Corporate Controller (Family Office/PE)

Position Overview

The Corporate Controller plays a key leadership role in managing accounting processes and integrating financial data across a diverse portfolio of operating companies. This role is responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, and strategic accounting functions that enhance enterprise-wide decision-making, supports investment strategies, and drives value creation. The Corporate Controller will oversee multi-entity accounting consolidation, maintain internal controls, and implement best practices aligned with the needs of a dynamic family office structure.

This position requires a strategic leader ideally with deep expertise in multi-entity consolidations and accounting across multiple industries . The ideal candidate will balance strong technical accounting acumen with a hands-on, collaborative approach to working with portfolio company leadership, ensuring alignment with the overall financial strategy of the firm.

Key Responsibilities

Accounting Leadership & Reporting

• Oversee multi-entity accounting reporting and consolidations, ensuring compliance with GAAP and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Provide strategic insights and financial recommendations to senior leadership, investment teams, and portfolio company executives.
• Partner with operating company leadership and team members to drive consistent financial reporting standards and key performance metrics across the portfolio.
• Prepare and present financial reports to leadership/stakeholders, ensuring clarity and accuracy in financial performance narratives.
  
  

Accounting Operations & Process Optimization

• Direct centralized accounting operations across the family office and portfolio companies, including general ledger management, and various types of financial statement accounting.
• Drive automation and scalable accounting processes to enhance reporting efficiency, reduce manual effort, and improve real-time decision-making.
  
  

Risk Management & Compliance

• Ensure financial controls, risk management policies, and compliance frameworks are upheld across all entities, aligning with industry best practices.
• Lead/liaison internal and external audit processes, tax compliance efforts, and regulatory reporting, working closely with auditors and external advisors.
  
  

Strategic & Cultural Integration

• Align accounting strategies with the investment and operational goals of the family office and portfolio companies.
• Assist in financial due diligence, post-acquisition integration, and ongoing financial governance for new investments.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance finance culture, ensuring knowledge-sharing and financial discipline across the organization.
  
  

Key Qualifications & Competencies

• Experience and strong understanding of multi-entity financial consolidation, investment accounting, and private equity structures.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret complex financial data and provide strategic recommendations.
• Expertise in GAAP, financial controls, and technical accounting
• Experience working within a private equity, family office, or investment environment is a plus
• Proven track record of leading and mentoring accounting teams, fostering a culture of excellence.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience managing accounting system implementations and driving process automation at scale.
  
  

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• CPA designation preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in accounting, preferably within a private equity, family office, or multi-entity environment.
• 5+ years of leadership experience, with demonstrated success in managing teams across multiple business units.
• Experience with investment accounting, multi-entity financial consolidations, and financial reporting for private equity-backed companies.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and financial reporting software
  
  

Why Join Us?

• Direct impact on the financial success of a diversified investment platform.
• Exposure to a wide range of asset classes, from real estate to acquisitions.
• A collaborative and entrepreneurial team that values innovation and strategic thinking.
• Competitive compensation, performance incentives, and long-term growth opportunities.