Division Controller, Ancillary Products

Real REMAX Group•Newark, CA

About The Position

The Division Controller, Ancillary Products is the finance and accounting leader for Real’s ancillary product businesses, including Real Wallet and Mortgage, and reports to the Assistant Controller. The role oversees accounting managers and analysts embedded within each business line, ensuring journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end close activities are properly reviewed and comply with US GAAP and company policy. The position is also a hands-on finance business partner to the Wallet and Mortgage business leaders. It works closely with these businesses to evaluate accounting and financial reporting implications of new products, features, and innovation efforts before and during launch, translating emerging business ideas into appropriate accounting treatment, controls, and reporting structures. The role also supports planning and performance reporting, leads and develops accounting staff, and drives improvements across the ancillary products accounting function.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
CPA certification required.
Big 4 audit firm experience required.
8–10+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience.
At least 3 years of experience managing accounting staff.
Experience overseeing accounting and reporting for multiple business lines or products simultaneously.
Strong technical accounting knowledge, including US GAAP, and ability to research and apply guidance to new and emerging transaction types.
Proven experience managing and developing accounting staff.
Excellent business partnering, communication, and interpersonal skills, including comfort engaging with senior business and product leaders.
Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills with a strategic, solutions-oriented mindset.
Ability to work effectively in ambiguous, fast-changing, innovation-driven environments.
Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities across several business lines.
Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
Must be based in the U.S.
Ability to sit for long periods of time.

Nice To Haves

Experience in fintech, payments, mortgage, or other regulated financial services.
Demonstrated experience partnering with product or business teams on new initiatives and evaluating their accounting implications.

Responsibilities

Review and approve journal entries, account reconciliations, and month-end close deliverables prepared by Wallet and Mortgage accounting teams.
Ensure accurate, timely, US GAAP-compliant financial statements across ancillary product lines.
Establish and maintain internal controls and segregation of duties across the ancillary products accounting function.
Coordinate internal and external audit support, respond to audit inquiries, and implement audit recommendations.
Oversee treasury, cash management, and liquidity monitoring for ancillary products, including Wallet line-of-credit funding and mortgage escrow or funding accounts.
Monitor compliance with regulatory requirements for payments and mortgage activities.
Serve as the primary finance business partner to Wallet and Mortgage business leaders and participate early in product and innovation discussions.
Assess accounting implications of new products, features, and business models, including revenue recognition, cost treatment, entity or legal structuring, and controls.
Partner with Product, R&D, Legal, and Operations to establish sound financial reporting and controls for new ancillary initiatives.
Provide financial analysis, profitability assessments, and scenario planning to support strategic decisions.
Translate complex or ambiguous business activity into practical accounting guidance for finance and non-finance stakeholders.
Support budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting for the ancillary product portfolio, and present insights and recommendations to senior leadership.
Manage, mentor, and develop accounting managers, controllers, and analysts supporting ancillary product lines.
Identify and drive process improvements, automation, and reporting efficiencies.
Support special projects assigned by the Assistant Controller, including system implementations, process redesign, and new business expansion efforts.