Corporate Controller

Bisnow
Garden Grove, CA
On-site

Who this role is best for

Geared toward candidates with commercial real estate accounting experience comfortable with MRI software and multi-entity financial reporting.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with commercial real estate accounting experience and multi-entity financial reporting skills
    — “multi-entity commercial real estate accounting”
  • Professionals seeking high-visibility roles with leadership exposure
    — “High-visibility role with direct exposure to ownership and senior leadership”
  • Individuals interested in long-term growth in a privately held real estate organization
    — “Long-term growth opportunity within a privately held real estate organization”

Things to consider

  • The role requires hands-on experience with MRI software, a specific technical tool
    — “Hands-on MRI experience required”
  • The position demands strong attention to detail in financial reporting and reconciliation
    — “Prepare entity-level and corporate financial statements”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience with intercompany accounting and financial statement preparation
    — “Manage intercompany accounting, allocations, and eliminations”
  • Demonstrate your ability to manage property-level accounting and tenant billings
    — “Prepare CAM estimates, reconciliations, and tenant billings”
  • Emphasize your track record in supporting audits and tax preparation
    — “Assist with audits and tax preparation”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Prepare financial statements
  • Manage property-level accounting
  • Support acquisitions and dispositions
Typical background
Accounting experienceCommercial real estate experience

Skills & requirements

Required

AccountingFinancial ReportingProperty AccountingMRI Software

Preferred

CPA

Stack & domain

MRI SoftwareExcelCPA

About the role

Original posting from Bisnow via Lever

Our SelectLeaders client is a privately held, value-add commercial real estate owner/operator with a portfolio spanning office, industrial, and retail assets across Southern California. The organization manages property-level and corporate accounting functions in-house and offers the opportunity to work closely with ownership and senior leadership.

Position Summary

The Corporate Controller will be responsible for corporate and property-level accounting and financial reporting across multiple entities, including property ownership entities, management companies, and related corporate structures. The ideal candidate has strong commercial real estate accounting experience and hands-on expertise with MRI software.

Responsibilities::

  • Perform full-cycle accounting for corporate and property ownership entities.
  • Prepare entity-level and corporate financial statements.
  • Manage intercompany accounting, allocations, and eliminations.
  • Perform bank reconciliations and assist with cash management.
  • Manage property-level accounting within MRI.
  • Prepare CAM estimates, reconciliations, and tenant billings.
  • Process management fee, G&A, and intercompany billings.
  • Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.
  • Prepare lender and reserve reporting.
  • Support acquisitions and dispositions.
  • Assist with audits and tax preparation.
  • Identify opportunities for process improvement and support system oversight, including MRI and Avid.

Required Qualifications::

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of accounting experience.
  • Commercial real estate and property accounting experience.
  • Hands-on MRI experience required.
  • Strong Excel skills.
  • Experience with intercompany accounting.

Preferred Qualifications

  • CPA or CPA-track.
  • Experience with multi-entity commercial real estate accounting.

Why This Role::

  • High-visibility role with direct exposure to ownership and senior leadership.
  • Broad exposure across corporate, entity-level, and property accounting.
  • Opportunity to work across a diverse commercial real estate portfolio.
  • Long-term growth opportunity within a privately held real estate organization.

Benefits::

  • $100,000 - $130,000 annual salary
  • Annual discretionary bonus
  • Opportunity to grow and expand the Inland Empire portfolio
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • 401(k) program
  • Paid holidays
  • PTO and sick time

Source: Bisnow careers (Lever)

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