Corporate Controller - (Mixed Use Real Estate / Dallas TX / CPA Required)

Corporate Controller - Dallas TX - Mixed Use Real Estate

Our team is working with a leading diverse real estate investment firm looking to hire a Corporate Controller to their growing team. The Controller will be responsible for financial reporting, analysis, and accounting oversight for a portfolio of real estate funds and direct investment vehicles. This role oversees all aspects of the monthly close, fund consolidations, financial reporting, and investor reporting, while serving as a key partner to senior leadership. The controller will also be responsible for quarterly investor reporting, fund budgeting, capital activity, and special projects.
 

This role is a full time on site position that will offer up to 165K base, 20% bonus, & excellent benefits. If you are interested in this opportunity, please reach out to Vincenzo Kulturides directly at vkulturides@daleyaa.com.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a strategic partner to Company leadership, providing recommendations to improve accounting processes, organizational efficiency, and reporting quality.

• Act as a trusted advisor to the CFO on financial reporting, fund performance, and operational matters.

• Lead and develop the accounting team, ensuring high standards of accuracy, productivity, and accountability.

• Oversee day-to-day accounting and financial reporting for multiple real estate funds, joint ventures, REIT entities, and operating companies.

• Own the month-end close process, including consolidations across multiple fund and investment structures.

• Review all financial statements and related footnotes for accuracy, completeness, and GAAP compliance.

• Ensure timely and accurate recording of capital structures, loan activity, bond income, and line-of-credit activity at both the fund and investment levels.

• Work with the CFO to ensure middle- and upper-tier entity activity is recorded promptly and accurately.

• Oversee cash management for funds and entities, including reviewing, approving, and initiating wire transfers and ACH transactions.

• Partner with the CFO to analyze cash positions and ensure distributions are made timely and in accordance with governing documents.

• Prepare and/or review capital calls, distributions, and quarterly investor reporting in ILPA format.

• Support quarterly and annual investor reporting, including variance analysis and high-level performance explanations.

• Oversee annual audits for the funds and select investment-level entities.

• Coordinate with external tax advisors by preparing schedules, providing supporting documentation, and assisting with reviews to ensure timely tax filings, REIT qualification tests, and taxable income estimates.

• Act as the primary Yardi administrator and internal subject-matter expert.

• Oversee accounts payable processes for all internally managed entities.

• Assist with GAAP research and resolution of complex accounting issues related to partnerships, investment companies, and real estate structures.

• Assist in the calculation and review of advisory, incentive, acquisition, and disposition fees.

• Maintain corporate books, including daily activity and ad hoc financial reporting requests.

• Ensure all internal and external reporting deadlines are met, including audit, tax, and investor data requests.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance.

• Active CPA license.

• 12–15+ years of professional experience, preferably with a public accounting background and exposure to partnerships, investment companies, real estate funds, and/or single-family loan portfolios.

• 3–5+ years of people management experience.

• Strong technical expertise in partnership and investment company accounting (including equity and dividend methods) with demonstrated ability to resolve complex accounting issues.

• Advanced Excel proficiency.

• Significant, hands-on experience with Yardi strongly preferred; this role will serve as the Company’s primary Yardi resource.
  
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