Senior Real Estate Controller — Dallas Lead Close & Strategy

Spot On Talent; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Spot On Talent seeks a Senior Controller for a Dallas-based, multi-property portfolio. The role centers on the full accounting function, treasury, and internal controls, working with property management, asset management, ownership, and executives to drive accurate numbers and sound governance.

You will lead a team, shape the close process, and participate in acquisitions, dispositions, and refinancing, ensuring GAAP compliance and strong internal controls across entities.

Qualifications

• Must have CPA credential.
• At least 8 years of progressive accounting experience with supervisory responsibility.
• At least 5 years in commercial real estate or property management accounting, including tiered investment structures.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, internal controls, and commercial lease accounting.
• Hands-on experience with CAM reconciliations, budgeting, cash management, and audit coordination.
• Experience with Yardi, MRI, or RealPage as a property accounting system.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close for managed properties and corporate entities, including review of balance sheets, income statements, cash flow reports, and reconciliations.
• Maintain GAAP compliance and adherence to management agreements and ownership requirements.
• Oversee intercompany accounting and resolve complex issues, including lease accounting and acquisition or disposition activity.
• Manage daily cash positions, bank relationships, distributions, transfers, and reserve funding, with strong controls over payments and authorized users.
• Build and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls, and address process risk proactively.
• Lead and mentor an accounting manager, and manage close calendars, workflows, and department capacity.
• Support onboarding of newly managed properties, including system conversions and process integration.
• Partner with the investor and client side on due diligence, refinancing, dispositions, and other strategic initiatives.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Lease accounting

Cash management

Team leadership

Audit coordination

Education

CPA

Tools

Yardi

MRI

RealPage

Job description

Spot On Talent seeks a Senior Controller for a Dallas-based, multi-property portfolio. The role centers on the full accounting function, treasury, and internal controls, working with property management, asset management, ownership, and executives to drive accurate numbers and sound governance.

You will lead a team, shape the close process, and participate in acquisitions, dispositions, and refinancing, ensuring GAAP compliance and strong internal controls across entities.