Controller

The Quest Organization; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Quest Organization seeks a hands-on Controller to manage day-to-day accounting, financial reporting, and cash management for a portfolio of commercial real estate entities. You will lead monthly closes, prepare financial statements, and oversee payroll across multiple entities, partnering closely with the CFO.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in accounting, strong GAAP knowledge, and CRE experience, including multi-entity and intercompany reconciliations, with CPA preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; CPA preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including supervisory responsibilities.
• Commercial real estate accounting experience required; operating company and multi-entity accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, payroll, reconciliations, and general ledger accounting.
• Proficiency with QuickBooks and Excel; Yardi Breeze experience preferred.
• Highly organized, analytical, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Hands-on leader comfortable working in both detailed accounting functions and a Controller-level role.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle accounting, including journal entries, accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, depreciation, and monthly close.
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements for multiple entities.
• Maintain multi-entity accounting and reconcile intercompany transactions and related-party balances.
• Perform and review bank, debt, escrow, reserve, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Oversee commercial real estate accounting, including tenant activity, lease transactions, CAM reconciliations, property taxes, insurance, and capital expenditures.
• Manage accounting for operating companies, including AP, AR, revenue, fixed assets, and operating expenses.
• Oversee payroll processing, payroll taxes, benefits deductions, and related accounting.
• Monitor cash balances, debt payments, and liquidity needs; assist with cash forecasting.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, audits, tax preparation, lender reporting, and ownership reporting.
• Supervise accounting staff and improve accounting processes, internal controls, and systems.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Financial reporting

Payroll

Intercompany reconciliations

Multi-entity accounting

Analytical

Leadership

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

CPA preferred

Tools

QuickBooks

Excel

Yardi Breeze

Job description

The Controller is responsible for the day-to-day accounting, financial reporting, and cash management for a portfolio of commercial real estate, development, operating, investment, and holding companies. This hands-on role oversees monthly close, financial statement preparation, payroll, multi-entity accounting, and accounting staff while partnering closely with the CFO.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle accounting, including journal entries, accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, depreciation, and monthly close.
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements for multiple entities.
• Maintain multi-entity accounting and reconcile intercompany transactions and related-party balances.
• Perform and review bank, debt, escrow, reserve, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Oversee commercial real estate accounting, including tenant activity, lease transactions, CAM reconciliations, property taxes, insurance, and capital expenditures.
• Manage accounting for operating companies, including AP, AR, revenue, fixed assets, and operating expenses.
• Oversee payroll processing, payroll taxes, benefits deductions, and related accounting.
• Monitor cash balances, debt payments, and liquidity needs; assist with cash forecasting.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, audits, tax preparation, lender reporting, and ownership reporting.
• Supervise accounting staff and improve accounting processes, internal controls, and systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; CPA preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including supervisory responsibilities.
• Commercial real estate accounting experience required; operating company and multi-entity accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, payroll, reconciliations, and general ledger accounting.
• Proficiency with QuickBooks and Excel; Yardi Breeze experience preferred.
• Highly organized, analytical, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Hands-on leader comfortable working in both detailed accounting functions and a Controller-level role.