Chartered Accountant

Job Title

Head of Accounting & Finance / Controller (Founding Role)

Overview

entire accounting and finance function end-to-end

Core Responsibilities

1. Accounting & Financial Infrastructure

• Design and set up the full accounting structure across multiple US entities (HoldCo, AssetCo, OpCos, state LLCs).
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• Define chart of accounts, inter-company transactions, cost centers, and reporting logic.
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• Own monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.
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• Ensure GAAP-compliant financial statements.

2. Entity & Compliance Management

• Manage entity structuring paperwork (LLCs, registrations, amendments, EINs, state filings).
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• Maintain cap table logic, ownership structures, and intercompany agreements (with legal/tax advisors).
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• Coordinate compliance across multiple states.

3. Tax Oversight (Not Filing)

• Manage and coordinate external US tax firms (federal, state, local).
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• Prepare clean, audit-ready books for tax filings.
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• Review returns, flag issues, and optimize structure in coordination with advisors.
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• Own deadlines, data flow, and accountability (nothing slips).

4. Bookkeeping Operations

• Initially handle bookkeeping directly or via external providers.
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• Design SOPs so bookkeeping becomes

  systemized and delegable

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• Hire, train, and manage internal or offshore bookkeepers as volume scales.
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• Enforce accuracy, speed, and consistency.

5. Financial KPIs & Dashboards

• Define and track core KPIs (cash flow, DSCR, NOI, rehab cost variance, per-unit economics).
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• Build and maintain financial dashboards for management.
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• Provide clear, decision-grade reporting (no noise, no vanity metrics).

6. Payroll & Payments

• Manage payroll setup and ongoing payroll operations (employees + contractors).
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• Oversee AP/AR, vendor payments, reimbursements, and expense controls.
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• Implement internal controls to prevent leakage or misuse.

7. Ongoing Financial Control

• Own budgets, forecasts, and variance analysis.
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• Support acquisitions, refinancing, and scaling decisions with clean numbers.
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• Act as the financial adult in the room as the platform grows.

Requirements

Must-Have

• Strong hands-on experience in

  US accounting and tax environments

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• Experience managing

  multiple legal entities

  and intercompany accounting.
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• Deep understanding of bookkeeping, financial statements, and internal controls.
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• Comfortable managing external vendors (CPAs, tax firms, payroll providers).
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• Highly organized, detail-driven, and process-oriented.
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• Able to build systems from scratch, not just operate existing ones.

Strong Plus

• Experience in real estate
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• Experience building or scaling an accounting team.
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• Experience working with offshore teams or shared services.

What Success Looks Like

• Books are clean, timely, and boring (in a good way).
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• Taxes are filed correctly, on time, with no surprises.
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• Management can see real financial performance at any moment.
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• Accounting scales without chaos as volume increases.
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• The founder never has to chase numbers again.

Reporting Line

Reports directly to the Founder.