Controller - Development, Homebuilding & Real Estate

Palmetto Bluff is nestled along the May River in the Lowcountry of South Carolina between Hilton Head Island and Savannah. As an award winning 20,000 acre development, the development encompasses a private member’s only club which includes a marina, restaurants, an equestrian center, a shooting club, a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, The Crossroads Reversable King Collins Golf Course, a lawn and racquet club, a community farm, and more.  In addition, Palmetto Bluff has an extensive nature preserve, walking trails, retail shopping, art gallery, and a vibrant village, all which pay homage to the region’s rich heritage.

Job Summary:

The Controller is the strategic financial business leader for Development, Homebuilding, and Real Estate. The Controller leads, develops, and implements strategies that deliver products and services to meet the needs and expectations of owners, associates, co-workers, and business partners. This position is primarily responsible for overseeing the accounting and financial reporting functions and financial services areas including accounts payable, treasury, and insurance of the businesses. This position is also responsible for maintaining a system of internal controls that will ensure that company assets are adequately safeguarded, and that financial reporting is prepared in compliance with financial policies, and US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Benefits:

We offer excellent benefits, including an incredible employer contribution towards medical, dental, and vision coverage which begins on the 1st of the month following your date of hire! Other benefits include a 401(k) Plan, with an employer matching contribution, paid life & disability coverage, and more.

Essential Job Functions:

Job duties include, although are not limited to:

Reporting:

• Consolidation and reporting of all company entities; establish and eliminate intercompany accounts and transactions
• Reporting and forecasting for development projects, homebuilding, and real estate, incorporating   business metrics and analytics 
• Reporting for Department Managers, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Co-Workers, and Ownership
• Federal and State tax reporting (including income, property, sales and use, personal property and other local taxes), insurance reports and other reports required by government regulation

Business Partnering:

• Provide financial and business support for department managers 
• Provide tools and reporting to ensure that department managers are successful in achieving the department budget
• Understand and implement industry trends and best practices

Accounting:

• Prepare trial balance and financial statements, including supporting schedules
• Maintain financial records in compliance with company policies and US GAAP
• Create and recommend policy enhancements for accounting, audit, budget, revenue, cost control, tax, and compilation of business metrics
• Review account reconciliations for accuracy

Financial Systems:

• Recommend and implement financial systems to improve process and reporting efficiency

Budget:

• Lead the preparation of quarterly forecasts and the annual budget, review and analyze budget versus actual variances and advise management on causes; recommend corrective actions to ensure that budget is achieved

Audit & Tax:

• Lead and coordinate annual audit and tax return

Internal Controls:

• Manage and conduct internal auditing programs to ensure that accounting records are accurately maintained and that established policies and practices are current and consistently followed
• Ensure that policies and procedures and internal controls are in place and function effectively to provide reasonable assurance that the company assets are protected, and financial information is accurate

Insurance:

• Point of contact for and work with third party insurance company to ensure that insurance records for property and liability are properly maintained; participate in annual insurance quotation and renewal process; work with third party insurance company to identify and implement cost savings and ensure appropriate insurance coverage

Treasury:

• Safeguard funds in bank accounts, ensure that revenues are properly and correctly deposited; supervise the draw of checks

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Responsible for continued development of associates; create plans for professional development and training 
• Performs periodic evaluations

Other duties, responsibilities, and projects as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required
• 6 years minimum experience as controller, preferably in a development/real estate environment
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and/or MBA desired
• Development, Homebuilding, and Real Estate finance experience
• Experience working with financial systems
• Ability to improve business processes and accountability
• Independent thinker, logical, strategic, attention to detail

Physical Demands:

• Performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to talk and hear
• Frequently is required to walk and sit, and occasionally is required to stand
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to approximately 25 pounds
• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate
• Ability to continuously stand for up to a 10-hour shift
• Ability to bend, twist, stoop, push, pull, climb stairs, reach overhead, and lift up to 50 pounds

Palmetto Bluff is proud to be an EEO Employer and participates in E-Verify.