assistant controller

Clark Davis Associates

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Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ, us on site Until 8/23/2026 First posted March 22, 2025 Last posted March 22, 2025
Job description

Growing Commercial/Residential Real Estate company is looking for a young and talented Assistant Controller. 

  • Supervise and train senior property accountants
  • Review monthly GL close and internal/external reporting ensuring all financial reports are prepared accurately and on a timely basis
  • Review property cash flow - coordinate both distributions to partners and/or capital calls issued to partners as needed
  • Review year-end CAM escalations, real estate tax escalations and other recovery calculations
  • Assist with creating financial models for the acquisition, development and divestiture of institutional sized real estate transactions
  • Interface with independent auditors and tax preparers in the preparation of annual audits and tax returns for multi-tier partnership structures
  • Review and analyze property operating budgets for timely distribution to senior management, partners and /or lenders
  • Review complex joint venture agreements and prepare abstracts related to capital distributions/capital calls and allocation on profit and loss both for tax and GAAP
  • Review loan agreements and oversee compliance with payment terms and debt covenants
  • Review construction draw requests and interface with respective lenders and institutional investors
  • Review construction budgets for development and tenant improvement projects and analyze actual to budget variances. Review and estimated costs to complete the construction projects on a monthly basis.
  • Ensure compliance with cost control procedures for purchasing goods and services
  • Special projects as needed
  • A bachelors degree in accounting with a minimum of 7-10 years of progressive accounting experience
  • Real estate industry experience preferred
  • 5 years supervisory experience
  • The ability to work efficiently and effectively to meet deadlines and work with multiple departments/managers and assignments simultaneously
  • Excellent analytical, communication and interpersonal skills

140k plus bonus 

About this role

Summary

Supervise accounting team, review financial reports, ensure compliance, and support real estate transactions.

Job title

assistant controller

Experience level

7-10 years

Industry

real estate

Location requirements

On-site in Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ, no remote work

Salary

140k plus bonus

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

accountingfinancial reportingGAAPproperty accountingaudit

Preferred skills

real estatefinancial modelingtaxjoint venture

Specializations

financial reportingproperty accountingreal estatefinancial modelingaudit
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ, USA

On-site City