Associate Controller - Commercial Real Estate Firm

Associate Controller - Commercial Real Estate Services

ERES Companies

This position is based in our Sarasota, Florida office

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Please do not apply if you are not located near Sarasota, FL or personally willing to personally relocate. This is an on-site position.

THE OPPORTUNITY WITH ERES

Reporting to the CEO and President, this is a fast-paced and rewarding role with a broad scope in the commercial real estate industry. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, has a solid understanding of accounting principles, and is eager to learn and grow within the finance team. The Associate Controller is responsible for supporting the financial operations of the company. This role will assist with managing day-to-day accounting tasks, ensuring accurate financial reporting, and supporting the senior management team with relevant financial data. This position will also be responsible for managing the financial disbursements and accounting activities related to real estate development projects. This role is vital in ensuring the financial health and efficiency of real estate development projects, ensuring that funds are properly allocated and accounted for.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Financial Reporting: Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements. Ensure accuracy and completeness of financial data.
• General Ledger: Maintain the integrity of the general ledger by assisting in reconciliations, posting journal entries, and tracking company transactions.
• Accounts Payable & Receivable: Support the AP/AR processes, ensuring timely invoicing, processing payments, and managing collections.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Assist with annual budgeting and periodic financial forecasts by gathering and analyzing relevant data from departments.
• Audit Support: Assist with the preparation for internal and external audits by organizing required documents and helping to ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards.
  Internal Controls: Help maintain and improve internal controls over financial reporting and other financial processes.
• Financial Analysis: Perform basic financial analysis to support business decisions, such as variance analysis and trend reporting.
• Compliance: Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal financial regulations and reporting requirements.
  System & Process Improvement: Contribute to improving accounting processes and systems to increase efficiency and accuracy.
• Cross-Department Collaboration: Work closely with other departments to ensure accurate financial reporting and support various operational initiatives.
• For ERES Capital projects - oversee disbursements, ensuring timely, accurate payments and compliance with project budgets, contracts, and lender requirements. Manage financial records, perform cost analysis, and prepare comprehensive financial reports to ensure projects stay within budget.

 Position Requirements: Skills & Experiences

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in accounting or finance roles      
• Strong familiarity with QuickBooks required
• Basic understanding of GAAP and other relevant accounting standards
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment

ABOUT ERES COMPANIES

Founded in 2014, ERES Companies is one of the fastest growing and unique real estate firms in the world. Unlike other commercial real estate service providers, ERES provides a truly vertically integrated approach to meet a multitude of real estate needs seamlessly controlling projects from start to finish. Leveraging the comprehensive power of our service lines, we are enabled to research, analyze, and provide the most efficient, cost-effective solution available for our client’s real estate investments. This translates to peace of mind in knowing that their needs, timeline, and budget are being considered at every phase of their project. Our collective commitment to excellence, hard work, and creativity has resulted in a rapid firm expansion that has led ERES to complete thousands of successful projects both domestically and internationally, represent over five million square feet of commercial space and more than $1 billion in real estate value, and manage over 6,500 multifamily and industrial units.

Our sophistication and expertise, combined with our small company values and client-centered approach, have provided us opportunities to partner with best-in-class, global corporate clients, including several Fortune 500 companies, in solving some of their largest and most challenging real estate issues. ERES is currently comprised of over 150 dedicated professionals working tirelessly to provide the finest all-inclusive real estate services in key secondary and tertiary markets across the globe. Always opportunistic about expanding operations, we have eleven domestic and international office locations in Sarasota, FL, Denver, CO, Williston, ND, Bozeman, MT, Fort Worth, TX, Midland, TX, New York, NY and Neuquén, Argentina.

ABOUT ERES CAPITAL

ERES Capital is a full-service real estate investment and development platform operating both domestically and internationally. Our core focus is on fast-growing secondary and tertiary markets where we seek unique, off-market opportunities across hospitality, healthcare, industrial and education verticals. We pride ourselves in identifying hard to find, off market deals that fit our investment criteria and can garner above average, risk-adjusted returns across market cycles. Such opportunities could include special situations, value-add, or even ground-up developments with unique market characteristics. The ERES Capital team approaches each project with a tailored methodology that reflects the distinctive character of the asset, its location, the target audience, the estimated project timeline and the investor’s financial goals.

EEO STATEMENT

Energy Real Estate Solutions, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and committed to developing and maintaining a diverse workforce. Energy Real Estate Solutions, LLC strongly believes in equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, pregnancy, family responsibility (e.g. child care, elder care), national origin or ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, veteran’s status, genetic information, or status as a qualified individual with a disability, protected leave status or any other protected characteristic in accordance with applicable law. The company also endeavors to make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodations would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Equal employment opportunity will be extended to all individuals in all aspects of the employment relationship, including recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer, training, discipline, layoff, recall and termination.