Controller

Realty Advantage Corp; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Ownership path

Healthy work-life balance

Job summary

Realty Advantage Corp in Newport News, VA seeks a Controller who treats General Ledger as second nature and guides the finance team with GAAP insight. This senior role offers ownership from day one within a contract position and a salary range of $87,000 to $123,000 per year.

You will partner with department heads, ensure budgets are accurate, manage grant funding and multi-entity reconciliations, and drive auditable financial statements. A mentor will support your growth toward ownership.

Qualifications

• ACCA mastery confirmed by past employers.
• Proven ability to translate GAAP into guidance.
• Strong tax compliance and reconciliation knowledge.
• Integrity to flag mistakes first.

Responsibilities

• Translate GAAP nuance into guidance the Newport News team can apply.
• Partner with department heads across Newport News, VA to keep budgets honest.
• Track grant funding, restricted accounts, and compliance reporting.
• Reconcile merchant fees against statements that never quite match.
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Oversee accounts reconciliation across multiple entities and currencies.
• Track every finance expense back to a source document.
• Turn a sprawling spreadsheet into a controlled, auditable workbook.

Skills

ACCA mastery

Stakeholder relations

Tax compliance

Account reconciliation

Education

ACCA certification

Job description

The finance team at Realty Advantage Corp is expanding, and we want a Controller who treats General Ledger as second nature. The offer reads simply — contract, $87,000 - $123,000, 6 years, and a senior role where ownership is not a perk but the point.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate GAAP nuance into guidance the Newport News team can apply
• Partner with department heads across Newport News, VA to keep budgets honest
• Track grant funding, restricted accounts, and compliance reporting
• Reconcile merchant fees against statements that never quite match
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
• Oversee accounts reconciliation across multiple entities and currencies
• Track every finance expense back to a source document
• Turn a sprawling spreadsheet into a controlled, auditable workbook

What You'll Bring

• Senior mastery of ACCA, validated by people who'd hire you again
• Strong rapport-building skills and a genuinely positive presence
• Strong working knowledge of Tax Compliance and Account Reconciliation
• The integrity to flag your own mistakes first

The quality-obsessed minds at Realty Advantage Corp have made Newport News, VA an unlikely hub for serious SQL and Account Reconciliation work. The client-focused pace here is real, but so is the permission to log off and recover.

Here you earn $87,000 - $123,000 while a dedicated mentor helps you grow from senior into ownership, all wrapped in benefits worth keeping.

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