Senior Controller - Property Management

Revalorize Talent; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Revalorize Talent is seeking a Senior Controller to own the books end-to-end for a growing portfolio of single-family rentals and small multifamily communities. You will work directly with the Founder, handling property and corporate books, payroll, and cash with no intermediate layer.

The role is a hands-on, single-operator finance function, requiring AppFolio expertise, multi-entity accounting, and strong GAAP knowledge.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive property accounting with full-cycle close ownership.
• Hands-on AppFolio experience with GL, owner statements and trust accounting.
• SFR portfolio accounting experience required; multifamily preferred.
• Experience as sole or lead accountant with no interim manager.
• Strong multi-entity, intercompany, and consolidations knowledge.
• Advanced Excel with pivot tables and large data sets.
• GAAP knowledge as applied to real estate, cash-to-accrual conversions.
• Clear communication with a non-financial founder.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Own property accounting end-to-end for multiple entities; close monthly/quarterly/annual.
• Manage journal entries, reconciliations, intercompany activity and trust accounts.
• Prepare owner statements, distributions, and management fee calculations.
• Reconcile rent roll to general ledger and manage delinquency reporting.
• Handle AP/AR, vendor setup, and 1099 preparation.
• Oversee corporate books and payroll with outside provider.
• Develop and document close calendars and reporting cadence.
• Provide accurate financial reporting to the Founder with no intermediary.

Skills

Property accounting

AppFolio experience

SFR accounting

Multifamily accounting

GAAP knowledge

Advanced Excel

Communication with founder

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

AppFolio

Yardi

Entrata

RealPage

Rent Manager

Job description

Austin, TX | Full-Time | Remote | Reports directly to the Founder

The Role

Our client is hiring a Senior Controller to be the finance function for a growing portfolio of single-family rental homes and small multifamily communities. You will own the books end to end in AppFolio - property level and corporate - and you will report directly to the Founder with no layer in between.

This is a doer's seat, not a manager's. There is no accounting team beneath you and no one to hand the reconciliation to at 6pm on close day. You will do the work yourself, and you will have the founder's ear and real influence over how this function gets built as the portfolio grows.

How This Seat Works

• You are the whole function. Property accounting, corporate books, payroll, and cash all sit with you.
• Direct line to the Founder. You present the numbers yourself and you are trusted to flag what matters without being asked.
• Builder's mandate. Processes, close calendars, and reporting formats are yours to shape and improve.

What You'll Own - Property Accounting

• Full-cycle monthly, quarterly, and annual close for the portfolio across multiple ownership entities and LLCs
• Journal entries, accruals, prepaids, and account reconciliations, including intercompany activity between property entities and the management company
• Bank reconciliations in AppFolio across operating, security deposit, and trust accounts, with strict adherence to Texas security deposit and trust accounting requirements
• Owner statements, owner distributions and draws, and management fee calculations - accurate and on schedule, every month
• Rent roll to general ledger reconciliation, delinquency and collections reporting, and resolution of resident ledger discrepancies with the property management team
• AP and AR run hands-on, vendor setup and maintenance, and annual 1099 preparation for vendors and owners
• Property tax accruals, escrow analysis, insurance allocations, HOA dues, and mortgage and debt service schedules
• Fixed asset schedules, depreciation, and the capitalization versus repair-and-maintenance determination on turns, renovations, and capital projects
• Accounting onboarding for acquisitions and dispositions: entity and GL setup in AppFolio, opening balances, closing statement entries, and proration true-ups

What You Own - Corporate, Cash & Payroll

• Management company and corporate books, including G&A and consolidated reporting to the Founder
• Cash management and banking: cash positioning across entities, funding and transfer decisions, bank relationships, and debt draws
• Payroll processing and coordination with the outside provider, along with related liabilities, accruals, and filings
• Annual budgets, reforecasts, and monthly variance analysis with written commentary the Founder can act on
• The year-end package for the outside CPA, plus lender, investor, and insurance reporting requirements
• Building and documenting the processes, close calendar, and reporting cadence for a function that has never had a dedicated owner

What You Need

• 5+ years of progressive property accounting experience with full-cycle close ownership
• Hands-on AppFolio experience is required. You know the GL, owner statements, trust accounting, and reporting modules well enough to troubleshoot without a support ticket.
• Single-family rental (SFR) portfolio accounting experience is required - scattered-site homes, per-property owner reporting, and high property-count complexity
• Multifamily accounting experience strongly preferred
• Experience as the sole or lead accountant for a company or portfolio - you have carried a close without support staff and without a manager reviewing behind you
• Strong command of multi-entity accounting, intercompany transactions, and consolidations
• Advanced Excel - pivot tables, lookups, and large data sets without complaint
• Working knowledge of GAAP as applied to real estate, and comfort with cash-to-accrual conversions
• Self-directed judgment: you catch your own errors, elevate a variance rather than plug it, and do not wait to be assigned work
• Clear communication with a non-financial founder - you can explain a number in plain language and defend it
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance preferred; equivalent experience considered

Nice to Have

• Experience with a portfolio in growth mode - acquisitions, entity formation, or a system conversion into AppFolio
• Exposure to Yardi, Entrata, RealPage, or Rent Manager alongside AppFolio
• CPA or CPA candidate
• Texas property tax and escrow experience
• Third-party fee management, or fund and JV reporting experience

Location

Remote- must be based in the Austin, TX area.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.