Regional Controller

Position Summary

The Regional Controller will play a critical leadership role in overseeing the accounting and financial reporting operations of Prime Vacations, a vacation home rental business with properties on the Gulf Coast of Florida. This role is responsible for ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting, maintaining a strong control environment, supporting operational decision-making, owning the local budget and forecast, and partnering with the Corporate Finance team to drive process improvements across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the monthly close processes to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting
• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, internal accounting policies, and established internal controls
• Directly manages the Assistant Controller and provides strategic leadership for the accounting function
• Cash management including liquidity tracking and oversight of operating cash across all business lines
• Oversee and manage integrations and data integrity between the ERP system (Sage Intacct) and the PMS (Track)
• Ensure all balance sheet reconciliations are prepared, reviewed, and completed prior to close deadlines
• Partner with cross-functional teams to resolve accounting issues and support operational initiatives
• Identify opportunities to enhance processes, improve efficiencies, and strengthen controls
• Develop, document, and maintain standardized accounting procedures (SOPs) and ensure appropriate crosstraining within the accounting function
• Manage an integrated financial technology ecosystem, including Sage accounting software, Track Property Management, Ramp (accounts payable and expense management), JPMorgan banking interfaces, and Track/Sage API integrations
• Lead the monthly financial review presentation
• Support audits and provide required documentation and analysis as needed
• Support local and corporate finance in researching and understanding budget variances
• Partner with operations and corporate FP&A to develop the annual budget and quarterly reforecasts
• Lead, mentor, develop, and evaluate the regional accounting team
• Establish accountability, training, and succession planning within the department
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and customer service
• Support acquisitions, integrations, system implementations, and other strategic initiatives as assigned

Additional Responsibilities

• Knowledge of trust accounting principles and experience managing owner and guest funds in a property management or vacation rental environment preferred
• Affirmative action plan
• Ensure accurate recording of revenue, owner due to/from balances, and advanced deposits from Track PMS in Sage Intacct
• Oversee reconciliation to ensure data integrity and completeness
• Oversee the owner statements process draft → operational review → finalize → distribute to owners → settlement
• Oversee undeposited funds and ensure proper tracking, reconciliation, and timely resolution

Qualifications & Credentials

• 5+ years of Controller experience or equivalent accounting leadership role
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required; MBA and/or CPA designation preferred
• Knowledge of U.S. GAAP and accounting best practices
• Comfortable with identifying and improving control weaknesses
• Skilled at assessing control gaps and implementing effective remediation
• Proven experience managing and developing team members
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to meet tight deadlines
• Experience in the travel, hospitality, or property management industry is a plus
• Experience with property management systems (Track PMS, preferred)
• Microsoft 365 experience, especially Microsoft Excel (minimum intermediate proficiency)
• Sage Intacct experience a plus
• Experience with owner accounting, including owner statements and distributions, preferred
• Experience working within a private equity-backed organization or other fast-paced, high-growth environment preferred