Publicly traded REIT seeks a Fund Controller to join their Los Angeles team.

Overview:

Leadership and management of the opportunity funds accounting practices, monitoring of its investments, financial reporting, and organizing, directing and controlling the work of the accounting personnel.

Responsibilities:

• Directs and manages the opportunity funds accounting functions in accordance with generally accepted accounting principals
• Financial reporting, including quarterly financial reporting, investor reporting, and internal monthly reporting
• Recommends and develops policies, procedures, reports, and systems to meet company objectives
• Identify, research and recommends resolutions to accounting issues
• Manage partnership funding requirements and commitments including capital calls
• Monitoring investments
• Partnership compliance and administration
• Annual audit requirements
• Return calculations

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, MBA a plus
• Certified Public Accountant-including keeping abreast of current accounting pronouncements
• 15+ years in accounting, including 4-6 years in public accounting
• Prior experience in the real estate industry
• Technical skills and experience in financial reporting, consolidation accounting, and foreign currency accounting
• Transaction experience and experience with partnerships especially distribution provisions.
• Commitment to successfully perform job responsibilities
• High energy, ability to perform multiple projects, in addition to normal activities
• Strong analytical and reasoning abilities
• Organized
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written