Controller

About the role

The Controller of Association Accounting oversees client accounting operations, ensuring accurate, timely financial management and service delivery across GL, AP, AR, Treasury, Compliance, and future accounting sub-departments. This role provides strategic leadership, partners with operations leadership, and interfaces with clients and boards to address accounting-related matters, strengthen financial communication, and improve reporting products and departmental efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Guides financial controls by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures.
• Protects association cash assets by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing internal controls.
• Develops and monitors financial performance metrics for the department and delegates the collection of those metrics appropriately.
• Supervises all Association Accounting sub-departments, including GL, AP, AR, Treasury, Compliance, and any future accounting functions, while leading directors, managers, and team leaders to achieve departmental goals.
• Prepares cadenced reporting by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Directly ensures closing deadlines are met by the team and financial packets are delivered according to company expectations to the clients.
• Responds to accounting-related inquiries and escalations from board members, clients, and operational leadership, collaborating across teams to resolve issues and maintain service level agreement deliverables.
• Safeguards company and client financial information by maintaining appropriate confidentiality, security, and internal controls.
• Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, anticipating future legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in accounting or finance, with a focus on leadership roles.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting standards.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage teams and foster a collaborative work environment.
• Experience with financial audits and compliance requirements.

Qualifications

• Seasoned accounting leader with experience in GL, AP, AR, Treasury, and Compliance.
• Controls-first operator with a strong eye for risk and a history of building and enforcing internal controls, audit processes, and compliance frameworks.
• Driver of modernization with experience in accounting system projects, AI-enabled workflows, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

• Strategic leadership and partnership with operations leadership.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to manage and develop teams.
• Experience with financial audits and compliance requirements.

Benefits

• Opportunity to lead and innovate in a dynamic and growing industry.
• Competitive compensation package, ranging from $30K to $2,2 million homes under management in 5 years.
• Flexible work environment with a supportive and collaborative team culture.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.

Pay

• Commensurate with experience.

Schedule

• Full-time.