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COMPANY SUMMARY Multi-faceted, fully integrated real estate and hospitality company that acquires, develops, and manages commercial properties in landmark locations throughout the United States. In Real Estate & Development and Hospitality, we don’t sit back and let things happen, we make things happen! Whether we’re crafting deals or cocktails, our unparalleled attention to detail leads to award-winning real estate development and hospitality projects.
POSITION SUMMARY The Senior Corporate Controller serves as the senior accounting leader and is responsible for the overall integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of the Company’s accounting and financial reporting functions across its hospitality, real estate, and corporate entities. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, the Senior Corporate Controller will lead and oversee the accounting department, and will have ultimate responsibility for the Company's accounting operations, monthly and annual close processes, financial statement preparation, internal controls, accounting policies, and financial reporting.
This position requires a hands-on accounting leader capable of managing a complex, multi-entity organization while building the processes, systems, controls, and team necessary to support continued growth. The Senior Corporate Controller will balance strategic oversight with detailed review and will remain ultimately accountable for the quality and accuracy of the accounting function, regardless of whether particular responsibilities are delegated to other members of the accounting team.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Accounting Leadership & Oversight • Lead and oversee the accounting function across ELIA Group's hospitality operating companies, real estate entities, and corporate entities. • Establish clear responsibilities, workflows, deadlines, and accountability throughout the accounting department. • Oversee the delegation and execution of day-to-day accounting activities while maintaining ultimate responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the Company's accounting records.
• Establish, maintain, and enforce accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls consistent with GAAP and sound accounting practices. • Identify accounting and reporting risks and proactively implement processes and controls to address them. • Oversee general ledger, AP/AR, payroll accounting, revenue recognition, cost accounting, and fixed assets. Financial Close & Reporting • Own and oversee the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes across all hospitality and real estate entities.
• Establish and enforce a disciplined monthly close calendar, including deadlines for reconciliations, accruals, financial statement preparation, review, and final reporting. • Review and/or prepare entity-level and consolidated financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, and supporting schedules. • Ensure all balance sheet accounts are appropriately reconciled and reviewed and that outstanding reconciling items are timely investigated and resolved.
• Review journal entries, accruals, allocations, reserves, and other significant accounting adjustments. • Oversee consolidation of financial results, including intercompany transactions, allocations, and eliminations. • Ensure financial statements accurately reflect the underlying operations of the business and are prepared consistently across entities and reporting periods. • Develop and maintain standardized monthly financial reporting packages for executive leadership.
Multi-Entity Accounting & Financial Management • Oversee accounting for a complex organizational structure consisting of multiple operating businesses, real estate entities, holding companies, and related entities. • Ensure appropriate accounting for intercompany transactions, management fees, shared expenses, distributions, contributions, loans, and other related-party activity. • Maintain consistency in cha