Fund Controller

About the role

One of the world's leading real estate investment advisors is hiring a Fund Controller to lead fund accounting and reporting for a high net worth real estate portfolio. This is a high visibility role partnering closely with senior leadership while managing and developing a small fund accounting team. Lead the finance function for a unique real estate portfolio with strong investor visibility and meaningful ownership of outcomes. Partner cross functionally with portfolio management, asset management, acquisitions, and external audit and tax partners. Join a firm known for complex opportunistic investments and a performance driven culture with aggressive compensation and incentives. Play a key role during systems and process evolution, including technology and reporting improvements.

Responsibilities

• Review and oversee monthly and quarterly accounting, financial reporting, and performance reporting to meet investor and client needs
• Prepare and review capital call and distribution notices, quarterly investor statements, and ad hoc investor requests
• Own and drive budgeting and forecasting cycles, including variance analysis and presenting insights to stakeholders
• Coordinate annual audit and tax reporting deliverables and serve as a primary point of contact for auditors and tax partners
• Support acquisition and disposition activity, including due diligence support and closing statement review
• Build strong working relationships across Finance, Portfolio Management, Asset Management, and Acquisitions, plus joint venture partners
• Manage core cash and treasury activities as needed, including oversight of wires and monitoring banking activity with appropriate controls
• Lead, mentor, and develop accounting team members while improving processes, timelines, and quality
• Direct leadership of fund accounting staff and close partnership with investment and asset management teams

Requirements

• CPA
• Masters degree a plus
• Must have a Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance
• Significant hands on experience in accounting leadership, ideally within asset management, real estate, private equity, or fund environments
• Proven experience preparing and reviewing investor facing reporting packages, budgets, forecasts,