Job Title: ControllerJob DescriptionWe are seeking a hands-on Controller to lead month-end reporting, multi-entity accounting, internal controls, joint venture accounting, and audit activities for a complex, multi-location organization. This role assumes responsibilities currently handled at the sr finance leadership level, creating capacity for leadership to focus on broader strategic finance initiatives. The Controller will own the monthly accounting cadence and ensure that financial reporting is complete, accurate, properly supported, and consistently delivered across approximately 12 entities operating in New York, Miami/Wynwood, and Italy.Responsibilities
- Own the month-end close process and maintain a structured reporting calendar that meets all internal and external deadlines.
- Prepare and oversee month-end financial presentations and reporting packages for sr leadership and key stakeholders.
- Ensure all journal entries are accurate, appropriately supported, and posted on time throughout the close process.
- Review and maintain detailed balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules to ensure financial integrity.
- Keep all accounting schedules current and aligned with the reporting cycle for approximately 12 entities.
- Oversee accounting and reporting activities across multiple legal entities, business units, and locations.
- Support accounting for multiple joint ventures and partner relationships with varying ownership structures.
- Maintain and strengthen internal accounting controls, ensuring consistent compliance with established policies and procedures.
- Partner with an India-based accounting support function that handles transactional activities, including bank reconciliations, accounts payable, and accounts receivable.
- Review transactional accounting produced by support teams for completeness, accuracy, and proper classification.
- Serve as the 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 delivery of information.
- Help oversee accounting and compliance requirements related to significant investments, including an approximately $35M investment structure with responsibility for roughly 20% of the investment.
- Ensure entity structures and specialized or investment-related accounts are properly accounted for, documented, and supported.
- Work closely with sr finance leadership to improve processes, strengthen controls, enhance reporting accuracy, and increase close efficiency.
- Provide clear, proactive communication to executives, auditors, operating teams, and joint venture partners regarding accounting matters and reporting timelines.
- Supervise and review work completed through offshore or shared-services accounting teams to ensure alignment with internal standards.
- Take full ownership of deadlines and deliverables without requiring extensive day-to-day oversight.
Essential Skills
- Demonstrated experience managing multi-entity accounting across multiple legal entities, business units, or locations.
- Proven ability to oversee financial reporting and accounting schedules for approximately 12 entities.
- Strong understanding of intercompany activity, entity structures, and consolidations.
- Ability to independently own and drive a structured month-end close calendar.
- Experience ensuring journal entries are accurate, properly supported, and posted on schedule.
- Hands-on experience preparing and reviewing balance sheet reconciliations, supporting schedules, and month-end reporting.
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP accounting principles and financial statement preparation.
- Experience working in a joint venture environment with multiple business partners or ownership structures.
- Ability to navigate reporting requirements and financial responsibilities between operating entities and joint venture partners.
- Proficiency in establishing and maintaining internal accounting controls and compliance processes.
- Experience serving as a primary accounting contact for external financial statement audits.
- Ability to coordinate audit schedules, reconciliations, supporting documentation, and responses to auditor requests.
- Comfort working with both domestic and international stakeholders across different time zones.
- Experience supervising or reviewing work completed through offshore or shared-services accounting teams.
- Ability to work independently, take ownership of deadlines, and manage deliverables without extensive oversight.
- Strong communication skills when collaborating with executives, auditors, operating teams, and joint venture partners.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is preferred.
- CPA certification is preferred but not required.
- Joint venture accounting experience is strongly preferred.
- Experience with investment or special-purpose entity accounting is highly desirable.
- Exposure to escrow-like or restricted account structures is a plus.
- Experience supporting partner reporting and complex investment structures is beneficial.
- Experience in hospitality, hotel, real estate, restaurant, or other multi-location operating environments is a plus.
- Experience working with international accounting operations or offshore/shared-services teams is advantageous.
- Interest in a role that offers broad ownership rather than a narrow functional focus.
- Motivation to work closely with sr finance leadership on process improvement, control enhancement, and reporting optimization.
Work EnvironmentThis position operates within a multi-location and international environment, supporting approximately 12 entities with operations and joint venture relationships in New York, Miami/Wynwood, and Italy. The schedule follows a standard full-time accounting and finance workweek, with heightened deadline sensitivity around month-end, quarter-end, and audit periods. The role involves regular interaction with operations teams and joint venture stakeholders, as well as close collaboration with an India-based accounting support team responsible for accounts payable, accounts receivable, and bank reconciliations. The environment suits someone who is comfortable managing work across different locations, stakeholders, and time zones, and who thrives in a setting that combines complex ownership and investment structures with hands-on accounting responsibilities. Job Type & LocationThis is a Permanent position based out of Miami, FL. Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $120000.00 - $120000.00/yr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.Health insurance Dental insurance Paid holidays Sick days Vacation/PTO Employee discounts Job Type & LocationThis is a Permanent position based out of Miami, FL. Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Nov 26, 2026. Workplace TypeThis is a fully onsite position in Miami,FL.
About Aston Carter
Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.
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