Controller

Aston Carter•Miami, FL

10d•$120,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Controller is a hands-on accounting leadership role responsible for month-end reporting, multi-entity accounting, internal controls, joint venture accounting, and audit activities for a complex, multi-location organization. The role assumes accounting responsibilities currently handled at the senior finance leadership level, enabling leadership to focus on broader strategic finance initiatives. The Controller owns the monthly accounting cadence and ensures complete, accurate, well-supported, and consistently delivered financial reporting across approximately 12 entities and multiple domestic and international locations. The position works closely with senior finance leadership, operating teams, joint venture partners, and an India-based accounting support function. It offers visibility into complex ownership and investment structures, including significant investments, and combines strategic involvement with hands-on accounting work. This is a permanent, fully onsite position based in Miami, Florida, following a standard full-time accounting and finance schedule, with heightened deadline sensitivity around month-end, quarter-end, and audit periods.

Requirements

Experience in hospitality, hotel, real estate, restaurant, or another multi-location operating environment.
Experience working with international accounting operations or offshore/shared-services teams.
Experience with investment or special-purpose entity accounting.
Experience supporting partner reporting and complex investment structures, including exposure to significant investments such as an approximately $35 million structure.
Previous exposure to escrow-like or restricted account structures.
Experience improving accounting processes, controls, and close efficiency in collaboration with senior finance leadership.
Ability and interest to take ownership of the accounting function rather than work in a narrow, specialized focus.
Interest in complex ownership structures, joint ventures, and international operations.

Nice To Haves

CPA certification is preferred but not required.
Background as an Assistant Controller or similar role seeking broader Controller-level responsibilities, or as an experienced Controller seeking a complex, hands-on portfolio.

Responsibilities

Own the month-end close process and maintain a structured, reliable reporting calendar.
Prepare and oversee month-end financial presentations and reporting packages for leadership and stakeholders.
Ensure journal entries are accurate, properly supported, and posted on schedule.
Review and maintain balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules for all entities.
Ensure accounting schedules remain current and accurate throughout each reporting cycle.
Oversee accounting and financial reporting for approximately 12 entities across multiple locations.
Support and manage accounting for multiple joint ventures and partner relationships.
Maintain and enhance internal accounting controls to ensure consistent compliance with policies and GAAP.
Partner with an India-based accounting support function responsible for transactional activities such as bank reconciliations, accounts payable, and accounts receivable.
Review transactional accounting for completeness, accuracy, and proper classification.
Serve as a primary point of contact during external audits, coordinating accounting schedules, supporting documentation, and responses to auditor requests.
Support quarterly investor and joint venture reporting requirements, ensuring timely and accurate deliverables.
Help oversee accounting and compliance requirements related to significant investments, including an approximately $35 million investment structure with responsibility for roughly 20% of the investment.
Ensure entity structures, intercompany activity, and specialized accounts are properly accounted for and adequately supported.
Work with senior finance leadership to improve processes, strengthen controls, enhance reporting accuracy, and increase close efficiency.
Communicate and collaborate with domestic and international stakeholders, including operating teams and joint venture partners.
Supervise and review work completed by offshore or shared-services accounting teams, ensuring quality and adherence to deadlines.
Maintain disciplined reporting and compliance across different ownership structures and joint venture arrangements.