Corporate Controller (Family Office/PE)

Company: The Premiere Group
Location: Columbia
Posted on: March 27, 2025

Job Description:

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Position Overview
The Corporate Controller plays a key leadership role in managing accounting processes and integrating financial data across a diverse portfolio of operating companies. This role is responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, and strategic accounting functions that enhance enterprise-wide decision-making, supports investment strategies, and drives value creation. The Corporate Controller will oversee multi-entity accounting consolidation, maintain internal controls, and implement best practices aligned with the needs of a dynamic family office structure.
This position requires a strategic leader ideally with deep expertise in multi-entity consolidations and accounting across multiple industries . The ideal candidate will balance strong technical accounting acumen with a hands-on, collaborative approach to working with portfolio company leadership, ensuring alignment with the overall financial strategy of the firm.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting Leadership & Reporting

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• Oversee multi-entity accounting reporting and consolidations, ensuring compliance with GAAP and relevant regulatory requirements.
  
• Provide strategic insights and financial recommendations to senior leadership, investment teams, and portfolio company executives.
  
• Partner with operating company leadership and team members to drive consistent financial reporting standards and key performance metrics across the portfolio.
  
• Prepare and present financial reports to leadership/stakeholders, ensuring clarity and accuracy in financial performance narratives.
  
  Accounting Operations & Process Optimization
  
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  • Direct centralized accounting operations across the family office and portfolio companies, including general ledger management, and various types of financial statement accounting.
    
  • Drive automation and scalable accounting processes to enhance reporting efficiency, reduce manual effort, and improve real-time decision-making.
    
    Risk Management & Compliance
    
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    • Ensure financial controls, risk management policies, and compliance frameworks are upheld across all entities, aligning with industry best practices.
      
    • Lead/liaison internal and external audit processes, tax compliance efforts, and regulatory reporting, working closely with auditors and external advisors.
      
      Strategic & Cultural Integration
      
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      • Align accounting strategies with the investment and operational goals of the family office and portfolio companies.
        
      • Assist in financial due diligence, post-acquisition integration, and ongoing financial governance for new investments.
        
      • Foster a collaborative, high-performance finance culture, ensuring knowledge-sharing and financial discipline across the organization.
        
        Key Qualifications & Competencies
        
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        • Experience and strong understanding of multi-entity financial consolidation, investment accounting, and private equity structures.
          
        • Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret complex financial data and provide strategic recommendations.
          
        • Expertise in GAAP, financial controls, and technical accounting
          
          
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          • Experience working within a private equity, family office, or investment environment is a plus
            
            
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            • Proven track record of leading and mentoring accounting teams, fostering a culture of excellence.
              
            • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
              
            • Experience managing accounting system implementations and driving process automation at scale.
              
              Education & Experience
              
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              • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
                
              • CPA designation preferred.
                
              • 8+ years of progressive experience in accounting, preferably within a private equity, family office, or multi-entity environment.
                
              • 5+ years of leadership experience, with demonstrated success in managing teams across multiple business units.
                
              • Experience with investment accounting, multi-entity financial consolidations, and financial reporting for private equity-backed companies.
                
              • Proficiency with ERP systems and financial reporting software
                
                Why Join Us?
                
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                • Direct impact on the financial success of a diversified investment platform.
                  
                • Exposure to a wide range of asset classes, from real estate to acquisitions. -
                  
                • A collaborative and entrepreneurial team that values innovation and strategic thinking.
                  
                • Competitive compensation, performance incentives, and long-term growth opportunities.
                  
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