Controller

Job Description

Job Title:  Controller

Hartman Income REIT is seeking a dynamic Controller to report to our corporate office in Houston, Texas. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 7-10 years of Public Accounting experience.  The candidate will possess a large amount of GRIT (see definition below), will be hungry, humble and smart. The candidate will be a natural born leader that attracts followers. The Controller will work side-by-side with the current CFO of the company for the purpose of succession. 

GRIT in psychology is a positive, non-cognitive trait based on an individual's passion for a particular long-term goal or end state, coupled with a powerful motivation to achieve their respective objective. This perseverance of effort promotes the overcoming of obstacles or challenges that lie within a gritty individual's path to accomplishment, and serves as a driving force in achievement realization. Commonly associated concepts within the field of psychology include "perseverance", "hardiness", "resilience", "ambition", "need for achievement" and "conscientiousness".

About Hartman Income REIT: At Hartman, we are focused on creating career paths for all team members. As is defined in one of the company’s core values: The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.  The company currently has an annual revenue of $75 million, 52 office and retail properties located throughout the State of Texas and employs 150 team members.  The company will fulfill its vision of “busting a billion” dollars in asset value in 2018 with the successful launch of an IPO.  Hartman will reward $25 million in stock awards to its employees.  

Job Purpose:  

The Controller provides the leadership, management, and vision necessary to ensure the responsible accounting operations of the company, to include the production of periodic financial reports, maintenance of an adequate system of accounting records, and a comprehensive set of controls and budgets designed to mitigate risk, enhance the accuracy of the company's reported financial results, and ensure that reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles or international financial reporting standards.

Key responsibilities:

Management

• Maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures
• Manage outsourced functions
• Oversee the operations of the accounting department, including the design of an organizational structure adequate for achieving the department's goals and objectives
• Oversee the accounting operations of subsidiary corporations, especially their control systems, transaction-processing operations, and policies and procedures
• Direct operations of the financial organization, ensuring sound financial and other business practices in accordance with Company goals, objectives and profit plans. Direct the scheduling, progress and completion of financial projects of major significance
• Manage the departmental budgets, the review of appropriation requests against approved budgets for availability of funds prior to commitment, and oversee control to ensure that budgeted expenditures do not exceed amounts authorized
• Interpret operating results as they affect financial aspects of the business and recommend measures to reduce costs and increase profits. Implement financial improvements to increase the organization's effectiveness and contribute to customer satisfaction
• Develops and maintains internal control guidelines and policies and procedures for accounting, budgeting, cash management and reporting
• Provide financial advice to senior executives on issues of major significance that may impact current and future business and the Company's profitability and reputation. Direct the preparation of statistics for financial statements, including preparation of charts and graphs depicting progress, conditions and results, and related reports and recommendations

Transactions

• Ensure that accounts payable are paid in a timely manner
• Ensure that all reasonable discounts are taken on accounts payable
• Ensure that accounts receivables are collected promptly
• Process payroll in a timely manner
• Ensure that periodic bank reconciliations are completed
• Ensure that required debt payments are made on a timely basis
• Maintain the charts of accounts
• Maintain an orderly accounting filing system
• Maintain a system of controls over accounting transactions

Reporting

• Compile and manage SEC reports
• Issue timely and complete financial statements
• Coordinate the preparation of the corporate annual reports
• Recommend benchmarks against which to measure the performance of company operations
• Calculate and issue financial and operating metrics
• Manage the production of the annual budget and forecasts
• Calculate variances from the budget and report significant issues to management
• Provide for a system of management cost reports
• Provide financial analyses as needed, in particular for capital investments, pricing decisions, and contract negotiations

Compliance

• Coordinate the provision of information to external auditors for the annual audit
• Monitor debt levels and compliance with debt covenants
• Comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings

Core Competencies:

Leadership -- confident and energetic, self-directed with superior interpersonal skills. Effective as a persuader and negotiator, inspiring the trust of others. Demonstrates and requires accountability, exhibits sound independent judgement. Upholds highest ethical standards with integrity.

Strategic Thinking & Decision Making -- makes strategic decisions based on GAAP and the regulations based on the SEC.

Innovation -- incorporates continuous improvement methodologies throughout the accounting department that drive productivity and process improvements.

Communication -- exhibits excellent oral and written communication skills, strong presentation skills, and confident public speaking ability.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Accounting, Finance or Business,
• CPA preferred, CPA Eligible required
• YARDI proficiency-advanced to expert preferred
• 7-10 years of public accounting experience with a big 4 accounting firm
• IPO experience preferred
• Strong leadership skills

The controller candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in accounting or business administration, or equivalent business experience and 10+ years of progressively responsible experience for a major company or division of a large corporation.  Preference will be given to candidates with the Certified Public Accountant or Certified Management Accountant designations.

We can offer you:

• A competitive compensation package, including salary, performance bonus and stock awards
• A robust package of health, retirement and paid vacation benefits, among other things
• A faith based corporate culture. We were ranked as a top place to work in Houston, find out why here: http://reviews.greatplacetowork.com/hartman-income-reit

Hartman Management, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability or handicap, or veteran status.