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Join a well-established, growth-oriented real estate investment organization as an Assistant Corporate Controller. This is a high-visibility role supporting complex consolidations, investment accounting, and audit/tax deliverables--with a clear runway to Controller over time.

Key Details

• Location: Boston, MA (Hybrid)
  • Ideally 3 days in-office / 2 remote (flexible to 2 in-office / 3 remote once ramped)
• Compensation: $140,000-$155,000 base (flexible for the right profile) + ~20% bonus target
• Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k)
• Commuter benefit: ~$340/month toward parking or transit/commuter rail
• Type: Direct hire

Why This Job is Awesome / Your Impact

• Own meaningful work across consolidations, fair value / equity method accounting, and complex entity structures
• Partner closely with senior leadership and influence process improvement, automation, and scalability
• Work with offshore resources (and emerging AI-enabled workflows) to shift repeatable tasks and elevate the team's output
• Strong exposure across reporting layers (property/fund/investment/company roll-ups)

Responsibilities

• Lead/support quarterly consolidations across multi-entity ownership structures; analyze intercompany activity and entity changes
• Prepare/review consolidated financial statements, disclosures, supporting workpapers, and audit documentation
• Serve as a key point of contact for interim and year-end audits (planning through issuance)
• Support investment accounting across wholly-owned real estate, funds, and other investments (including fair value considerations)
• Coordinate delivery of information to external tax providers for tax packages and related deliverables
• Maintain working knowledge of partnership/LLC agreements and governing docs to support accounting conclusions
• Drive improvements in automation, controls, and standardized processes
• Provide oversight/review of journal entries, reconciliations, cash reporting, invoices/wires, and key analyses
• Mentor and guide internal staff and external/offshore accounting resources

Credentials

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Required Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of relevant experience (corporate accounting, fund accounting, financial reporting, etc.)
• Relevant real estate industry experience is a must have
• Experience with consolidations, intercompany transactions, complex ownership structures, and equity method accounting
• Comfortable operating "in the weeds" when needed (including JEs/workpapers), while also improving the process long-term
• Strong communication skills and willingness to challenge the status quo and drive change
• Proven ability to manage competing deadlines and take ownership end-to-end

Preferred Qualifications

• Public accounting background and/or active CPA
• Systems: Yardi (especially Yardi Investment Manager), Workiva, PayScan
• Experience coordinating audits/tax workflows and supervising/reviewing others' work (including offshore resources)