Controller

Career Group Search; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent recruiting firm is seeking a Controller to manage accounting and financial operations for a growing multifamily apartment portfolio in Los Angeles, California. The ideal candidate will have 10–15+ years of real estate accounting experience and a strong technical background to oversee financial reporting, budgeting, and compliance. This hands-on role offers direct access to ownership and the chance to modernize financial operations within a family office environment.

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years of multifamily real estate accounting experience required.
• Proven experience in Financial operations and systems evaluation.
• Strong leadership style suited for a lean, entrepreneurial environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee accounting and financial operations across a multifamily apartment portfolio.
• Lead core accounting functions including monthly and annual closes.
• Ensure GAAP-compliant practices across multi-entity structures.

Skills

Multifamily real estate accounting experience

Hands-on leadership

Strong technical expertise

Advanced Excel skills

QuickBooks skills

Yardi experience preferred

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA preferred

Tools

QuickBooks

Yardi

Job description

Family Office seeking a hands-on Controller to oversee accounting and financial operations across a growing multifamily apartment portfolio. This role is well suited for an experienced real estate accounting leader who enjoys building structure, modernizing systems, and working closely with ownership to bring clarity and discipline to financial reporting.

The Controller will lead all core accounting functions, including monthly and annual closes, consolidated financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis. This individual will ensure GAAP-compliant practices across a complex, multi-entity structure and serve as the primary accounting partner for lenders, supporting underwriting, refinancings, and ongoing reporting.

A key focus of the role is strengthening infrastructure—evaluating and improving accounting systems, aligning property management platforms with the general ledger, standardizing policies and procedures, and driving process improvements that enhance efficiency, scalability, and internal controls. The Controller will also oversee property-level accounting, construction and renovation accounting, capital projects, and support acquisitions and dispositions.

This position includes leadership of internal accounting staff and third‑party resources, coordination of audits, tax and lender reporting, payroll oversight, and compliance with loan covenants and internal policies.

Qualifications

10–15+ years of multifamily real estate accounting experience, a bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (CPA preferred), strong technical and systems expertise, and a hands‑on leadership style suited for a lean, entrepreneurial environment. Advanced Excel and QuickBooks skills are required, with Yardi experience strongly preferred.

Why this role

Direct access to ownership, long‑term patient capital, meaningful influence over financial operations, and the opportunity to modernize and scale the platform within a true family office environment.

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