Vice President, Operations Controller

VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS CONTROLLER / Affordable Housing Property Management – Rochester, NY

About Conifer: Conifer Realty, LLC is a dynamic, vertically integrated organization that creates and manages high-quality affordable and work-force housing.  Conifer is devoted to growth, to innovation and to be purposeful to our communities. Every step in our process creates a path to a HOME for Possibilities -- a HOME for our residents, and a HOME for our employees. Conifer has a 47+ year investment and development history with over 15,000 multifamily apartment homes representing 210 communities throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. At the heart of Conifer is an experienced team of over 500 highly skilled and passionate professionals. The team’s demonstrated entrepreneurial spirit has secured our leadership role in the affordable housing industry. 

To view Conifer’s history, values, mission, visit the link: www.coniferllc.com

OVERVIEW: 

The Vice President, Operations Controller will be responsible for leading Conifer’s operational accounting divisions of residential and development accounting functions. We are seeking a tenure property management-financial professional, who brings property development expertise as well as high volume residential-multi-family accounting experience.  This role will work directly with the Chief Financial Officer, accounting staff, asset management, property management and the Senior Leadership Team. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for overseeing the Development Accounting and Residential Accounting departments.      
• Leads two direct reports and a total team of thirteen employees.
• Oversee the monthly and annual financial closings, financial reporting, fixed asset accounting procedures, accounts receivables and accounts payables, year-end audits.
• Support monthly company update materials.
• Support with board materials as needed.
• Oversee the monthly ledger reconciliation and job cost reports.
• Manage monthly sources & uses reports for development projects to review in monthly financial review day meeting with the development team.
• Analyze contracts and proposals in conjunction with other leadership staff.
• Manage and adhere to all operating, regulatory and joint venture agreements.
• Oversee all accounting procedures and processes.
• Work closely with Asset Management in preparation of the annual budgets and quarterly projection modeling.
• Provide support to asset management and property management regional managers to research and analyze variances, perform rent and operational expense analysis, and financial portfolio analysis as needed.
• Attend monthly financial statement meetings and review with the asset management and property management teams.
• Propose enhancements to current procedures and/or processes to continually improve the efficiency and the quality of our work. 
• Review, analyze, and lead reporting and data utilizing Yardi application, DealPath and Smartsheets.
• Support the CFO on all questions and activities related to the business and financial matters.      
• Work closely and collaborate with other accounting finance leaders.
• Supervise, train, and develop accounting leaders and oversight of the larger accounting team.
• Key position as a member of the Senior Leadership Team.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of ten years’ experience in accounting and five years of supervisory experience, with demonstrated increasing responsibility.
• Experience in affordable housing, real estate, construction preferred.
• Accounting experience working for a public CPA firm and private company.
• Strong working experience with GAAP and technical accounting principles, laws, and regulations; ability to quickly learn and adapt to new regulations.
• Demonstrated success in advanced financial accounting and reporting.
• Highly detailed, analytical, and accurate with proven ability to synthesize and communicate technical accounting, reporting and compliance requirements.
• Advanced skills with Microsoft Office including Excel.
• Exceptionally organized and detail oriented.
• Able to maintain confidentiality and exercise good judgement.
• Capable of establishing strong working relationships with team members including the ability to leverage team strengths.
• Ability to prioritize independently while managing multiple competing priorities.
• Working knowledge of the Yardi system preferred.

EDUCATION/TRAINING:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting. 
• CPA is not required qualification. 

 The salary range for this position is $130,000 to $150,000. The actual compensation may vary depending on a wide range of factors, including experience, skills, qualifications, certifications, location, etc. This range does not include additional forms of compensation such as bonuses.

APPLY TODAY via our website link to complete our application process and attach your resume: www.careersatconifer.com Thank you for your interest in joining the Conifer Team!

Conifer Realty LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status or characteristic. Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Disability/Veteran /Citizenship or Immigration Status.