Job Description

Position Overview

The Corporate Controller plays a key leadership role in managing accounting processes and integrating financial data across a diverse portfolio of operating companies. This role is responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, and strategic accounting functions that enhance enterprise-wide decision-making, supports investment strategies, and drives value creation. The Corporate Controller will oversee multi-entity accounting consolidation, maintain internal controls, and implement best practices aligned with the needs of a dynamic family office structure.

This position requires a strategic leader ideally with deep expertise in multi-entity consolidations and accounting across multiple industries . The ideal candidate will balance strong technical accounting acumen with a hands-on, collaborative approach to working with portfolio company leadership, ensuring alignment with the overall financial strategy of the firm.

Key Responsibilities

Accounting Leadership & Reporting

• Oversee multi-entity accounting reporting and consolidations, ensuring compliance with GAAP and relevant regulatory requirements.


• Provide strategic insights and financial recommendations to senior leadership, investment teams, and portfolio company executives.


• Partner with operating company leadership and team members to drive consistent financial reporting standards and key performance metrics across the portfolio.


• Prepare and present financial reports to leadership/stakeholders, ensuring clarity and accuracy in financial performance narratives.

Accounting Operations & Process Optimization

• Direct centralized accounting operations across the family office and portfolio companies, including general ledger management, and various types of financial statement accounting.


• Drive automation and scalable accounting processes to enhance reporting efficiency, reduce manual effort, and improve real-time decision-making.

Risk Management & Compliance

• Ensure financial controls, risk management policies, and compliance frameworks are upheld across all entities, aligning with industry best practices.


• Lead/liaison internal and external audit processes, tax compliance efforts, and regulatory reporting, working closely with auditors and external advisors.

Strategic & Cultural Integration

• Align accounting strategies with the investment and operational goals of the family office and portfolio companies.


• Assist in financial due diligence, post-acquisition integration, and ongoing financial governance for new investments.


• Foster a collaborative, high-performance finance culture , ensuring knowledge-sharing and financial discipline across the organization.

Key Qualifications & Competencies

• Experience and strong understanding of multi-entity financial consolidation, investment accounting, and private equity structures.


• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret complex financial data and provide strategic recommendations.


• Expertise in GAAP, financial controls, and technical accounting

• Experience working within a private equity, family office, or investment environment is a plus

• Proven track record of leading and mentoring accounting teams , fostering a culture of excellence.


• Strong interpersonal and communication skills


• Experience managing accounting system implementations and driving process automation at scale.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.


• CPA designation preferred.


• 8+ years of progressive experience in accounting, preferably within a private equity, family office, or multi-entity environment.


• 5+ years of leadership experience , with demonstrated success in managing teams across multiple business units.


• Experience with investment accounting, multi-entity financial consolidations, and financial reporting for private equity-backed companies .


• Proficiency with ERP systems and financial reporting software

Why Join Us?

• Direct impact on the financial success of a diversified investment platform .


• Exposure to a wide range of asset classes, from real estate to acquisitions. 


• A collaborative and entrepreneurial team that values innovation and strategic thinking.


• Competitive compensation, performance incentives, and long-term growth opportunities.

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