Corporate Controller

Location
Garden Grove, California

Our SelectLeaders client is a privately held, value-add commercial real estate owner/operator with a portfolio spanning office, industrial, and retail assets across Southern California. The organization manages property-level and corporate accounting functions in-house and offers the opportunity to work closely with ownership and senior leadership.

Position Summary

The Corporate Controller will be responsible for corporate and property-level accounting and financial reporting across multiple entities, including property ownership entities, management companies, and related corporate structures. The ideal candidate has strong commercial real estate accounting experience and hands-on expertise with MRI software.

Responsibilities:
- Perform full-cycle accounting for corporate and property ownership entities.

- Prepare entity-level and corporate financial statements.

- Manage intercompany accounting, allocations, and eliminations.

- Perform bank reconciliations and assist with cash management.

- Manage property-level accounting within MRI.

- Prepare CAM estimates, reconciliations, and tenant billings.

- Process management fee, G&A, and intercompany billings.

- Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.

- Prepare lender and reserve reporting.

- Support acquisitions and dispositions.

- Assist with audits and tax preparation.

- Identify opportunities for process improvement and support system oversight, including MRI and Avid.

Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

- 5+ years of accounting experience.

- Commercial real estate and property accounting experience.

- Hands-on MRI experience required.

- Strong Excel skills.

- Experience with intercompany accounting.

Preferred Qualifications

- CPA or CPA-track.

- Experience with multi-entity commercial real estate accounting.

Why This Role:
- High-visibility role with direct exposure to ownership and senior leadership.

- Broad exposure across corporate, entity-level, and property accounting.

- Opportunity to work across a diverse commercial real estate portfolio.

- Long-term growth opportunity within a privately held real estate organization.

Benefits:
- $100,000 - $130,000 annual salary

- Annual discretionary bonus

- Opportunity to grow and expand the Inland Empire portfolio

- Medical insurance

- Dental insurance

- Vision insurance

- 401(k) program

- Paid holidays

- PTO and sick time

Responsibilities

Perform full-cycle accounting for corporate and property ownership entities.; Prepare entity-level and corporate financial statements.; Manage intercompany accounting, allocations, and eliminations.; Perform bank reconciliations and assist with cash management.; Manage property-level accounting within MRI.; Prepare CAM estimates, reconciliations, and tenant billings.; Process management fee, G&A, and intercompany billings.; Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.; Prepare lender and reserve reporting.; Support acquisitions and dispositions.; Assist with audits and tax preparation.; Identify opportunities for process improvement and support system oversight, including MRI and Avid.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.; 5+ years of accounting experience.; Commercial real estate and property accounting experience.; Hands-on MRI experience required.; Strong Excel skills.; Experience with intercompany accounting.; Preferred Qualifications; CPA or CPA-track.; Experience with multi-entity commercial real estate accounting.

Benefits

$100,000 - $130,000 annual salary; Annual discretionary bonus; Opportunity to grow and expand the Inland Empire portfolio; Medical insurance; Dental insurance; Vision insurance; 401(k) program; Paid holidays; PTO and sick time