Commercial Real Estate Controller - (Hands-On)

NorthPoint Search Group; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthPoint Search Group is seeking a hands-on Commercial Real Estate Controller in Atlanta, GA. You will be the sole accountant handling full-cycle accounting, month-end close, and financial reporting for a private CRE portfolio including retail centers, restaurants, and mixed-use properties.

The role requires a CPA (preferred) and 10+ years of progressive accounting, with experience in partnership accounting and tax.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Accounting; CPA strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally in commercial real estate.
• Partnership accounting and partnership tax experience.
• Comfort with real estate legal documents: leases, acquisitions, and dispositions.
• Yardi or MRI, plus advanced Excel.
• Public accounting background a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle accounting, month-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Prepare owner and investor reporting, partnership allocations, and capital account reconciliations.
• Run waterfall calculations, preferred returns, and investor distributions.
• Handle CAM reconciliations, property expenses, and tenant recoveries.
• Support development accounting, construction-in-progress, and intercompany transactions.
• Support partnership tax work and review real estate legal documents (leases, acquisitions, sales).
• Work closely with ownership through the succession process.

Skills

Partnership accounting

Partnership tax

Real estate documents

Advanced Excel

Public accounting background

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting

CPA

Tools

Yardi

MRI

Job description

Commercial Real Estate Controller - (Hands-On) - Atlanta, GA

An established, privately held commercial real estate ownership and development company is looking for a hands-on Controller. The portfolio includes grocery-anchored retail centers, restaurants, and mixed-use properties, plus an affiliated development company. The company is planning for succession in its accounting team, so this is a long-term opportunity.

This is a hands-on role. You'll be the company's only accountant, doing the work yourself rather than reviewing a team's. It suits someone from a private company, or from a public company who wants a change, more than a big-picture CFO used to staff support.

What you'll do

• Own full-cycle accounting, month-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reporting
• Prepare owner and investor reporting, partnership allocations, and capital account reconciliations
• Run waterfall calculations, preferred returns, and investor distributions
• Handle CAM reconciliations, property expenses, and tenant recoveries
• Support development accounting, construction-in-progress, and intercompany transactions
• Support partnership tax work and review real estate legal documents (leases, acquisitions, sales)
• Work closely with ownership through the succession process

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's in Accounting; CPA strongly preferred
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally in commercial real estate
• Partnership accounting and partnership tax experience
• Comfort with real estate legal documents: leases, acquisitions, and dispositions
• Yardi or MRI, plus advanced Excel
• Public accounting background a plus

Compensation

$220,000 – $250,000 base, depending on background