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CHARLESGATE · 3 hours ago

Senior Controller / Director of Finance

Boston, MA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

7+ years exp

CHARLESGATE is a vertically integrated real estate platform based in Boston, delivering high-performance multifamily operations. The Senior Controller / Director of Finance will lead the finance function, overseeing accounting, cash management, revenue operations, and intercompany consolidations to support the company's rapid growth and operational efficiency.

CommercialProperty ManagementReal EstateResidential

Responsibilities

Own close calendar, task checklist, and signoffs

Maintain balance sheet integrity and reconciliations

Standardize accounting policies and coding rules across entities

Own weekly 13-week cash forecast and cash decision cadence

Lead AR aging, collections accountability, and billing discipline

Maintain AP runway and payment approval thresholds

Ensure invoicing matches contract terms (retainers, projects, reimbursables, commissions)

Define and enforce revenue reporting and recognition practices by revenue type

Install process to reduce write-offs, billing lag, and margin leakage

Build intercompany agreements, billing, and eliminations

Improve shared services cost allocation model (simple, transparent drivers)

Produce consolidated financials with clear OpCo performance visibility

Administer STIP and LTI incentive comp plans

Publish monthly KPI pack with margin bridges and key drivers

Lead monthly forecast roll-forward and variance analysis

Partner with OpCo leaders to build revenue and business models and make decisions from numbers (not just report)

Own capital accounts, calls, and distributions; maintain waterfall accuracy

Standardize quarterly lender + LP reporting packages and cadence

Implement Delegation of Authority (DoA), vendor onboarding, and spend controls

Build audit-ready documentation (without creating bureaucracy)

Maintain policy library and process SOPs

Own ERP/Accounting/Expense management software implementation

Qualification

Multi-entity accountingCash forecastingRevenue recognitionFinancial reportingKPI developmentIncentive compensationERP implementationTeam leadershipCommunicationProblem-solvingAdaptability

Required

7 - 12+ years in accounting/finance; 3+ years leading teams

Proven multi-entity ownership: intercompany, eliminations, consolidation

Built/owned operating cadence: close + cash + forecast + KPI pack

Strong cash leadership experience: AR discipline + collections accountability

Ability to translate contribution margin + drivers into clear operator recommendations/actions

Systems and automations fluency: multi-entity accounting software + advanced spreadsheets/BI + AI-enabled workflows

Understanding of business operations + drivers: a model builder, not just a numbers jockey

Comfortable in ambiguity; know how to create structure without slowing the business

Preferred

Industry adjacency: multifamily ownership/management, brokerage, agency/pro services, fund management, private equity

Allocation model design + implementation experience

Incentive comp administration (STIPs/LTIPs)

Fund/SPV/partnership accounting (capital calls, distributions, capital accounts)

CPA/audit background; M&A diligence/integration; forecast/BI models

Company

CHARLESGATE

We're your real estate partners, serving a diverse range of clients – property owners, buyers, investors, and developers.

Founded in 2003

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

51-200 employees

https://charlesgaterealty.com/

Funding

Current Stage

Growth Stage

Leadership Team

Michael DiMella

Managing Partner

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