Corporate Controller

Position Overview

The Corporate Controller will own the management company revenue cycle, month-end close, chargebacks for its entities, manage accounts payable and receivable, intercompany expense allocations and billbacks, operating account bank recs, accruals, payroll for corporate staff, bank account control, 1099s and serve as a key control point for accurate and timely corporate financial reporting across the Hospitality corporate accounting platform.
Hospitality accounting workstreams will include sharing centralized services with EOS Investors, including outsourced resources, Concur, cross-platform allocations/centralized costs and fixed assets. The ideal candidate will bring a strong foundation in accounting, preferably public accounting, combined with private industry experience at a private equity or real estate firm, and will be comfortable both operating hands-on and building scalable processes, systems, and controls. This is an on-site position at our New York, NY office. It follows a hybrid schedule with 3 days per week in the office and two days a week remote/work from home.

Key Responsibilities

Corporate Accounting and Financial Reporting

• Own the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close for the management company, and other entities, including review of journal entries, accruals, prepaids, and account reconciliations.
• Maintain the corporate general ledger and chart of accounts in Sage Intacct, ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of all corporate accounting records.
• Oversee intercompany accounting to include reconciliation of intercompany balances across entities, expense allocations, billbacks and chargebacks, and shared services cost allocations to properties.
• Manage the accounting and reporting of management company and affiliated entity results, including preparation of financial statements and supporting schedules.
• Oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable, including invoice processing, vendor management, employee expense reporting through Concur and corporate card programs, and cash disbursements.
• Assist with the preparation of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and monthly budget versus actual reporting.
• Prepare calculations of distributable cash after agreed-on reserves in accordance with established timing and standards.
• Serve as a key point of contact for external auditors and tax advisors, coordinating corporate audit support, tax-basis information, and responses to information requests.
• Lead the management company audit process, as needed, including preparing the financial statements, coordinating support schedules, managing auditor requests, and driving timely completion.
• Help maintain and improve accounting, billback and allocations policies, procedures, internal controls, and reporting workflows, with a focus on scalability and automation.
• Support the ongoing optimization of Sage Intacct, Concur and other systems for corporate accounting and reporting.
• Partner cross-functionally with Investors’ accounting, finance, operations, and leadership to support joint initiatives, ad-hoc analysis, and special projects.

Treasury Management

• Reconcile operating bank accounts timely and accurately for multiple, multi-bank accounts
• Assert bank account control by way of cash movements and payments; Corporate provisions users to accounts
• Manage daily cash positioning, cash concentration, and short-term liquidity, and produce near term cash flow forecasts to support operating, investment, and distribution decisions.
• Own banking relationships and bank account administration, as needed, including account openings and closings, signatory and entitlement management
• Oversee payment operations across the finance department, including wires and EFTs, ensuring appropriate segregation of duties, dual approvals, and payment controls.
• Establish and maintain treasury policies, procedures, and internal controls, and monitor compliance with approval limits, fraud prevention, and cash management standards.

Qualifications

Experience

• 10–15 years of relevant accounting experience.
• Mix of public accounting and private industry experience required; public accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Experience as a Controller or senior accounting leader at a private equity, real estate, or other financial services firm preferred.
• Experience owning a corporate or management company close, including multiple workflows, expense allocations, and fee invoicing and distributions, required.
• Hands-on treasury experience, including cash management, liquidity forecasting, banking administration, and payment operations, required.
• Experience administering accounts payable including interaction with a third-party providing invoice processing and payments services, preferred.
• Experience with Sage Intacct or a comparable ERP
• Supervisory or team leadership experience is preferred.

Skills

• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP, corporate and management company accounting, payments processing and general accounting.
• Strong treasury and cash management knowledge, including liquidity forecasting, banking operations, and payment controls.
• Strong Excel skills required, with the ability to work efficiently with large data sets and complex reporting schedules.
• Technology-forward mindset, with the ability to quickly learn and implement new systems, tools, and reporting platforms.
• Demonstrated interest in leveraging technology, automation, AI, and data to improve accuracy, efficiency, analysis, and reporting workflows.
• Comfort working with data, identifying trends or anomalies, and using data-driven insights to support review, reporting, and decision-making.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and adapt to changing business needs.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively across teams.

The annual salary range for this position is $170,000 to $190,000.