Director of Finance & Corporate Controller

Winston-Salem, NC | In-Office | Full-Time

Company Description

Front Street Capital is a full-service real estate development, management, and private equity company, led by a team of accomplished industry professionals. The firm focuses on delivering consistent, income-driven results for its clients. Over the years, Front Street Capital has successfully developed or acquired over $1 billion in income-generating properties. Their portfolio spans office, industrial, healthcare, and mixed-use assets, primarily located in the southeastern United States.

Role Description

Front Street Capital is seeking a Director of Finance & Corporate Controller to lead and scale the firm’s financial operations, reporting, and infrastructure.

This is a new position within the company as it transitions from an outsourced accounting model over the next year. This role ensures the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial reporting while establishing scalable processes, controls, and systems to support continued growth.

The Director will own the integrity, transparency, and scalability of the firm’s financial systems while serving as a trusted partner working closely with executive leadership and external advisors and serves as a key steward of financial discipline across the organization.

The ideal candidate is a CPA with a strong technical foundation and a builder’s mindset—capable of operating at both a strategic and hands-on level within a high-performing, entrepreneurial environment.

Key Responsibilities

1. Accounting Leadership & Oversight

  • Own all accounting and treasury operations across the firm’s entities, including funds, partnerships, and property-level structures

  • Lead quarterly and annual close processes and preparation of financial statements with a focus on accuracy, timeliness, and consistency

  • Establish and maintain a strong internal control environment and industry-best accounting policies

  • Serve as the primary liaison for external auditors and tax advisors

  • Ensure readiness for institutional capital, audits, and increased regulatory complexity

2. Investor & Leadership Reporting

  • Oversee development of institutional-quality financial reporting at both fund and asset levels

  • Standardize reporting across the portfolio to improve consistency and transparency

  • Partner closely with CFO and investor relations to support capital reporting, tax, and related investor communications

  • Deliver clear, decision-useful financial insights to executive leadership

3. Platform & Systems Development

  • Lead the evaluation, implementation, and optimization of accounting and reporting systems/platforms

  • Design scalable processes that support growth and reduce operational risk

  • Develop documentation, controls, and playbooks to institutionalize best practices

  • Develop and manage an internal team responsible for executing on these systems daily

  • Eliminate manual workflows and improve data integrity across systems

4. Strategic Finance & Business Partnership

  • Provide financial oversight and validation in support of underwriting and investment decisions

  • Develop portfolio-level insights, including cash flow forecasting and performance analysis

  • Support leadership with scenario planning and capital visibility

  • Contribute to cross-functional initiatives that improve operational and financial performance

Qualifications

Required

  • CPA, CMA, CGMA, or similar professional certification required

  • Minimum of 7 years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including:

  • Real estate, private equity, or fund accounting experience strongly preferred

  • Business services accounting and/or public accounting experience preferred

  • Experience managing complex, multi-entity structures (funds, partnerships, SPVs)

  • Proven ability to lead accounting functions and improve systems/processes

  • Experience building and/or managing a team of direct reports preferred

Technical & Functional Expertise

  • Functional knowledge of income tax basis and GAAP financials and real estate accounting practices

  • Comfortable flagging any tax implication in financial statements

  • Experience with fund accounting, capital allocations, and investor reporting

  • Strong systems orientation; experience implementing or optimizing accounting platforms

  • Advanced Excel proficiency; experience with reporting tools is a plus

Leadership Profile

  • High ownership mentality with strong attention to detail

  • Builder mindset with a focus on scalability and continuous improvement

  • Ability to operate effectively in a lean, entrepreneurial environment

  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate financial data into insights

  • Collaborative, pragmatic, and solutions-oriented

Reporting Structure

  • Reports to: Chief Financial Officer

  • Serves as a key financial voice to the leadership team

Why This Role Matters

This role is central to the firm’s continued growth and institutionalization. The Director will build and lead the financial infrastructure required to support increased scale, complexity, and investor expectations—while preserving the firm’s entrepreneurial culture.

 

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