Financial Controller (Job ID: CONCEL1EA)
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Not listed
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Finance
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 5+ years in real estate accounting/finance (ideally as Controller or Senior Accountant at a real estate sponsor, syndicator, or private equity firm).
- Strong multi-entity experience (consolidations, intercompany balances, accrual accounting, clean monthly close).
- Fund accounting experience, including investor distribution waterfalls (preferred returns, profit splits).
- Advanced modeling capabilities in Excel or Google Sheets (operating models, fund rollups, budgets, cash flow forecasts).
- Strong AI proficiency (hands-on experience using tools like Claude/ChatGPT to build/audit models, automate reporting, or accelerate closes).
- Proven experience managing a bookkeeper or small accounting team.
Nice to have
- CPA certification (or progress toward it).
- Hospitality accounting experience (hotels, resorts, glamping, RV parks); familiarity with USALI is a plus.
- Construction accounting expertise (draws, capex tracking, construction loans).
- Experience creating lender packages and managing bank refinances.
Full description
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ROLE DETAILS
JOB TITLE
Financial Controller
JOB ID
CONCELEA
INDUSTRY
Commercial Real Estate Investment
LOCATION
South Africa or LATAM
JOB STATUS
Full Time
WORK SCHEDULE
Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm Pacific Time
SALARY
$5000 to $6000 per month
TARGET START DATE
Role overview
About the client
The company buys, builds, and operates high-value commercial real estate assets and outdoor wellness resort destinations across the West. Operating as a vertically integrated investment and asset management firm, we handle the entire deal lifecycle in-house, from deal sourcing, acquisitions, and development to capital raising and ongoing operations.
They blend institutional real estate deal execution with a fast-paced, high-energy, and modern work culture. To keep their high-velocity team focused on core growth, combine structured deal coordination, established payment safeguards, and offshore accounting support with an agile internal team. They value low red tape, proactive problem-solving, tech-forward workflows, and a relentless commitment to operational excellence.
About the role
The Financial Controller serves as the central financial backbone of the business, taking full end-to-end ownership of numbers across all funds, holding companies, and management entities.
- Primary Mission: Translate strategic assumptions into clear, dependable financial metrics to guide executive decision-making, manage risk, and optimize cash flow.
- Core Responsibilities:
- Overhaul and manage linked operating models, fund-level rollups, and annual budgets.
- Own rolling cash flow forecasts, intercompany accounting, and quarterly investor distribution waterfalls via InvestNext.
- Oversee a full-time bookkeeper and run a strict, reliable monthly close.
- Maintain end-to-end Accounts Payable controls and provide rapid turnaround on lender/investor reporting.
- Operational Edge: Operates with an AI-first methodology—building, auditing, and automating financial workflows (reconciliations, reports, variance tracking) to maximize leverage.