Cordia Resources by Cherry Bekaert is partnered with a commercial real-estate firm who is seeking a Controller to join their team on a full-time permanent basis. The Controller will oversee the financial operations of the company, provide financial planning to help drive the Company’s long-term financial success. This role is pivotal to supporting our client's growth, ensuring financial sustainability, and aligning with our mission, vision, and values. 

Title: Controller
Location: On-Site - Louisville, KY
Salary Range: $125,000 - $140,000/year
Job Type: Full Time / Permanent

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing Departments: Accounting and Human Resources
• Ensure proper, timely financial reporting for the Company and all third-party relationships.
• Manage cash flow for internal and external relationships.
• Collaborate with ownership to provide financial insights and recommendations for business decisions.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes.
• Monitor financial performance, analyze, and monitor variances. 
• Manage banking relationships, from treasury to lending.  Ensure compliance with covenants of loan documents.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, tax regulations, and industry specific financial requirements.
• Liaison with outside accounting firm for tax preparation and/or audits.
• Liaison with insurance firms for annual property/GL/umbrella renewals along with annual health insurance renewal. 
• Review and analyze financials and/or business plans for prospective tenants.
• Review and analyze prospective lease terms to ensure alignment with the Company’s long-term goals.
• Foster and develop third-party engagements to ensure the growth of this business segment. 
• Liaison with outside IT firm for all technological orders, troubleshooting and updating.
• Research and implement financial systems and technologies to improve operational efficiency.
• Build and mentor a high performing accounting team, fostering our client's culture.
• Provide training and development opportunities to strengthen the team’s capabilities.

Requirements:

• A degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field. A master’s degree, such as an MBA, is preferred.
• At least 10 years of experience in accounting and finance
• Managerial and decision-making skills, as well as the ability to partner with an executive team and communicate effectively.
• Proactive, ability to work independently with limited supervision or prompting from management.
• Analytical and strategic skills, as well as the ability to offer financial and organizational planning suggestions.
• Strong teamwork orientation, initiative, communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
• Understanding and experience to work effectively in a family business environment.  Awareness of unique challenges that come with a family business structure. 
• Computer skills to include proficiency in Microsoft Office and pertinent web application skills at an intermediate level; knowledge of SharePoint and Appfolio (accounting software) is a plus.
• Prior real estate experience a plus.

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