Corporate Controller

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919 Capital Partners

Position: Corporate Controller

Reports To: Chief Financial Officer

Location: In-Office – RDU Area (Durham, NC)

Classification: Full Time

About Us

919 Capital Partners is a principal investment firm with a current focus on real estate across a diversified set of strategies, including manufactured housing communities, land development, real estate conversions, and infrastructure initiatives. With a long-term ownership mindset and a commitment to stability, growth, and operational excellence, 919 Capital Partners manages a growing multi-state portfolio—and has the intention and capability to expand its investment activities into additional asset classes and sectors over time.

Position Overview

The Corporate Controller is a senior member of the 919 Capital Partners finance and accounting team, reporting directly to the CFO. As a senior leadership hire into a company that is actively scaling, this role presents significant growth opportunity — including the potential to take on broader organizational responsibility as the accounting function matures. This role is responsible for the financial integrity of the parent company (919 Capital Partners) and will consolidate financial results across property, development, corporate, and other business activities. The Corporate Controller will coordinate closely with the Controller, Technical Accounting & Tax to ensure tax obligations are met, and will play a central role in maintaining accurate, timely, and well-controlled financial reporting across the enterprise.

This is a hands-on role requiring a high degree of independent ownership. The Corporate Controller will directly oversee the AP function (currently staffed by two AP specialists) and will serve as the operational hub connecting Property Accounting, Development Accounting, and Corporate Accounting — driving consistent standards, shared close timelines, and accurate consolidated reporting. This person is first and foremost an energetic team player and operational driver, with an emphasis on project management, organization, and communication rather than deep technical expertise.

This position is in-office, based in the RDU area. The Corporate Controller sits at the operational center of the accounting function and is expected to be a visible, energetic presence — driving activity, removing roadblocks, and keeping the organization moving. Proactive communication up, down, and across the organization is a core requirement of success in this role, not an ancillary expectation.

The Corporate Controller will be expected to champion the use of technology and AI-enabled tools across the accounting function — identifying opportunities to automate, streamline, and scale. This includes leading the evaluation and implementation of a new accounting ERP system as a near-term priority, alongside a broader mandate to continuously improve how the team works through technology.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Consolidation & Reporting

• Consolidate financial results across all business segments—property, development, corporate, and other activities—into accurate, timely parent company financial statements.
• Produce GAAP-compliant and managerial financial reports at both the business unit and parent company levels.
• Ensure consistency and accuracy in intercompany eliminations, allocations, and consolidation entries.
• Maintain and enforce consistent chart of accounts, accounting policies, and reporting standards across all business units.

Accounting Operations & Internal Controls

• Oversee all general ledger activity for the parent company and corporate entities.
• Establish, document, and maintain strong internal controls over financial reporting.
• Manage the quarterly and annual close process, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Develop and enforce accounting policies and procedures consistent with GAAP.
• Review and approve journal entries, account reconciliations, and other key accounting outputs.
• Support and coordinate audit activities; serve as primary liaison with external auditors.
• Leverage third-party outsourced accounting resources where appropriate to support corporate accounting work, while maintaining clear oversight and accountability for the quality and accuracy of all outputs.

Accounts Payable Oversight

• Directly oversee the AP team, ensuring accurate and timely processing of all payables.
• Establish and maintain clear AP workflows, approval processes, and vendor management procedures.
• Ensure proper coding, documentation, and audit readiness across all payable activity.
• Monitor AP aging and proactively manage payment timing in coordination with treasury.

Treasury Administration

• Serve as the CFO’s operational partner on treasury — responsible for executing wire transfers, managing intercompany cash movements, and ensuring all cash transactions are properly documented and reconciled.
• Maintain daily visibility into cash positions across all entities and flag any liquidity concerns to the CFO promptly.
• Own the day-to-day banking relationships and ensure all accounts are properly maintained, reconciled, and organized.
• Build and maintain treasury administration processes and controls that can scale as the organization grows, with the goal of eventually delegating transactional execution as the team expands.

Tax Coordination

• Ensure the accounting function provides accurate, complete, and timely financial data to the Technical Accounting & Tax Controller to support tax return preparation.
• Respond promptly to data requests from the Technical Accounting & Tax Controller and third-party tax advisors, treating tax as an important downstream consumer of clean financial information.
• Maintain awareness of key tax deadlines and coordinate with the Technical Accounting & Tax Controller to ensure data is ready on time.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Communication

Proactive communication is one of the most critical competencies required in this role. The Corporate Controller is expected to actively maintain alignment across a dynamic, fast-moving organization—not waiting to be asked, but anticipating needs, surfacing issues early, and keeping all relevant stakeholders informed.

• Maintain clear, consistent, and proactive communication with the CFO, ensuring timely visibility into financial results, open items, risks, and progress on key initiatives.
• Establish regular communication rhythms with the Technical Accounting & Tax Controller and Property Controller to ensure data quality, reporting alignment, and shared awareness of deadlines and priorities.
• Partner with business unit accounting teams to establish consistent close timelines, standardized reporting inputs, and shared best practices.
• Collaborate with legal, operations, and investment teams on financial matters including debt compliance, lender reporting, and transaction support.
• Proactively flag issues, delays, or concerns to the CFO and relevant stakeholders before they escalate—with clear context and a proposed path forward.
• Serve as an accessible and reliable resource to operational teams on accounting and financial reporting questions.

Technology & Innovation Leadership

• Bring a technology-forward mindset to the role — actively seeking opportunities to leverage AI-enabled tools, automation, and modern accounting technology to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Lead the evaluation, selection, and implementation of a new accounting ERP system within 18-24 months — partnering with IT, finance, and operations to define requirements, manage timelines, and ensure successful deployment.
• Develop and deliver training and change management support to drive adoption of new systems and tools across the team.
• Stay current on emerging accounting technology and evaluate new tools for applicability to the organization’s needs.

Team Leadership

• Directly manage a team with a people-first approach — setting clear expectations, providing ongoing feedback, and supporting professional development.
• Provide coaching, feedback, and professional development support to direct reports.
• Serve as the connective tissue across the three accounting pillars — corporate, property, and development — driving accountability and shared standards across teams that may not directly report to this role.
• Foster a culture of accountability, accuracy, and continuous improvement within the accounting function.

Qualifications Required

• CPA strongly preferred, but not required
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 2 years in a controller or senior accounting leadership role
• Demonstrated experience in multi-entity consolidation and intercompany accounting
• Working knowledge of tax compliance sufficient to coordinate effectively with dedicated tax professionals
• Experience coordinating with external tax advisors and auditors; ownership of the tax function not required
• Proficiency with accounting ERP systems; prior ERP implementation experience strongly preferred
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to communicate proactively, frequently, and clearly
• Strong project management and organizational skills; this role is more about driving process and people than technical accounting
• Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy
• Energetic, proactive team player and natural operational leader — someone who drives activity rather than waits for direction
• Proven ability to manage and develop direct reports and influence peers and cross-functional teams

Preferred

• Experience in real estate, investment, or family office environments
• Background in multi-state accounting and compliance
• Commitment to leveraging technology and innovation (including AI-enabled tools) in accounting operations

Other Information

This position is in-office, based in the RDU area (Durham, NC). The Corporate Controller will work in close daily proximity to the CFO and the broader accounting team, serving as the operational hub of a function that is actively being built. This role is well suited to a candidate who is energized by building infrastructure, leading people, and driving an organization forward — and who sees the opportunity in joining a growing, institutionally-minded firm.

Compensation details will be discussed during the interview process and will reflect the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and the scope of the role.

Pay: From $150,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person