Accounting Controller Job at Clarity Recruiting in Boston

Our client, a real estate investment firm, headquartered in Boston, is looking for an experienced, full-time Accounting Controller to oversee the Yardi ecosystem, fund accounting, workflows, and forecasting. The Controller will take ownership of workflows, work directly with an accounting assistant, and coordinate with a team of third-party servicers to handle day-to-day processing. Responsibilities Administer and optimize Yardi Voyager across GL, AP, AR, job cost, and reporting Own Procure-to-Pay / Bill-to-Pay workflows and approval matrices Run accounting: capital accounts, allocations, waterfall distributions, IRR returns Manage Investment Manager app: investor data integrity, performance reporting, distribution modeling Lead fund accounting, consolidations, and intercompany reconciliations Build & maintain Excel models and macros for forecasting, distributions, scenario analysis Forecast budgets, monitor actuals versus projections, and model investor distributions Manage construction draws, reserve draws, loan documents, insurance/fee collections Oversee AP workflows and internal controls Directly manage an accounting assistant and oversee third‑party accounting servicers Requirements 7–15+ years in real estate private equity, institutional RE accounting, or fund accounting Fluent in waterfalls, IRR, fund structures, and capital accounts Strong in forecasting, modeling, and Excel automation Comfortable directing staff and holding third‑party servicers to high standards Experience with fund accounting and waterfalls Advanced Excel (dynamic modeling, macros, automation) Multi‑entity consolidations AP workflow governance and controls Work Environment: 3 days in‑office, 2 days remote Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level Employment type Full‑time Job function Accounting/Auditing and Finance #J-18808-Ljbffr