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Assistant Controller, Real Estate At Cowles Real Estate, we're more than just a property management company; we're a family-owned... ..., Real Estate is responsible for preparing monthly and annual financial statements,…
Finance & Accounting · Washington, DC
Controller jobs in Washington, DC
Controllers run the accounting function of a company. They own the close process, financial reporting, and internal controls, and manage the accounting team that keeps the numbers accurate and audit-ready.
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$54–$132/hr
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$175k
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City First Bank N.A. is a mission-driven Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) principally focused on a transformative... ..., CA. ROLE SUMMARY The position of the Senior Corporate Controller ensures complia…
Job Description Job Description Trinity Washington University Assistant Director of Financial Aid Salary Range: 65k to 70k (Salary determination is based on experience & qualifications Trinity Washington University seeks…
$27.41 per hour
evaluating and administering requests for funds and monitoring and controlling obligations and expenditures; and developing and interpreting... ...obvious deviations in reports listing the status of financial obligations…
$165k - $175k
Job Description Job Description Description: The Senior Director, Finance & Controller serves as the organization's senior accounting and financial operations leader and is responsible for the integrity, transparency, an…
$105k - $115k
commitment to deliver, grow and thrive . About the Role: As a Senior Budget Analyst, you will provide senior-level business and financial management support that will contribute to maintaining and expanding the capabilit…
Responsibilities: Provide specialized technical accounting support for the development, implementation, enhancement, and maintenance of financial systems (on-line journal entry, general ledger, etc.) and the databases, w…
Financial Investigator Employment Type: Full-Time, Mid-Level Department: Financial Investigation CGS is seeking a Financial Investigator to join our team providing legal support and investigative services to a large fede…
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What controllers earn in Washington
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $54–$72 | $112k–$150k |
| Mid level | $72–$96 | $150k–$200k |
| Senior | $93–$132 | $194k–$275k |
Adjusted for the Washington market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
GAAP and technical accountingFinancial reportingInternal controlsTeam managementMonth-end and year-end closeAudit managementERP systems (NetSuite, SAP)Cash flow managementProcess documentation
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
How have you improved a close process you inherited?
Give the before and after in days, and the specific changes: reconciliation cadence, checklist ownership, or automation. Show the team came along with the change.
Tell me about your experience managing an external audit.
Describe owning the PBC list, keeping schedules ready year-round, and how the audit concluded — ideally with no material adjustments and a shorter fieldwork period.
How do you design internal controls without slowing the business down?
Show risk-based thinking: strong controls where dollars and fraud risk concentrate, lighter touch elsewhere, and automation where judgment is not needed.
How do you develop and retain your accounting team?
Mention clear ownership of areas, cross-training to remove single points of failure, and giving seniors visible stretch work like audit or systems projects.
Describe a technical accounting issue you had to research and resolve.
Pick something real — revenue recognition, leases, capitalization — and walk through the guidance you applied and how you documented the position.
How do you work with FP&A and the CFO?
Frame the controller as the source of trustworthy actuals: clean, timely closes that let FP&A forecast and the CFO speak to the board with confidence.
Tell me about a time you found or prevented a material problem.
Show vigilance plus process: how the issue surfaced, how you contained and corrected it, and the control you added afterward.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For controllers specifically — generic advice costs you here
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Lead with the scope you controlled: revenue, entity count, team size, and audit firm relationships.
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Quantify close discipline, for example a consistent five-day close across a multi-entity consolidation.
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Name clean audit outcomes and any first-year audits or system implementations you led.
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Include CPA licensure prominently; most controller postings treat it as required.
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Show a systems story, such as migrating from QuickBooks to NetSuite, since controllers often own that transition.
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Where this role goes
Typical progression
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Senior Accountant
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Accounting Manager
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Assistant Controller
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Controller
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VP of Finance / CFO
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