Financial Controller - Real Estate

Job Description
My client in Central New Jersey is looking to immediately hire a Financial Controller!
A prominent and successful 50+ year-old privately owned Full-Service Real Estate Investment Firm in the area is looking for an experienced Financial Controller to join their finance team.
We’re looking for the best and the brightest! The Financial Controller will be a CPA, possess a solid foundation in real estate general ledger accounting, financial reporting, tax management, and team management. If you're interested in joining a tremendously stable organization with an extremely low employee turnover rate offering excellent career growth potential, then let's chat!
Key Responsibilities:

• The Financial Controller will be tasked with successfully mentoring and guiding an established team of accounting professionals while creating a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
• Establish, monitor, and enforce internal control procedures.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee monthly close and preparation of internal and external financial reporting.
• Coordinate the preparation of annual operating budgets.
• Develop and implement effective tax strategies ensuring government compliance.
• Maintains open lines of communication with investors and banking associates.
• Oversee preparation of CAM, RE Tax, Insurance, Utility Reconciliations.

Skills and Requirements:

• CPA Preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Demonstrated 5+ years of commercial real estate accounting experience.
• History of successfully managing accounting teams.
• Must possess a strong foundation in GL accounting and financial reporting.
• Strong experience effectively creating budgets and forecasts.
• Strong understanding of Excel modeling and financial analysis.
• Ability to correctly calculate CAM and Utility reconciliations.
• Experience working closely with outside tax advisory firms.
• Maintains a growth mindset and continuously improves systems and processes for key internal and external stakeholders
• Must be self-motivated and able to manage multiple tasks with strong attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal and communication skill with ability to relate and address issues with a diverse group of people.

My name is Thomas Ciresi and I fill positions for Real Estate companies throughout the country. To confidentially discuss the next steps in your career, I encourage you to contact me at (605) 705-6677 or via email at
All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.