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Controller

Salary
Competitive
Employment
Full Time
Real Estate Field
Location
Washington
 DC
Postal Code
20007
Country
United States

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Description


TELESIS CORPORATION

Founded in 1985, Telesis is an award-winning company that has developed or planned a complex mix of over $2.8 billion in public and private financing for the revitalization of neighborhoods.  Its work has involved more than 17,000 units of affordable and mixed-income housing along with a wide range of commercial and civic uses. Telesis combines public and private investment to leverage other resources, and skillfully works with community leaders and residents to secure the organizational, civic, and financial support required for a project’s success. Telesis also provides consulting services on issues involving affordable housing and community and economic development. Telesis is a New Markets Tax Credit allocatee.  

 

DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK

Telesis is seeking to hire a Controller who will be a member of the core senior team responsible for corporate financing and working with the development team in all aspects of the financial requirements for development work from predevelopment through completion of construction and rent stabilization including processing draws, tracking contracts and overseeing job costs.  The Controller will also be responsible for coordinating audits and cost certifications with our outside CPA firm as well as oversee the preparation of tax filings. 

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Controller will be responsible for the corporate and development operations of the Company. Specific responsibilities include:

 

  • Support senior management through financial statement reporting, variance analyses, cash management and cashflow reporting and other ad hoc requests;
  • Prepare annual budgets for the office, and year to date analysis of income
  • Build reporting tools that allow for information sharing and financial transparency to facilitate planning and real time decision making;
  • Ensure the integrity, accuracy, timeliness and usefulness of all financial reports;
  • Maintain constructive partnership with audit firms through early preparation for, strategic management of and consistent communication about the annual audit.

 

The Controller will be based in our DC office.  The Controller will report to the Chief Financial Officer and work closely with the Telesis leadership team.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

 

Education: Bachelor’s degree and CPA required; MBA preferred. Graduate degree in accounting is preferred. 

 

Work Experience: At least four years of accounting experience, along with expertise in HUD and low income housing tax credit financing. 

 

Skills must include the following:

 

  • Strong financial fluency; strong grasp of cash flow reporting and cash management;
  • Familiarity with investment management;
  • Experience managing intercompany transactions, multiple entities and consolidated reporting;
  • Demonstrated success building relationships and partnering with program and development teams, helping them manage toward goals in an agile and flexible way;
  • Resourceful, with the ability to deliver results in a growing, entrepreneurial, dynamic environment;
  • Must have quickbooks and excel experience and be able to set up accounting systems and procedures. 
 

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Experience


5+ to 7 years


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