Controller & Treasury Manager - Real Estate
About The Position
This is a rare opportunity to own the financial infrastructure of a fast-moving real estate investment platform — not just maintain it. You’ll step into a pivotal role at a firm actively deploying capital across multiple markets, managing complex multi-entity portfolios, and building the operational backbone for its next phase of growth. You’ll sit at the intersection of accounting, treasury, investor reporting, and strategic finance — with direct access to senior leadership and meaningful scope from day one. Clear Investment Group is a Chicago-based real estate investment firm with a 20+ year track record of acquiring, rehabilitating, and stabilizing distressed Class C workforce housing across secondary and tertiary markets. We exist at the intersection of financial returns and community impact — delivering institutional-quality asset management while preserving affordable housing for the communities that need it most. With an active portfolio spanning Chicago, Syracuse, Tuscaloosa, and Washington D.C., and a growing acquisition pipeline, we are scaling rapidly — and building the team to match.
Requirements
- 7+ years of progressive accounting and finance leadership experience
- Strong real estate accounting background — multi-property and multi-entity environments
- Demonstrated treasury and cash management experience across complex capital structures
- Proven track record managing and developing accounting teams in fast-paced settings
- Deep operational finance instincts — you understand what the numbers mean for the business
- Advanced Yardi experience strongly preferred
- The ability to move between strategic thinking and ground-level execution without losing altitude
- Clear, confident communication skills — with leadership, investors, and your team
Nice To Haves
- Advanced Yardi experience
Responsibilities
- Lead company-wide accounting across properties, entities, and investment vehicles
- Own the month-end and year-end close processes end-to-end
- Review financial statements, reconciliations, journal entries, and variance analyses
- Ensure GAAP compliance and enforce consistent accounting policies firm-wide
- Partner with external auditors, tax advisors, and lenders
- Manage company-wide cash positioning and liquidity planning across entities
- Build and maintain rolling cash flow forecasts tied to acquisition and rehab timelines
- Oversee intercompany transactions, borrowing activity, and capital movement
- Monitor operating reserves, debt service obligations, and property funding needs
- Own banking relationships and optimize treasury operations
- Lead the annual budgeting process and periodic reforecasting
- Prepare LP and investor-level financial reporting packages
- Support acquisition underwriting, portfolio performance reviews, and operational analysis
- Surface trends, risks, and opportunities through rigorous financial analysis
- Lead, mentor, and develop the accounting team — Senior Property Accountants and staff
- Establish clear accountability, workflow discipline, and scalable operating procedures
- Elevate the team’s capabilities and ownership; build a bench, not just a headcount
- Champion a high-performance, collaborative culture aligned with CIG’s values
- Maximize Yardi utilization and streamline accounting workflows
- Strengthen internal controls and standardize procedures across the portfolio
- Drive reporting automation and expand financial visibility organization-wide
- Identify and lead cross-functional improvements that support scaling
Benefits
- Base salary of $170K+, commensurate with experience
- Comprehensive health and dental insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off and company holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
