPA or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Yardi reporting tools

Job description

Role Summary:

We are seeking an experienced, Yardi-expert Financial Controller with proven experience managing multiple entities to serve as a trusted financial partner and own and grow the accounting relationship for a new multi-entity US real estate client The ideal candidate will be proficient in Yardi with strong knowledge of Real estate accounting and US GAAP/US accounting practices. This role demands hands-on experience in posting and reviewing journal entries, reconciling accounts, preparing cash flows, and managing monthly close processes with precision, while also reviewing and driving AP/AR automation, and acting as the primary accounting point of contact for client leadership and property managers, ensuring accurate reporting, strong financial controls, and seamless collaboration across a sophisticated and evolving environment.

About the Client

Our client is a global family office overseeing a sophisticated, multi-entity real estate portfolio across the United States, the family office is seeking a highly capable financial partner who can bring discipline, organization, and thoughtful financial stewardship to a complex and evolving accounting environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Record and review entries in Yardi including
• Receipts, disbursements, and intercompany transactions
• Adjustments such as ETL (Expense to Lease), SLR (Straight-Line Rent), accruals, prepayments, reversals, and reclassifications
• Own end-to-end AP for a large multi-entity portfolio: processing vendor payments, initiating ACH/electronic bank transfers across multiple banks
• Maintain general ledger integrity and ensure accurate cut-offs for all transactions.
• Set up and maintain property, unit, and tenant profiles in Yardi, create and update rental schedules, lease terms, rent escalations, CAM recoveries and other tenant charges, coordinate with property managers for rent roll accuracy and occupancy tracking.
• Own AR and arrears management:
• Manage CAM reconciliation, including expense smoothing/capitalization treatment for major CAM items to keep tenant charges consistent year over year.
• Execute month-end and year-end close processes with full responsibility for Yardi-driven entries, including review and sign-off on entries
• Bank & Tenant Reconciliations including tenant deposits, lease escalations, and other rent adjustments across a high-volume, multi-bank environment with sweep/lockbox structures.
• Build and maintain client-facing dashboards (Power BI/Excel) for AP, AR, arrears aging, and executive-summary reporting.
• Recommend and implement improvements to enhance accuracy, speed, and automation and support internal and external audits and ensure system-based controls are enforced in Yardi.
• Own end-to-end payment management and client/property-manager coordination release and track vendor payments and batch approvals, follow up directly with the client and property managers on invoice queries, coding corrections, arrears status, and payment holds, and maintain regular live check-ins (calls/Teams) with property managers across locations to keep payments and collections moving without delay.

Preferred Background

• Bachelor's or master's degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field; CA/CPA (or equivalent) preferred at this level.
• 6-8 years of accounting experience, preferably in Real Estate or Property Accounting, including at least 3+ years in a Controller / reviewer / team-lead capacity.
• Experience within a family office, private investment office, or closely held business environment strongly preferred.
• Proven experience managing accounting for multiple entities concurrently: required. Must be comfortable owning books for a large, multi-entity portfolio, including entity-level and consolidated reporting, correct entity/property-level billing and coding, and keeping similarly named entities distinct and audit-clean.
• Expert-level, hands-on experience with Yardi (including data input, configuration, and report generation) is mandatory.
• Strong understanding of real estate accounting principles and US GAAP/US accounting practices, including lease accounting and rental income tracking.
• Experience managing multi-bank real estate portfolios and vendor compliance workflows
• Excellent analytical and reconciliation skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and reporting tools (Power BI experience a strong plus).
• Strong client-facing communication skills and ability to manage/review a small team, in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• High degree of professionalism, discretion, and judgment when handling confidential financial information consistent with the standards expected across a global family office environment.

Work Timing

This is a full-time position aligned with US client with some overlap in US hours

Company Description

Terracegate is a leading service provider to global family offices and wealth management firms. We provide accounting services for investments including complex private investments. To service the needs of families, Terracegate offers bill payment and accounting for disbursements. Further supporting the family, we offer related tax support or litigation support, sophisticated security trading accounting (including middle and back office functions) and accounting for family management company vehicles, partnering with Principals, family offices, and their advisors to bring discipline, organization, and trusted financial stewardship to complex, multi-entity portfolios.