Director, Assistant Controller, Private Real Estate

Major Responsibilities/Activities

• Ensuring that all investments are accounted for in accordance with US GAAP.
• Conduct technical accounting research and ensure appropriate application to investments.
• Complex accounting areas can include purchase price accounting, impairments, consolidation accounting, lease accounting, derivatives, valuation, NAV reporting, and implementation of new accounting standards.
• Ownership of monthly and quarterly SEC filings, such as 8-Ks, 10-Qs and 10-Ks and gain significant financial reporting experience.
• Frequent collaboration with investment and legal personnel.
• Analyze monthly and quarterly financial statement variances.
• Able to review and gain experience on both historical accounting and fair value books and records.
• Maintain and enhance efficient SOX-compliant internal controls and business processes.
• Ability to gain treasury experience by analyzing cash positions and ensuring movement of cash across entities for acquisitions, capital calls and cash distributions are made timely.
• Assist in the valuation process by reviewing certain valuations provided by our independent valuation advisor.

Minimum Requirements

• 6-9 years of related experience auditing or working at equity REITs or other historical cost real estate funds (historical cost accounting experience is required).
• BA/BS in Accounting.
• Big 4 Public accounting experience is recommended.
• CPA license is required.
• Demonstrates inclusive behaviors in support of a culture that values diverse perspectives.
• Agrees to comply with the firm’s hybrid work policy (“work from home policy,” as aligned with the Company’s employee handbook), which currently requires reporting to the Company’s New York City office four (4) days per week, with one (1) remote workday permitted.

Skills

• Strong technical accounting/historical cost accounting/US GAAP knowledge.
• Strong attention to detail, follows tasks through to completion and has a high sense of urgency.
• Strong communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills, both oral and written.
• Ability to multi-task, be efficient and execute on deadlines.
• Comfortable working in a changing and dynamic environment.
• Self-starter, someone who can operate in a fast-passed environment and can work independently and responsibly with limited supervision.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Motivation to take on additional tasks and get a wide breadth of exposure.
• Critical thinking.