Assistant Controller

Location: Atlanta, United States

Company

hirify.global and HOAdv provide property and community management services, combining global resources, local expertise, technology, and operational excellence across multiple markets.

What you will do

• Lead financial strategy, governance, planning, forecasting, scenario modelling, and long-range financial plans.
• Own accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, tax, payroll oversight, and finance systems.
• Prepare management accounts, Board packs, KPIs, forecasts, and annual financial statements.
• Oversee service-charge budgets, reconciliations, reserve funds, client money processes, and portfolio transitions.
• Lead audits and manage relationships with auditors, tax advisers, banks, insurers, clients, and accounting software vendors.
• Develop the finance team and improve processes through automation, standardization, ERP implementation, and scalable reporting tools.

Requirements

• Certified Public Accountant license required.
• Significant senior finance leadership experience, ideally as a CFO, Finance Director, Controller, or equivalent.
• Experience in client management, team management, Fortune 500 companies, or large public accounting firms.
• Strong knowledge of service-charge accounting, client money, budgeting, cash flow management, statutory reporting, and GAAP compliance.
• Experience leading audits, managing external advisers, and working with senior executives and Boards.
• Strong commercial judgement, analytical ability, communication skills, and experience improving controls and financial performance.

Nice to have

• Experience in a private equity-backed, acquisitive, or rapidly scaling business.
• Experience with multi-entity, multi-country, or regulated client-funds environments.
• Experience with property-management systems, ERP implementations, BI and reporting platforms, or finance transformation.
• Additional professional accounting certifications or licenses.

Culture & Benefits

• People-first approach focused on creating thriving, well-managed communities.
• Collaboration with operating-company CFOs and Controllers on North American and global initiatives.
• Opportunity to work with operations, sales, technology, HR, clients, banks, and external advisers.
• Role within a global organization managing approximately 2.5 million homes across nine markets.