Corporate Assistant Corporate

About the role

The Assistant Controller position at BRIDGE Housing supports the Senior Director of Finance and Treasury. Reporting directly to the Senior Director, the Assistant Controller oversees the complex accounting and reporting duties for BRIDGE’s corporate entities.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the work of the corporate accounting team through strong delegation, leadership, and review
• Build a team culture based on collaboration, accountability, and performance
• Train and supervise staff with varying levels of experience, including assigning and reviewing work, coordinating staff activities, allocating personnel, and appraising performance
• Lead and participate in cross-team action groups within the Finance & Accounting team and across the larger organization
• Conduct financial statement analysis and oversight, including analyzing budget variances, researching legal entity structures, interpreting legal documents, managing internal lending, preparing monthly analysis reports, and supporting ongoing enhancements to financial reporting
• Communicate with internal departments, lead training sessions, and develop recommendations for effective business processes
• Oversee property reserve draw process and suggest process improvements
• Perform specialized reporting and ad hoc projects, including creating financial analysis workbooks, providing feedback on data interpretation, and preparing new reporting documents

Qualifications

• 5-10+ Years of experience in accounting field
• 2+ years of management experience successfully running and collaborating with a team
• 3-5+ years of experience reviewing and supervising others’ work/training staff and peers
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent
• Ability to autonomously handle daily responsibilities and projects with minimal direction
• Ability to effectively train and coach staff and management level accountant(s)
• Ability to assimilate a variety of information from diverse individuals and make decisions for which a precedent may not exist
• Ability to improve existing processes and systems
• Excellent written, oral and presentation skills
• Excellent computer skills, including MS Office suite and accounting software
• Able to work collaboratively with different levels of staff and management
• Able to work under pressure and successfully meet deadlines
• Excellent decision-making, interpersonal and time management skills
• Able to work harmoniously in a multi-cultural team

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA and/or MBA
• Prior affordable housing finance and development experience
• Prior experience in a multi-entity environment with consolidation entries
• 3+ years of relevant nonprofit or real estate accounting work experience