Real Estate Financial Controller

Job Description

Job Description

Dune Companies is a diversified real estate investment, development, construction, and property management organization focused on creating long-term value across multifamily, retail, industrial, office, and mixed-use assets. The company manages a growing portfolio of operating properties, development projects, and investment entities throughout Ohio and surrounding markets.

Position Summary

The Financial Controller serves as the senior accounting and finance leader for a complex portfolio of real estate ownership, development, and management companies. This role is responsible for overseeing all accounting functions, treasury management, financial reporting, lender relationships, internal controls, and financial operations across numerous entities.

The ideal candidate is more than a traditional controller. They must be comfortable operating as a hands-on finance leader who can move seamlessly between high-level strategy, transaction structuring, lender communication, development underwriting, and detailed accounting execution.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Leadership & Reporting

• Lead all accounting operations across multiple real estate, development, and management entities.
• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statement preparation.
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting for ownership, partners, lenders, and management.
• Maintain accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Manage year-end audit, tax, and compliance processes.
• Review complex accounting transactions and technical accounting matters.

Real Estate & Property Accounting

• Oversee accounting for multifamily, retail, office, industrial, and development properties.
• Ensure accurate recognition of rental revenue, CAM recoveries, property taxes, insurance recoveries, and tenant reimbursements.
• Review lease provisions and evaluate their accounting and financial implications.
• Supervise property-level accounting teams and workflows.
• Manage CAM reconciliations and tenant billing processes.

Treasury & Cash Management

• Direct cash management activities across numerous operating and investment entities.
• Manage banking relationships and treasury platforms.
• Monitor liquidity, cash forecasting, debt service requirements, and capital expenditure needs.
• Coordinate wire activity, funding requests, and intercompany transactions.
• Develop and maintain company-wide cash forecasting processes.

Financing & Banking Relationships

• Serve as a primary financial contact for banks and lending partners.
• Prepare and present financing packages for acquisitions, refinances, and development projects.
• Support debt negotiations, loan closings, covenant compliance, and lender reporting.
• Evaluate financing proposals and debt structures.
• Coordinate with lenders, attorneys, title companies, and third-party advisors throughout transactions.

Acquisitions & Development

• Support acquisition underwriting, financial due diligence, and transaction execution.
• Review purchase agreements, development budgets, sources and uses, and investment returns.
• Participate in structuring new investments and ownership vehicles.
• Assist ownership with development feasibility and capital planning.
• Track project costs, construction draws, and development financing.

Entity & Partnership Management

• Oversee accounting for numerous LLCs, partnerships, and investment structures.
• Manage capital accounts, ownership allocations, distributions, and intercompany activity.
• Coordinate with legal and tax advisors regarding entity structure and compliance.
• Ensure consistency between legal agreements, tax reporting, and accounting records.

Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor an accounting team responsible for day-to-day accounting operations.
• Establish clear ownership, accountability, and process improvements.
• Develop workflows that improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence. The role currently leads recurring accounting team meetings and coordination activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• CPA preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience.
• Real estate, development, construction, or property management experience strongly preferred.
• Experience managing multiple legal entities and complex ownership structures.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, treasury management, and debt financing.
• Advanced Excel skills and proficiency with accounting software.
• Ability to operate both strategically and tactically in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment.

The successful candidate is:

• Comfortable wearing both Controller and CFO-type hats.
• Equally capable of discussing lender structures, development economics, and journal entries.
• Naturally process-oriented but pragmatic in execution.
• Confident managing complex transactions involving multiple entities and stakeholders.
• Able to communicate effectively with ownership, lenders, attorneys, investors, and operational teams.
• Motivated by building systems and helping a growing organization scale.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive compensation package commensurate with experience
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life insurance
• Company matched 401K
• Paid holidays and PTO