Controller / Financial Officer  
Location: Scottsdale
Department: Accounting & Finance
Reports To: Executive Leadership

Overview

We’re looking for a senior, hands-on Controller / Financial Officer to own the financial function across a vertically integrated commercial real estate platform. This role blends deep technical accounting with forward-looking financial leadership. You’ll be responsible for accurate reporting, cash management, and financial strategy across development, construction, property management, brokerage, joint ventures, and projects involving tribal entities.

You’ll be embedded in day-to-day operations, working directly in accounting while overseeing the full financial picture across multiple entities, lenders, and investors. We’re a lean, fast-moving organization that values accountability, clarity, and practical decision-making over bureaucracy.

What You’ll Do
 

• Lead monthly and year-end closes across all entities; deliver timely, GAAP-compliant financial statements
• Prepare consolidated and property-level reporting for leadership, investors, lenders, and partners
• Oversee general ledger, reconciliations, journal entries, and multi-entity accounting
• Manage budgets, forecasts, cash flow models, and liquidity planning
• Handle construction and development accounting, including job cost tracking and lender draws
• Oversee property accounting functions such as CAM reconciliations, tenant billings, rent rolls, and lease accounting
• Monitor cash balances, debt service, loan covenants, and investor distributions
• Serve as the primary financial contact for lenders, investors, joint venture partners, and tribal stakeholders
• Supervise and develop the accounting team while remaining actively involved in production work
• Maintain internal controls, support audits, and coordinate with external CPAs and tax advisors
• Drive system improvements, automation, and process efficiencies as the business grows
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What We’re Looking For
 

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 5+ years in commercial real estate (retail preferred)
• Strong background in real estate, construction, and property management accounting
• Proven ownership of complex, multi-entity financial close processes
• Experience working with lenders, investors, and joint venture structures
• Advanced Excel skills, including financial models, cash flows, and investor waterfalls
• Yardi experience required
• Solid GAAP knowledge, strong judgment, and a practical, business-minded approach
• Self-directed, detail-oriented, and comfortable in a fast-paced environment
• Preferred but not required: CPA and/or MBA
• Experience in a small to mid-sized, entrepreneurial organization
• Work Environment is in-office
• Effective leadership of a collaborative, hands-on accounting team

Compensation

Salary $175K + DOE
Comprehensive Benefits

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