Assistant Controller

Job Title: Assistant Controller

Employment Type: Full-Time, Remote

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CST

Salary: $3,000 – $3,500/month (based on experience)

About The Role

Our client is seeking an experienced Controller to oversee accounting operations and financial reporting across a growing portfolio of approximately 43 entities, primarily in real estate and development. This role is hands-on and highly impactful, with responsibility for strengthening monthly close processes, implementing controls, and managing day-to-day accounting oversight.

The Controller will work closely with leadership and a third-party CPA firm while directly managing the Accounts Payable function and helping build out the accounting team over time.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Close & Reporting

• Own and improve the monthly close process across all entities
• Ensure timely and accurate reconciliation of accounts
• Prepare and review monthly financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, supporting schedules)
• Present monthly financial reports to the executive team
• Implement stronger checks, balances, and internal controls
  
  

• Oversee financials for ~43 entities, including storage and development businesses
• Manage accounting activity for new entity formation and property acquisitions (approximately 4–8 per year)
• Ensure consistency and accuracy across all entities
  
  

• Oversee accounting related to real estate assets and development projects
• Coordinate depreciation, cost segregation studies, and asset capitalization
• Work closely with third-party CPA to ensure proper treatment of construction-in-progress and fixed assets
• Bring working knowledge of real estate accounting concepts (not filing taxes, but owning the process)
  
  

• Act as the internal owner of tax-related processes
• Coordinate with external CPA firm for tax preparation and filings
• Review tax work for accuracy and completeness; proactively identify issues or missed opportunities
  
  

• Own monthly investor reporting for a small group of active investors (3–4)
• Prepare quarterly and annual financial packages as needed
• Provide concise financial summaries and insights
  
  

• Immediately oversee the Accounts Payable team member
• Help define future accounting roles and assist with hiring as the team grows
• Provide guidance, review work, and ensure accuracy without heavy hand-holding
  
  

• ERP: DualEntry (experience with any modern ERP system required; DualEntry experience not expected)
• Reporting/Analysis: Excel; Power BI experience is a plus but not required
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a closely related field
• 3–5+ years of direct accounting experience
• Experience working with ERP systems
• Strong understanding of monthly close, reconciliations, and financial statements
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Ability to work independently and take initiative with minimal supervision
  
  

• Real estate accounting experience (multi-property or multi-entity environments)
• Exposure to development accounting, fixed assets, depreciation, and cost segregation
• Experience managing or overseeing accounting staff
• Comfort working directly with external CPAs and advisors
  
  

• Proactive, self-directed, and detail-oriented
• Comfortable owning processes rather than executing instructions
• Confident working across multiple entities and priorities
• Able to improve structure and controls without overcomplicating things
• Communicates clearly with leadership, investors, and external partners
  
  

• High visibility and direct access to leadership
• Opportunity to build and shape accounting processes
• Long-term growth as the company continues to expand its real estate portfolio
• Stable, well-supported role with outsourced tax expertise