Financial Controller / Head of Finance

Carolina First Home

$100K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in accounting, finance, or controller roles
  • Experience with real estate accounting
  • Strong financial reporting and analytical skills
  • Proficiency in QuickBooks or similar software
  • Ability to consolidate financials across multiple entities
  • Highly organized with keen attention to detail
  • Interest in AI and automation for finance

Responsibilities

  • Oversee and ensure accuracy of company financial records
  • Manage monthly financial closings and reconciliations
  • Coordinate compliance reporting with CPA and tax preparer
  • Maintain internal controls and coordinate audits
  • Track portfolio performance metrics and financial dashboards
  • Own cash flow forecasting and liquidity monitoring
  • Assist in investor reporting and manage communications

Benefits

  • Performance-based bonuses of 10-25% of base salary
  • Health insurance premium reimbursement after 90 days
  • Retirement plan participation after 90 days
Full Job Description
Financial Controller / Head of Finance

Carolina First Home Greenville, SC (Downtown) Hybrid
Full-Time $100,000 Base Salary + Performance Bonus

THE OPPORTUNITY

This is an individual contributor role today, reporting directly to our CEO, but its scope will grow as we do. You'll own accounting oversight, portfolio financial reporting, and capital management, working closely with leadership and a fractional CFO to keep our finances sharp as the company scales.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Financial Oversight
  • Oversee company financial records and ensure accuracy within QuickBooks
  • Manage monthly financial close and reconciliation across multiple LLC entities
  • Work with our CPA and tax preparer on compliance reporting, pulling and organizing the data they need
  • Ensure multi-entity consolidation and inter-company accounting accuracy across all LLC entities
  • Maintain internal controls and accounting policies, and coordinate audits, tax filings, and other external reporting as needed
  • Ensure accurate tracking, reconciliation, and safeguarding of tenant security deposits, earnest money, and other client-held funds across all deals
  • Review settlement statements, JV agreements, notes, and mortgages for financial accuracy, verifying prorations, closing costs, loan terms, and distribution figures against underwriting and the books

Portfolio Financial Reporting
  • Track portfolio performance metrics such as DSCR, LTV, and debt-to-asset ratios
  • Maintain financial dashboards and leadership scorecards

Capital & Financing Management
  • Track loan balances, debt service obligations, and refinancing opportunities
  • Coordinate refinancing and new financing with lenders
  • Own company-wide cash flow forecasting, liquidity monitoring, and working capital optimization across the portfolio, in line with direction set by our fractional CFO

Portfolio & Project Analysis
  • Work with our Construction Project Manager to monitor rehab budgets
  • Support leadership in evaluating portfolio performance and investment decisions
  • Provide financial insight and analysis to guide CAPEX and investment decisions, and support continuous improvement initiatives

Investor Reporting
  • Assist the CEO in preparing financial reporting for private lenders and capital partners
  • Manage investor and lender relations and communications, under the direction of the CEO

Financial Systems & Automation
  • Help build and maintain financial systems using QuickBooks, Rippling, and AI automation tools

Requirements

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Required:
  • 5+ years of experience in accounting, finance, or controller-level roles
  • Experience with real estate accounting and investment portfolios
  • Strong financial reporting and analytical skills, beyond day-to-day bookkeeping
  • Experience with QuickBooks or similar accounting platforms
  • Comfortable managing books across multiple related entities and consolidating at a portfolio level
  • Highly organized with strong attention to detail
  • Genuine interest in AI tools and automation to improve financial systems
  • Located within commuting distance of Greenville, SC

Preferred:
  • Experience with note and mortgage portfolios
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
  • Experience with Rippling or a similar combined financial/HR/payroll platform
  • CPA or other accounting certification

Benefits

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
  • Base Salary: $100,000
  • Performance Bonus: an individual performance component of 10-15% of base salary ($10,000-$15,000) tied to on-time close, cash flow accuracy, and cost control, plus a company performance component of up to 5-10% ($5,000-$10,000) for exceeding company-wide financial goals, for a total bonus potential of 20-25% ($20,000-$25,000)
  • Total Compensation: $110,000-$115,000 (target), up to $125,000 for exceptional performance
  • Health insurance premium reimbursement (up to $650/month) after a 90-day probationary period
  • Retirement plan participation after 90 days

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This role is hybrid: most of your work happens remotely, with required in-person attendance for a monthly leadership meeting and quarterly team events at our downtown Greenville office, next to Falls Park on the Reedy. You'll need to live within commuting distance of Greenville to make those in-person touchpoints work.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply directly through this post and answer the following questions. No incomplete applications will not be considered. A recruiter will be in contact with next steps.

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