Fund Controller

One of the world's leading real estate investment advisors is hiring a Fund Controller to lead fund accounting and reporting for a high net worth real estate portfolio. This is a high visibility role partnering closely with senior leadership while managing and developing a small fund accounting team.

Key Details

• Work arrangementHybrid, typically 3 to 4 days in office per week based in Boston, MA
• Compensation Range between $150,000 - 175,000 base plus 30-40% bonus target
• Healthcare, Dental, Vision, 401k match plus other attractive Benefits in the package
• Team leadership Includes direct leadership of fund accounting staff and close partnership with investment and asset management teams
• Occasional Travel

Why This Job is Awesome / Your Impact

• Lead the finance function for a unique real estate portfolio with strong investor visibility and meaningful ownership of outcomes
• Partner cross functionally with portfolio management, asset management, acquisitions, and external audit and tax partners
• Join a firm known for complex opportunistic investments and a performance driven culture with aggressive compensation and incentives
• Play a key role during systems and process evolution, including technology and reporting improvements

Responsibilities

• Review and oversee monthly and quarterly accounting, financial reporting, and performance reporting to meet investor and client needs
• Prepare and review capital call and distribution notices, quarterly investor statements, and ad hoc investor requests
• Own and drive budgeting and forecasting cycles, including variance analysis and presenting insights to stakeholders
• Coordinate annual audit and tax reporting deliverables and serve as a primary point of contact for auditors and tax partners
• Support acquisition and disposition activity, including due diligence support and closing statement review
• Build strong working relationships across Finance, Portfolio Management, Asset Management, and Acquisitions, plus joint venture partners
• Manage core cash and treasury activities as needed, including oversight of wires and monitoring banking activity with appropriate controls
• Lead, mentor, and develop accounting team members while improving processes, timelines, and quality

Credentials Needed

• CPA
• Master's degree a plus
• Must have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Required Qualifications

• Significant hands on experience in accounting leadership, ideally within asset management, real estate, private equity, or fund environments
• Proven experience preparing and reviewing investor facing reporting packages, budgets, forecasts, and audit support
• Experience partnering cross functionally with investment, asset management, and acquisitions teams
• Strong Excel skills and comfort working with accounting systems and reporting tools
• Ability to lead deadlines, set priorities, and drive high quality deliverables in a fast paced environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Real estate focused fund accounting exposure (fund level reporting, capital activity, investor statements)
• Familiarity with Yardi and similar platforms used in real estate finance environments
• Prior experience supervising or mentoring accountants and elevating team performance through coaching and process improvement