Assistant Controller

FRONTIER Companies; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Frontier Development, a national real estate development and investment firm, seeks an Assistant Controller to manage day-to-day financial activity and reporting for a portfolio of commercial real estate assets and development projects.

You will prepare monthly and annual financial statements, establish internal controls, manage the general ledger, and deliver analyses for property-level and consolidated portfolios, while supporting budgeting and year-end close.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of the Real Estate industry.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment; multi-task effectively; maintain attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with good negotiation tactics.
• Proactive and independent with the ability to take initiative.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Yardi experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting required.
• At least three to five years of experience in accounting or finance within the commercial real estate industry.

Responsibilities

• Preparing monthly & annual financial statements for all individual operating properties
• Establishing and maintaining internal controls
• Managing all aspects of the general ledger
• Providing monthly and year-end analyses & reconciliation at the individual property and consolidated portfolio levels
• Assisting with the budget process for all development projects
• Researching accounting issues for compliance with generally accepted accounting principles
• Analyzing and reporting cost variances for recurring expenses across all properties
• Serving as a liaison to external tax preparers, preparing year-end reporting packages

Skills

Real estate knowledge

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Proactive

Microsoft Office Suite

Yardi experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

Tools

Yardi

Job description

Frontier Development is a national real estate development and investment firm which specializes in the acquisition, development, construction, and management of commercial real estate throughout the United States. Frontier Development’s projects include high profile specialty shopping centers, restaurant, retail, and freestanding single tenant build-to-suits.

THE DAY IN THE LIFE AS AN ASSISTANT CONTROLLER

The Assistant Controller will manage the day-to-day financial activity and reporting for a portfolio of real estate assets and development projects.

• Preparing monthly & annual financial statements for all individual operating properties
• Establishing and maintaining internal controls
• Managing all aspects of the general ledger
• Providing monthly and year-end analyses & reconciliation at the individual property and consolidated portfolio levels
• Assisting with the budget process for all development projects
• Researching accounting issues for compliance with generally accepted accounting principles
• Analyzing and reporting cost variances for recurring expenses across all properties
• Serving as a liaison to external tax preparers, preparing year-end reporting packages

About You

• Strong knowledge of the Real Estate industry
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment; an ability to multi-task effectively; an ability to maintain attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills with good negotiation tactics
• Proactive and independent with the ability to take initiative
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software
• Yardi experience
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting required
• At least three to five years of experience in accounting or finance within the commercial real estate industry
• Opportunity for growth advancement.