Controller – Real Estate Development / Digital Infrastructure

Origin Staffing; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision premiums

Healthcare reimbursement

Parental leave

MBTA pass

Life and disability insurance

Hybrid schedule

Job summary

Origin Staffing assists an institutional real estate investment manager by seeking a Controller to lead accounting across development, project cost control, forecasting, operating accounting, corporate accounting, and team leadership.

This role spans the full real estate lifecycle—from development through stabilization to operating properties—working with Development, Construction, Portfolio Management, Investment, and Finance teams while building scalable processes for a growing platform.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Strong knowledge of job costing, construction/development costs, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Experience with Yardi, MRI, or comparable real estate accounting software.

Responsibilities

• Lead accounting for large-scale real estate development projects from initial construction through stabilization.
• Own development accounting, job costing, cost allocations, project setup, budgets, reforecasts, and budget-to-actual analysis.
• Maintain project accounting within Yardi Job Cost.
• Calculate development, incentive/promote, leasing, property management, and related fees.
• Partner with Development and Construction teams on project costs, contracts, forecasting, and financial analysis.
• Oversee transition from development into operating/property accounting.
• Lead monthly reporting, reconciliations, operating budgets, CAM/recoveries, tenant accounting, and third-party property manager coordination.
• Oversee corporate close, budgeting, forecasting, audit support, and key accounting processes.
• Develop and mentor accounting staff while helping establish processes and controls as the platform grows.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Advanced Excel

Yardi

MRI

Business partnering

Education

BS in Accounting

Tools

Yardi

MRI

Job description

A highly regarded institutional real estate investment manager is seeking a Controller to lead accounting for its rapidly growing digital infrastructure / data center development platform.

This is a high-visibility, hands-on role spanning the full real estate lifecycle — development accounting, project cost control, forecasting, operating accounting, corporate accounting, and team leadership. The Controller will work closely with senior Development, Construction, Portfolio Management, Investment, and Finance professionals while helping build scalable processes for a growing business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead accounting for large-scale real estate development projects from initial construction through stabilization
• Own development accounting, job costing, cost allocations, project setup, budgets, reforecasts, and budget-to-actual analysis
• Maintain project accounting within Yardi Job Cost
• Calculate development, incentive/promote, leasing, property management, and related fees
• Partner closely with Development and Construction teams on project costs, contracts, forecasting, and financial analysis
• Oversee transition from development into operating/property accounting
• Lead monthly reporting, reconciliations, operating budgets, CAM/recoveries, tenant accounting, and third-party property manager coordination
• Oversee corporate close, budgeting, forecasting, audit support, and key accounting processes
• Develop and mentor accounting staff while helping establish processes and controls as the platform grows

Ideal Background

• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Strong knowledge of job costing, construction/development costs, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Experience with Yardi, MRI, or comparable real estate accounting software
• Advanced Excel skills
• Strong business-partner mentality and ability to work across accounting, development, construction, and investment teams
• Comfortable operating in a growing environment where processes are still being built and refined
• BS in Accounting

Experience with data centers, mission-critical facilities, or other complex ground-up development is particularly attractive, although strong broader commercial real estate development experience is highly relevant.

Compensation: $160K–$200K base + 30%–40% annual bonus + profit sharing

Benefits:

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums
• additional healthcare reimbursement
• generous parental leave
• complimentary MBTA pass
• life and disability insurance
• and a 3/2 hybrid schedule.