Avison Young is a global commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm, offering transaction, management, financial and consulting services. We’ve designed our corporate structure to best serve our clients by enhancing collaboration across our organization.

At Avison Young, we are committed to providing a comprehensive suite of commercial real estate services to our clients while fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace culture for our employees. Our collaborative approach and emphasis on personal and professional growth create an environment where individuals can thrive. Real estate can have a significant positive impact on people’s lives – and we’re in the business of making spaces and places work better for people. Our purpose is to create real economic, social and environmental value as a global real estate advisor, powered by people.

If you're looking for career opportunities where you can excel and contribute to a strong company culture, we want to hear from you. Join our highly motivated team and take pride in your work as we create a better future together.

The REMS US Compliance Controller develops, implements, and enforces department and/or line of business compliance nationally, ensuring quality while mitigating risk to our Clients and the Company. Also responsible for managing the relationship with
our external auditors.

• Responsible for overseeing the internal and external audit plans for REMS Property Management and Property Management Accounting. Ensure that the plans are comprehensive, consistent, cohesive, and effective. Responsible for ensuring audit concerns are communicated, remediated, and reevaluated.
• Ensure existence and maintenance of SOC policy and procedure documentation and training to build a robust culture of compliance to ensure superior outcomes for Clients.
• Establish roles and responsibilities within the business to allow for proper collaboration, alignment, and support of SOC compliance.
• Educate and inform service delivery leaders on Service Organization Controls. Responsible for completion and maintenance of required Service Organization Controls documentation, reports, and report letters. Partners with external auditors when necessary.
• Responsible for RFP process to identify SOC Independent Auditor and determining scope of SOC Audit.
• Provide SOC audit execution coordination across the business and manage relationships with external auditors.
• Engage in conversations with Clients and potential Clients on the value of SOC1 compliance, the results of the annual audit and other Client SOC and compliance concerns.
• Serve as expert resource and participates in Compliance consulting engagements upon request.
• Identify potential risks associated with process changes and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Develop and oversee Business Continuity Plans.

FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE

• Senior Leader with strong accounting, audit, and finance skills, with the understanding of enabling technologies and automation tools needed to support the service delivery teams. Requires expert-level knowledge of global real estate accounting practices and Service Organization Controls compliance.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

• Advanced degree preferred. A minimum of 10 years of SOC/SOX experience, leadership, and service delivery experience is required.

QUALIFICATIONS

The requirements below represent the required knowledge, skill, and/or ability.

• Experience with leadership roles and display problem-solving capabilities
• Ambitious, energetic, passionate, persistent, self-motivated and determined
• Possess a strong ability to prioritize, be well-organized, capable of multitasking and assume responsibilities and duties to lead and influence a team of professionals
• Big picture thinker capable of strategy development, execution and implementation
• Capability to adjust himself/herself to changes and new situations
• Strong Project Management and Change Management skills
• Learning agility and effective personal communication skills
• Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret the most complex business documents
• Ability to effectively interact with management, employees, client etc. and respond effectively to the most sensitive issues
• Fortitude to cope with failures and trying to learn from past mistakes
• Hardworking dedicated team player willing to work for the greater good of the company
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and practical problem-solving skills.
• Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
• Read, analyze, and interpret general technical procedures or governmental regulations
• Write reports and business correspondence.
• Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers and clients
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to interact with employees, superiors, and customers.
• Excellent organizational, verbal and written communications skills.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and data management software. Word, Excel and Powerpoint experience preferred.

Our Equal Opportunity Commitment

Avison Young is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to promoting diversity and inclusivity within our workforce. Our non-discrimination policy ensures that all individuals are treated equally, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. We believe in fostering a positive and inclusive work environment that values accessibility and fair recruitment practices for all employees. We hope you will join us in committing to create a workplace that is fair, equitable, and welcoming to all.

Benefits offered to full time W2 employees:

• Traditional and Roth 401k with generous employer match and immediate vesting
• 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave after one year of tenure
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Company paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Company paid Short & Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Critical Illness and Accident Coverage
• Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter & Transit Pre-Tax Benefits
• Wellness program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Work-Life Balance:

• Competitive paid vacation days
• 2 personal/wellness days
• Paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays
• Annual volunteer day for Day of Giving