Controller

Position Overview

Indigo Real Estate Services, Inc. is seeking a highly experienced Accounting Controller to join our Senior Leadership Team and provide strategic and operational oversight of all accounting functions across Indigo's multifamily real estate portfolio. This executive leadership role is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity, timeliness, and consistency of financial reporting while driving operational excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement throughout the accounting organization. The Accounting Controller will oversee Accounting Managers, Property Accountants, and Accounts Payable personnel, and will serve as a key leader interfacing with Clients, Ownership Groups, Investment Managers, Operations Leadership, and external audit partners. This role requires deep expertise in multifamily property management accounting, advanced command of Yardi software products, strong financial acumen, and proven leadership skills with a focus on team development and cross-functional partnership.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & People Management

• Serve as a senior leader within Indigo's accounting organization and a member of the Senior Leadership Team.
• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop Accounting Managers, Property Accountants, and Accounts Payable personnel.
• Establish clear performance expectations, accountability standards, and development plans for direct and indirect reports.
• Partner with the Vice President of Accounting & Finance on department strategy, staffing plans, succession planning, and organizational design.
• Promote a culture of collaboration, professionalism, continuous improvement, and service excellence.

Financial Reporting & Month-End Close

• Own and oversee Indigo's 30-day accounting cycle, ensuring upload files processed timely and accurate month-end and year-end closes.
• Ensure the preparation, review, and consolidation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting.
• Review and approve Profit & Loss Statements, Trailing Twelve-Month (T-12) Reports, Balance Sheets, General Ledgers, and Bank Reconciliations.
• Enforce consistent pre-close, close, and reconciliation standards across all portfolios and properties.
• Review financial results for accuracy, completeness, and reasonableness prior to delivery to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure accounting practices align with GAAP, company policies, and owner requirements.

Yardi Systems & Technical Expertise

• Serve as an internal subject-matter expert for Yardi Voyager and related Yardi products.
• Partner with Systems and Operations leadership to optimize Yardi usage, improve reporting efficiency, and enhance accounting workflows.
• Ensure consistent accounting practices and system usage across property-level teams and centralized accounting functions.
• Support the development and implementation of reporting tools, dashboards, and analytical outputs.

Operational & Property-Level Partnership

• Work closely with Community Directors, Investment Managers, Operations Leadership, and Asset Management teams.
• Ensure property-level accounting deliverables are completed accurately and on time.
• Ensure site teams and Investment Managers maintain a core understanding of accounting principles, timelines, and workflows.
• Provide training, guidance, and escalation support related to ledger corrections, accruals, deposits, payables, and close requirements.
• Act as a bridge between Accounting and Operations to improve efficiency, reduce errors, and enhance accountability.

Accounts Payable, Controls & Process Improvement

• Oversee Accounts Payable operations, ensuring timeliness, accuracy, audit-readiness, and strong internal controls.
• Identify inefficiencies and process gaps across AP, AR, and accounting workflows and drive measurable improvements.
• Establish and monitor accounting KPIs to support performance improvement and transparency.
• Strengthen internal controls, documentation standards, and risk mitigation practices across accounting operations.

Cash Management, Banking & Reconciliation

• Oversee all cash management activities across the portfolio, including review, approval and processing of cash transactions.
• Ensure timely and accurate daily, weekly and monthly cash management processes, including funding requests, distributions and intercompany transfers.
• Ensure daily and weekly review of cash positions and bank activity to support operational needs and prevent cash shortfalls.
• Oversight of bank reconciliations for all operating, trust and reserve accounts, ensuring they are completed timely and clear of reconciling items.
• Ensure cash receipts and disbursements are recorded accurately in Yardi and aligned to supporting documentation.
• Strengthen cash controls, segregation of duties and approval workflows to support strong internal controls and audit readiness.
• Coordinate with Operations and Accounting teams to resolve cash-related issues impacting close timeliness or property operations.

Client, Ownership & Audit Relationships

• Serve as a senior accounting representative in interactions with clients, ownership groups, lenders, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate and lead external audits and financial reviews, ensuring preparedness, responsiveness, and professional execution.
• Maintain strong working relationships with audit partners and external advisors.
• Support client-specific reporting expectations with clear, timely, and accurate financial deliverables.

Portfolio & Asset-Level Financial Support

• Apply a working understanding of multifamily asset management concepts to accounting execution and financial analysis.
• Support portfolio-level financial analysis, including sources and uses, cash flow projections, and property-level financial modeling.
• Collaborate with Asset Management on budgets, forecasts, and performance tracking.
• Provide insight into financial trends, variances, and operational drivers impacting portfolio performance.
• Provide support with onboarding and offboarding transitional properties.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 5–7+ years of accounting experience within a multifamily property management firm or real estate organization.
• Expert-level proficiency with Yardi software products (Voyager required).
• Advanced professional knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Proven experience managing and developing accounting teams.
• Strong understanding of GAAP and property-level accounting standards.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and leadership skills.

Preferred

• Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• CPA designation (preferred, but not required).

Core Competencies

• Executive presence with strong interpersonal and client-facing skills.
• High emotional intelligence with the ability to coach and influence others.
• Detail-oriented, deadline-driven, and process-focused.
• Collaborative leadership style with a commitment to integrity, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Employment Benefits

• Indigo offers a positive, team-oriented work environment, competitive salary, performance incentives, and a full benefits package for full-time employment upon meeting eligibility requirements.
• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Medical Flex-spend Account
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Employer match
• Vacation Time
• Sick & Safe Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Numerous, additional employee resource programs
• 401K, medical, dental, paid vacation, personal, and sick time available after successful completion of introductory period.