Real Estate Controller

Base pay range

$/yr - $/yr

A value-add real estate private equity firm gearing up for its third fundraise is seeking a Controller to own finance, reporting, and fund operations in a lean, entrepreneurial environment.

This is a review-heavy leadership opportunity with a clear path to the CFO seat as the platform continues to scale and current CFO retires within a few years. Competitive compensation, strong benefits and real work-life balance.

• Oversee all aspects of corporate, fund, and REIT accounting, including audits and tax coordination
• Oversee third-party fund administrator and property managers; review fund and property-level financials.
• Coordinate annual audits and tax filings with external firms; manage REIT testing and compliance.
• Review lender/LP reporting packages; monitor covenants and insurance compliance.
• Direct wires and intercompany transfers; maintain corporate financial statements.
• Partner with principals and asset management on JV structures, portfolio analytics, and ad hoc requests.
• Improve processes and controls; implement scalable best practices as the firm grows.

• 7–10+ years in accounting/finance with real estate exposure; mix of public accounting + RE private equity strongly preferred (CPA a plus).
• Familiarity with JV structure and fluency helpful; confident in reviewing third-party PM financials (Yardi/Real Page familiarity helpful).
• Oversight experience with fund administrators; comfort coordinating audits/tax with external advisors.
• Strong GAAP knowledge; experience across multi-entity structures and multiple states.
• Advanced Excel; working knowledge of Quick Books or similar.
• Clear communicator, high judgment, and bias to action in a small-team setting.
• Around $160k to $180k base + a target bonus around 20%
• 401k Retirement Plan

• Director

• Full-time

• Finance and Accounting/Auditing
• Industries:
  Accounting, Real Estate, Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

San Francisco, CA