Senior Controller

Plymouth Housing Group•Seattle, WA

8d•$154,129 - $178,525•Hybrid

About The Position

Plymouth Housing seeks a hands-on Senior Controller to lead accounting and financial reporting for its real estate and related-party entities, including residential and commercial buildings, condo associations, construction and renovation, LIHTC projects, and property grants. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Senior Controller works as a peer to the Senior Controller of Nonprofit and partners with them to lead combined and consolidated financial statements. The role directly supervises the Senior Real Estate Accountants and serves as the finance team’s technical resource on real estate, multi-entity, consolidation, and complex GAAP matters. The position also strengthens department capability through teaching, coaching, and documentation. Plymouth Housing is a nonprofit organization that develops and operates permanent supportive housing for single adults who have experienced chronic homelessness. It provides long-term housing paired with on-site services that promote stability, health, and community. The organization values dignity, respect, hospitality, careful communication, collaboration, lived experience, cultural responsiveness, harm reduction, trauma-informed practice, resident choice, safety, learning, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
At least 10 years of progressively responsible accounting experience, including at least 5 years as a controller or in accounting leadership.
At least 5 years of nonprofit accounting experience with publicly funded city, county, state, and federal grants.
Experience accounting for multiple entities and funds, including intercompany activity, eliminations, and consolidated financial statements.
A track record of formally training, mentoring, and developing accounting staff, including senior-level professionals.
Experience leading external audits and governmental or funder audits.
Expert knowledge of GAAP, nonprofit fund accounting, real estate accounting, LIHTC, multi-entity and intercompany accounting, and consolidation.
Ability to research complex accounting issues, reach sound conclusions, and document them clearly.
Experience in budgeting, long-range proformas, financial projections, and analysis.
Skill in designing, documenting, and monitoring internal controls, policies, and procedures.
Ability to solve complex problems and implement new systems and processes.
Integrity, professionalism, independent judgment, confidentiality, and the ability to make decisions, admit mistakes, and course-correct.
Ability to manage competing deadlines while maintaining high standards for accuracy.
Advanced Excel and financial reporting skills, with strong working knowledge of Outlook and Word.
Ability to build trust and work respectfully across backgrounds and lived experiences; communicate effectively across differences; teach and coach complex accounting topics; influence without relying on formal authority; and provide constructive feedback with respect and tact.

Nice To Haves

CPA certification is strongly preferred.
Affordable housing real estate experience, including development, construction, and LIHTC cost certifications, is strongly preferred.
Experience with MIP Fund Accounting, Yardi, and Prophix is a plus.
Enjoys leading and mentoring, shows grace under pressure, and brings a sense of humor.

Responsibilities

Direct operational accounting for real estate and related-party entities, including building operations and condo associations; supervise monthly close, balance sheet reconciliations, and intercompany transactions.
Oversee accounting for buildings under development and renovation, including cost tracking, capitalization, and LIHTC cost certifications.
Partner with Real Estate Development, Asset Management, Property Operations, investors, and lenders on complex multi-entity transactions.
Lead preparation of combined and consolidated financial statements, including eliminations, in partnership with the Senior Controller of Nonprofit.
Direct the annual external audit for real estate entities, as well as governmental audits, funder reviews, and investor compliance reporting.
Prepare financial reports and projections for management, the Board of Directors, funders, and investors.
Lead annual operating and capital budgets for real estate entities and partner with Real Estate Development on 20-year proforma budgets for new housing developments.
Provide analysis and recommendations on property performance, risk, and long-term sustainability.
Lead property grant billing and related grant accounting, and report grant utilization to the Housing Operations and Quality, Innovation and Health teams.
Partner with the CFO on financial policies, procedures, and internal controls, and lead corrective action when gaps are identified.
Provide backup administration of MIP Fund Accounting, Prophix, and Yardi, and lead finance process-improvement and system-implementation projects.
Serve as the department’s subject matter expert on complex GAAP; write technical accounting memos and guidance on new or unusual transactions and changes in standards.
Develop and deliver finance-team training, including onboarding curricula, cross-training plans, and recurring technical sessions.
Coach and develop the Senior Controller of Nonprofit and the Assistant Controller on real estate, consolidation, close, and technical accounting topics.
Maintain desk manuals, process documentation, and close checklists to share institutional knowledge.
Supervise, coach, and develop the Senior Real Estate Accountants; hire, mentor, and retain skilled accounting staff in a collaborative, learning-focused culture.