Controller Associate (Commercial Real Estate)
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Description
Remote Employee BPO has an outstanding opportunity for you!
Role: Controller Associate (Commercial Real Estate)
Compensation: Competitive Basic Salary
Benefits: HMO plus 2 Free Dependents, P1,500 Rice Allowance, Night Differential (If applicable), Government Mandated Benefits
Work Schedule: 5-day work week, 12:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Philippine time
Work Setup: WFH
Key Responsibilities
- Review property financials prepared by third-party operators and ensure accuracy, proper coding, and completeness.
- Prepare and submit monthly and quarterly financial reports to investors, lenders, and partners within strict deadlines.
- Manage month-end close, supporting schedules, fixed assets, depreciation, and related journal entries.
- Prepare capital calls, construction draws, distributions, and funding transfers between fund, JV, and property entities.
- Coordinate draw payments, ACH/wire transfers, invoices, and other treasury activities.
- Support audits and tax reporting by preparing financial schedules, workpapers, and requested documentation.
- Prepare quarterly JV, lender, investor, and partner reports, including sources and uses reconciliations.
- Provide accounting guidance to third-party operators and follow up on outstanding items and deadlines.
- Maintain organized financial records and handle confidential financial information.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance. CPA or Philippine CPA equivalent preferred.
- 7+ years of accounting experience, including at least 4 years in commercial real estate.
- Experience supporting US-based real estate companies, owners, operators, or funds.
- Strong experience with month-end close and reviewing financial work prepared by others.
- Hands-on experience with JV and fund accounting, including capital calls, distributions, and intercompany funding.
- Experience reviewing property-level financials and working with third-party property managers.
- Knowledge of fixed assets, CAPEX, depreciation, construction draws, audits, and tax reporting.
- Strong written English and professional communication skills.
- Highly organized, proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple deadlines.
- Able to work independently and coordinate effectively with investors, lenders, auditors, and external operators.
Preferred
- Big 4 or public accounting experience.
- Experience supporting US real estate clients from an offshore/shared services environment.
- Experience with affordable housing, LIHTC, or non-profit reporting.
- Familiarity with Juniper Square or similar investor reporting platforms.