Assistant Property Controller

About The Role:

CBRE's Investment Accounting & Reporting Solutions group is seeking an Assistant Property Accounting Controller to join a collaborative team focused supporting a portfolio of clients. This role is responsible for overseeing all aspects of financial accounting, reporting, and analysis of fund operations.

What You'll Do:

Complete and oversee advanced level accounting transactions in pre aration of client financial statement packages. Create and post journal entries. Ensure all expenses, receipts, owner's distributions, funding requests and other transactions for the accounting period have been accurately posted. Generate and review financial packages for accuracy and comprehensive reporting. Prepare packages on a schedule to ensure timely delivery to the client and other management teams. Adhere to Client Accounting Policies and Procedures (CAPP) to ensure internal and external reporting requirements are consistently met. Review and audit funding and payment requests for accuracy, documentation and authorization in accordance with established operating procedures. Respond to and resolve issues and requests from management teams and clients regarding various accounting issues and reports, including Profit and Loss statements. Research open accounting issues and recognizes potential issues and/or conflicts so corrective action can intercept and minimize issues. Create or review complex property budgets and forecasting for assigned property portfolios. Participate in new property and client transitions, and client audit requests. Communicate requests for additional services from clients and the field to senior management and understands the scope of accounting services for the properties in portfolio. May oversee the completion of projects including independent preparation and review of CAM (Common Area Maintenance) reconciliations, purchase/sale proration, lease abstract analysis, property software setups, and opening/closing entry generations. Coordinate work with other team members within single point-of-contact (SPOC) guidelines. Troubleshoot issues to ensure internal and external requests are handled timely, accurately, and with a focus on customer service. Coach junior staff on an informal basis. Support internal and external audits, providing required documentation and explanations. Ensure adherence to CBRE's IA&R standards, SOX compliance (if applicable), and client‑specific policies. Oversee workload planning, review work product, and provide ongoing training to ensure high performance and technical accuracy. Foster a culture of continuous improvement, process standardization, and operational efficiency. Drive improvements in accounting procedures, reporting automation, and workflow efficiencies. Support onboarding of new clients and transition of new scopes of work.