Corporate Controller

Our SelectLeaders client is a privately held, value-add commercial real estate owner/operator with a portfolio spanning office, industrial, and retail assets across Southern California. The organization manages property-level and corporate accounting functions in-house and offers the opportunity to work closely with ownership and senior leadership.

Position Summary

The Corporate Controller will be responsible for corporate and property-level accounting and financial reporting across multiple entities, including property ownership entities, management companies, and related corporate structures. The ideal candidate has strong commercial real estate accounting experience and hands-on expertise with MRI software.

Responsibilities:

• Perform full-cycle accounting for corporate and property ownership entities.
• Prepare entity-level and corporate financial statements.
• Manage intercompany accounting, allocations, and eliminations.
• Perform bank reconciliations and assist with cash management.
• Manage property-level accounting within MRI.
• Prepare CAM estimates, reconciliations, and tenant billings.
• Process management fee, G&A, and intercompany billings.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.
• Prepare lender and reserve reporting.
• Support acquisitions and dispositions.
• Assist with audits and tax preparation.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and support system oversight, including MRI and Avid.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of accounting experience.
• Commercial real estate and property accounting experience.
• Hands-on MRI experience required.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Experience with intercompany accounting.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA or CPA-track.
• Experience with multi-entity commercial real estate accounting.

Why This Role:

• High-visibility role with direct exposure to ownership and senior leadership.
• Broad exposure across corporate, entity-level, and property accounting.
• Opportunity to work across a diverse commercial real estate portfolio.
• Long-term growth opportunity within a privately held real estate organization.

Benefits:

• $100,000 - $130,000 annual salary
• Annual discretionary bonus
• Opportunity to grow and expand the Inland Empire portfolio
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) program
• Paid holidays
• PTO and sick time