Assistant Controller

AppleOne Employment Services; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary based on experience

Retirement plan options

Generous vacation and PTO policy

Opportunities for career growth

Job summary

A leading staffing agency is seeking an Assistant Controller in Miami, FL. This role involves managing various financial aspects of real estate, property management, and construction. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, at least 4-6 years of related experience, and expertise in GAAP and QuickBooks. Opportunities for career growth and competitive benefits are offered, including retirement plans and generous PTO.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of progressive accounting experience in real estate, property management, or construction accounting.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across properties and projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly close process, ensuring accurate and timely reporting across multiple properties.
• Oversee preparation and analysis of financial statements, ensuring compliance with GAAP.
• Develop, implement, and monitor internal controls, accounting policies, and financial procedures.

Skills

Strong technical knowledge of GAAP

Proficiency in QuickBooks

Exceptional proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Leadership skills

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

QuickBooks

AppFolio

Sage

BuilderTrend

Job description

Assistant Controller

Miami, FL

Pay Range

$100,000.00/yr - $130,000.00/yr

Overview

This role is ideal for a proactive finance professional who will manage real estate, property management and construction accounting activities.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is very sharp, highly perceptive, demonstrating strong initiative, quick decision-making, and the drive to do what is needed to make things happen. This candidate would know Commercial Construction, Property Management and Project Management. This individual currently utilizes QuickBooks.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly close process, ensuring accurate and timely reporting across multiple properties, projects, and entities.
• Post and review month-end journal entries to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial reporting.
• Oversee the preparation and analysis of financial statements, ensuring compliance with GAAP, internal policies, and industry standards.
• Manage accounting functions related to real estate assets, property management operations, and construction projects, including job costing, WIP schedules, project billings, tenant reconciliations, and capital expenditures.
• Perform and review CAM (Common Area Maintenance) reconciliations and analysis, ensuring proper allocation of expenses and accurate tenant billing.
• Reconcile all balance sheet accounts across all entities, including intercompany reconciliations and consolidations, to maintain accuracy, completeness, and integrity of financial records.
• Develop, implement, and monitor internal controls, accounting policies, and financial procedures.
• Assist in the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses to support property- and project-level decision-making.
• Provide financial analysis on operations, trends, costs, revenues, and obligations to anticipate future performance.
• Support accounting system enhancements, automation initiatives, and process improvements for scalability and efficiency.
• Take on ad hoc projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (CPA preferred).
• 4–6 years of progressive accounting experience in real estate, property management, or construction accounting.
• Strong technical knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, and internal controls.
• Proficiency in QuickBooks, AppFolio, Sage, and BuilderTrend (required).
• Exceptional proficiency in Microsoft Excel (PivotTables, VLOOKUP, advanced formulas).
• Strong leadership, analytical, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across properties and projects in a fast‑paced environment.
• Self‑motivated with the ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to collaborate across operations and senior management.
• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Retirement plan options.
• Generous vacation and PTO policy.
• Opportunities for career growth within a dynamic and expanding real estate and property management group.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Retirement plan options.
• Generous vacation and PTO policy.
• Opportunities for career growth within a dynamic and expanding real estate and property management group.