Controller

Hoxton Circle; Jericho (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Hoxton Circle on Long Island seeks a Controller to lead its accounting function amid growth. You will report to the CFO, owning day-to-day accounting across multiple entities and directing the transition from cash-basis to accrual-basis.

You'll build the monthly close, design reporting templates, and manage a small team delivering robust financial statements for commercial real estate assets, with budgeting and lender reporting focus.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years progressive accounting experience.
• Strong grounding in accrual accounting under GAAP and partnership accounting.
• Experience with property management accounting software (MRI a plus).

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day accounting across multiple entities and partnerships.
• Lead the transition from cash-basis to accrual-basis accounting, including monthly close and templates.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Oversee lease accounting, CAM, tax and insurance recoveries, tenant reconciliations.
• Manage budgeting, rolling forecasts, and cash flow projections.
• Maintain banking relationships, debt compliance, and lender reporting.
• Coordinate audits, tax schedules, and internal controls; develop staff.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

GAAP knowledge

Team management

ERP/Accounting systems

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting

Tools

MRI

Job description

Our client, a well-established, privately held real estate company based on Long Island is hiring a Controller to help lead its accounting function through an exciting period of growth and transition. The company has a long track record across commercial property management, mixed-use development, and retail, and is investing seriously in its finance function right now, anchored by a CFO who is building the internal team from the ground up.

This is a newly created position, not a backfill, so you're the first person in the seat, with real room to shape how it's run.

If you want a role where your work is genuinely visible, where you're not one voice among twenty in a corporate accounting department, and where you can help build a finance function rather than inherit one, this is worth a look.

The role

Reporting directly to the CFO, the Controller will take ownership of day-to-day accounting across the company's full portfolio of entities and manage a small team. You'll also lead a key initiative converting the organization from cash-basis to accrual-basis accounting. This isn't a maintenance role. You'll be building the monthly close process, designing the reporting package, and reducing the company's reliance on outside accounting support, essentially standing up a more sophisticated internal finance operation from scratch.

What you'll own

• Full accounting operations: general ledger, AP, AR, cash management, payroll oversight, fixed assets, and financial reporting
• The transition from cash-basis to accrual-basis accounting, including the monthly close calendar and reporting templates
• Monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements across multiple entities and partnerships
• Commercial real estate accounting: lease accounting, CAM, tax and insurance recoveries, tenant reconciliations, and tenant improvement allowances
• The annual budget process, rolling forecasts, and cash flow projections
• Banking relationships, debt compliance, and lender reporting
• Audit coordination, tax schedule preparation, and internal controls
• A small accounting team, including day-to-day management and professional development

Why this one's worth your attention

• A newly created role: you'd be the first Controller in this seat, with real influence over how it's built
• Direct, regular access to the CFO and ownership. Your work gets seen and used, not filed away
• A stable, family-run business with a long track record on Long Island, not a private equity flip
• A prominent mixed-use and commercial real estate portfolio, genuinely interesting assets to work on
• Real work-life balance

What we're looking for

• 8 to 10+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Solid grounding in accrual accounting under GAAP and partnership accounting
• Advanced Excel skills and strong financial modeling ability
• Experience with property management accounting software (MRI experience a plus)
• A track record of managing and developing accounting staff
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field; CPA a plus but not required

Competitive base salary of $160,000 to $170,000