Assistant Controller

Kforce's client, a hugely successful asset management company located in Boston, MA, is seeking a Controller to oversee a fast-growing private equity Real Estate portfolio.

Summary:The Controller is responsible for all financial workflows, enforce structural discipline, and create institutional-grade reporting and forecasting. This role requires precision, speed, and the ability to manage both high-level strategy and granular workflow execution.

Responsibilities include:

• Full oversight of Yardi Voyager (GL, AP, AR, job cost, property accounting)
• Procure-to-Pay / Bill-to-Pay administration and workflow governance
• Investment Accounting Module: capital accounts, allocations, waterfalls, IRR calculations
• Investment Manager: investor data integrity, distribution modeling, performance reporting
• Fund accounting, multi-entity consolidations, intercompany transactions
• Advanced Excel: dynamic forecasting, macros/VBA, scenario modeling, distribution projections
• Budgeting and forecasting at property, project, and fund levels
• Actuals vs. pro forma reporting; forward-looking cash and distribution forecasting
• Construction draws, reserve draws, job-cost tracking, lien/loan compliance
• Insurance tracking, covenant compliance, and PM-to-Fund fee reconciliation/collections* 10+ years of experience in real estate private equity, fund accounting, or institutional-level real estate accounting
• Mastery of Yardi (all modules) and AppFolio
• Deep fluency in waterfalls, IRR modeling, capital accounts, and multi-tiered distribution structures
• High proficiency in Excel (modeling, macros, automation, templates, multi-entity roll-ups)
• Capable of managing internal staff and external servicers with high expectations and strict standards
• Operates proactively, imposes structure, flags risk early, and maintains airtight accuracy