Assistant Controller

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Creative Financial Staffing has partnered with a rapidly growing national real estate company in Boston, MA to identify an Assistant Controller.

The position focuses on GAAP reporting, general ledger maintenance, and month-end close, while collaborating with acquisitions, capital markets and asset management on closings and financings to support growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• 5+ years of real estate accounting experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Yardi experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual GAAP-compliant financial reports.
• Maintain general ledgers, supporting reconciliations and documents.
• Analyze and ensure accuracy of general ledgers, cash accounts, balance sheet accounts and P&L statements.
• Assist in month-end close process.
• Prepare and review acquisition, disposition, and financing entries in the general ledger.
• Prepare and review pro-rations in the acquisition/disposition process.
• Coordinate with acquisitions, capital markets, and asset management on property closings and debt financings.

Skills

Real estate accounting

GAAP reporting

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Yardi

Job description

Creative Financial Staffing has partnered with a rapidly growing national real estate company in Boston, MA to identify an Assistant Controller.

Highlights about the Assistant Controller role:

• Our client was founded over 60 year ago, and is a vertically-integrated real estate developer, investor
• Recognized by leading industry assessments in 2018 and 2019 for their excellence in real estate and environmental governance
• Offices located nationally with over $28B in assets under management, +45k in multifamily units, and over 20M in industrial and commercial square feet
• Diverse, fast growing company with a family friendly atmosphere
• Hybrid schedule: 50% in office and 50% from home

Responsibilities of the Assistant Controller include but are not limited to:

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual GAAP compliant financial reports
• Maintain general ledgers, supporting reconciliations & supporting documents
• Accounting and analysis to ensure the accuracy of general ledgers, cash
  accounts, balance sheet accounts and P&L statements
• Assisting in month-end close process
• Preparation of acquisition, disposition, and financing entries in the general ledger
• Prepare and review the pro-rations in the acquisition / disposition process
• Work with acquisitions, capital markets and asset management departments on upcoming property closings and debt financings, including review of closing statements

Qualifications for the Assistant Controller:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5+ years of real estate accounting experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Yardi skills preferred but not required

Salary Range, depending on experience:

$115,000 – 130,000