Financial Controller

The Director of Finance provides leadership and oversight for the finance and accounting department, ensuring accurate financial reporting, effective cash management, and compliance across all entities. This role partners with executive leadership on strategic initiatives, investor reporting, and departmental development. Key Responsibilities Oversee and optimize department-wide workflows, ensuring timely, accurate, and high-quality completion of key deliverables. Lead, mentor, and develop all members of the Finance Department, fostering a high-performing team culture centered on accountability, professional growth, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Serve as senior escalation point for complex accounting and operational issues. Lead weekly 1:1 meetings and department-wide meetings to promote effective communication, collaboration, team engagement, and alignment on priorities. Provide financial analysis, insights, and recommendations to support strategic and operational decision-making (investor financial reports, executive leadership reports, etc.). Lead finance-focused meetings presenting financial findings, trends, and insights (cash flow, development and construction budgets and billings, etc.). Monitor actual financial performance against budgets and forecasts and explain significant variances (development and construction revenue reports, annual operating, etc.). Partner with department leaders to develop accurate, realistic budgets and manage expenditures. Oversee billing operations, ensuring accuracy, timely collections, and appropriate resolution of escalated customer billing matters. Oversee and contribute to recurring financial trackers, budgets, pro formas, reconciliations, and financial analysis projects. Work with the COO to develop the annual operating budget and identify opportunities to improve profitability, efficiency, and long-term financial sustainability. Cash, Tax & Compliance Oversee the organization's accounting operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, investments, general ledger, and cash management. Manage cash positions across all entities, monitoring liquidity requirements and funding needs to ensure sufficient resources are available for operational and capital expenditures. Ensure daily account reconciliations are completed accurately and timely. Compile and present recurring cash flow and liquidity reports to the Leadership team. Review tax returns and coordinate with external tax advisors to support timely, accurate, and compliant tax filings and reporting. Monitor TICAM projections and billings and ensure alignment with financial expectations. Manage and track cost segregation activities in coordination with internal and external stakeholders. Participate in the annual insurance renewal process, providing financial analysis, documentation, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders. Oversee bank account management, transactions, documentation, and other banking-related activities. Partner with CFO and Executive Leadership Team with special projects and financial research. Monitor accounts receivables associated with bank loans and identify trends, outstanding balances, and potential risks. Establish, approve, and implement departmental procedures and controls to strengthen operational efficiency, accountability, and financial integrity. Foster cross-departmental communication and collaboration regarding procedural development, troubleshooting, and training. Provide executive-level support to the CFO and assume key financial leadership responsibilities in the CFO's absence. Qualifications & Experience Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance (master's preferred). 10+ years of accounting experience. Strong understanding of GAAP and operational accounting principles. Experience in commercial real estate is strongly preferred. Experience managing others. CPA strongly preferred. Our client is one of the area's premier corporate real estate developers, led by an experienced executive team with deep expertise across development, construction, and business development. #J-18808-Ljbffr The Nautical Group