Hybrid Controller bei Holladay Property Services Mid West Inc

Description

Job Title: Controller – Property Accounting

Reports to: VP, Accounting

FLSA Status:  Exempt

Hours:  Flexible

Enriching lives through investment and service is the mission at the core of everything we do at Holladay. 

The Controller supports this mission with oversight of property accounting operations of a multi-asset commercial real estate portfolio and has experience with private equity structures, real estate funds, and large-scale real estate developments. This role requires fluency across multiple property types, including hospitality, industrial, multi-family, medical office, retail, and redevelopment projects. 

This is a critical leadership role requiring technical accounting depth, operational oversight, team mentorship and strategic partnership with asset management, development, and executive teams. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Financial Reporting and Oversight

· Lead preparation of accounting basis compliant financial statements and investor reporting packages across complex ownership structures.

· Manage property-level accounting for assets held in private equity funds, joint ventures, or special purpose entities.

· Ensure timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closes for operating properties and development projects.

Oversight of Property Accounting

· Supervise and review work of internal property accountants and third-party management accounting teams.

· Ensure accuracy in property-level budgets, forecasts, CAM reconciliations, and capital expenditures

· Coordinate cash flow tracking, working capital management, and waterfall distributions across entities.

· Ensures internal controls are in place and adhered to for institutional-level reporting standards.

Team Leadership & Collaboration

· Build and lead a high-performing accounting team that scales with the portfolio.

· Collaborate closely with acquisitions, asset management, capital markets teams to provide financial insights and support.

· Drive continuous process improvement and system enhancements to support growth and reporting complexity.

Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required; CPA or MAcc or MBA is strongly preferred

· 10+ years of progressive accounting experience with at least 5 years in a leadership/controller role within a real estate investment or development platform.

· Proven experience with institutional capital partners, family offices, joint venture structuring.

· Strong technical proficiency in income tax basis, GAAP, fair value reporting, fund accounting, and real estate tax structures.

· Experience managing accounting across diverse asset classes.

· Familiarity with Yardi, MRI, RealPage, or similar real estate systems.

· Excellent leadership, communication, and analytical skills with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset.

Holladay Mission and Values: All associates are expected to live Holladay’s Mission and Values in their everyday interactions with each other, external clients, and stakeholders as defined below:

· Mission: Enriching lives through investment and service

· ENRICH Values: 

· Entrepreneurial – We are empowered to dream and take risks, to challenge conventional wisdom and demand continuous improvement, to innovate, create, and inspire change.

· Nurture – We encourage and support the growth and development of each other, our clients, and our communities.

· Respect - We recognize and acknowledge the inherent value of others.

· Integrity – We do the right thing. We exhibit a consistently high moral compass.

· Community – We are a family. We have fun, serve others, and freely give of our resources. We recognize our responsibility to make our communities and world a better place.

· Health - We support the physical, financial, and professional health and well-being of each other and those we serve.

Compensation:

The Controller compensation will be based on experience and qualifications. This range is subject to local, state, and regional dynamics and may be adjusted up or down depending on market conditions.

Physical Demands:

• Requires extended hours to meet specific monthly or project related due dates

Supervisory Responsibility:

• Provides leadership, instruction, and mentoring to team
• Positively supports, directly or indirectly, the relationships of the property management company, the property manager, tenants, vendors and clients

Promotional Opportunity:

Associates with more than twelve (12) months of service may request consideration to transfer to other jobs as vacancies become available and will be considered along with other applicants. To be considered, Associates must have a satisfactory performance record and have no disciplinary actions during the last twelve (12) months. Management retains the discretion to make exceptions to the policy.

This description is not all inclusive and duties will vary depending on specific property being managed