Assistant Controller

JOB POSTING Assistant Controller, Real Estate Operations

Location:

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi (Hybrid)

Reporting Relationship:
Controller, Real Estate Operations

Website: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation strives to fight poverty and build strong, vibrant communities where everyone can thrive. Collaborating closely with the Jewish and broader community, the Foundation provides grants to nonprofits in the United States and Israel that equip people to secure safe and affordable housing; lead healthy lives; obtain and keep good jobs; engage in high-quality educational and developmental opportunities;

and, later in life, remain independent and age with dignity. These efforts primarily focus on places with ties to the lives and legacies of Harry and Jeanette Weinberg.

The Foundation seeks individuals interested in helping to drive change. If you want to contribute toward advancing our mission, values, and work, we want to hear from you!

• Make a difference:
  Help support meaningful, lasting efforts to fight poverty and build strong, vibrant communities.
• Collaborate with dedicated colleagues:
  Work in a supportive environment alongside a passionate and talented team that shares a commitment to community, mission, and excellence — and a sense of humor.
• Join a flexible work environment:
  Enjoy our hybrid workplace.

The assistant controller will support the Finance and Real Estate teams by helping to advance proper management of Foundation-owned properties.

• Serve as the primary accounting liaison for the Foundation’s Hawaiʻi real estate portfolio, ensuring clear, timely communication and strong working relationships with third‑party property managers and finance partners.
• Manage monthly accounting practices, including importing balances into the general ledger, reviewing financial reports for accuracy, and resolving discrepancies as needed.
• Analyze financial information across the real estate portfolio and prepare reports.
• Assist with compiling monthly financial statements.
• Coordinate the annual budgeting cycle by working collaboratively with the Real Estate and Finance teams, and third‑party property managers and finance partners.
• Oversee common area maintenance reconciliations to ensure accuracy and adherence to lease requirements.
• Plan and manage the annual financial audit.
• Work closely with the Real Estate team to streamline overlapping workflows, including reconciliation processes, capital project reporting, and other shared functions.
• Handle additional duties as assigned, such as preparing materials for board meetings and helping create accounting policies and procedures.

• Experience and Professional Background: Bachelor’s degree in accounting required; CPA preferred. Minimum of eight years of relevant accounting experience, including financial statement preparation, budget analysis, and working with large datasets. Strong understanding of financial operations and database table relationships. Commercial real estate operations experience is preferred.
• Technical
  
  Skills:
  
  Demonstrated knowledge of working with business intelligence tools, including Power BI and Tableau. Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, formulas, large data manipulation, and experience using Power Query. Proficiency with accounting software and strong acumen for learning and using new technology tools, databases, and software programs.
• Collaboration and Teamwork: Manages priorities effectively while advancing work independently and collaboratively. Works respectfully with colleagues across teams. Builds productive relationships with external partners, grantees, and other stakeholders. Contributes to a positive, welcoming, and solution‑oriented team culture. Accepts constructive feedback and demonstrates a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Judgment and Professionalism: Exercises sound judgment in complex or sensitive situations. Maintains strict confidentiality and handles highly sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.
• Communication: Communicates clearly and professionally in written and verbal…