Corporate Controller

Self Storage Plus is more than a storage company - we are a team dedicated to creating Room to Pursue Life for our customers, communities, and employees. We are a regionally dominant self-storage management company that has grown rapidly since 2018, quadrupling to nearly 100 properties and earning recognition as one of the top 10 largest self-storage management companies in the U.S.

Operating across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, and ranked the 11th largest operator by Inside Self Storage, we are a fast-growing, customer-focused organization where people come first.

As an employer, our value proposition is simple: we invest in you so you can invest in others. When you join Self Storage Plus, you become part of a culture of service excellence, teamwork, and growth. Here, you'll find:

• A company with the scale and stability to support long-term career growth
• A people-first culture that values collaboration, accountability, and excellence
• The opportunity to be part of a trusted, top-10 brand making a difference in the lives of customers and communities

Are you a strategic finance leader with a proven track record of building scalable accounting infrastructure, leading a team and driving financial rigor across a fast-growing platform? Join our team as Corporate Controller. This role offers a critical seat in our finance organization, owning the accounting backbone behind nearly 100 properties - spanning property-level results and the operating company.

Why You'll Love This Role

• Financial Leadership: Own the accounting and treasury function across a rapidly scaling portfolio of self-storage assets with a strong focus on development.
• Strategic Influence: Partner directly with leadership to shape reporting, controls, and financial performance.
• High-Impact Culture: Build and mentor a growing accounting team as the company continues to grow.

Key Requirements

• Multi-Entity Accounting Expertise: Proven experience accounting for joint ventures, including capital accounts, preferred returns, and promote waterfalls.
• Real Estate Financial Acumen: Deep understanding of property-level accounting, debt covenants, fixed assets, and capital tracking.
• Stakeholder Management: Exceptional communication skills to support ownership, JV partners, lenders, and auditors.

Responsibilities

• Financial Close & Reporting: Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close across all entities, delivering consolidated and standalone financial statements under tax and GAAP accounting.
• Treasury & Capital: Maintain cash and provide accurate capital accounts, distribution waterfalls, and partner reporting across multiple JV structures.
• Development: Supervise and manage the development and pre-development accounting processes.
• Internal Controls: Design, implement, and maintain strong internal controls appropriate for a multi-entity ownership structure.
• Tax & Compliance: Serve as primary point of contact for tax preparers, and ensure compliance with lender and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Debt & Covenant Oversight: Manage loan accounting, amortization schedules, covenant compliance, and lender reporting.
• Team Leadership: Supervise and develop a team of accountants and property accounting personnel; build scalable processes as the portfolio grows.
• Operating Company: Own the management company P&L including fee revenue recognition, payroll, departmental budgeting and G&A cost control.
• Systems & Process Improvement: Own and optimize accounting systems and property management software integrations; drive automation to support continued portfolio and JV growth.
• Job Type: Full-time
• Pay: $170,000 to $190,000 per year with bonus potential
• Benefits: 401(k), 401(k) matching, Dental insurance, Employee discount, Health insurance, Paid time off, Referral program, Vision insurance