Accounting dept of CRE company
I’m thinking about leaving a position in public accounting to move into a controller role in CRE. I wanted to see if anyone here is in that role and what kind of salary you can expect, what growth options are there, day to day work, and anything else worth mentioning. 

I want to get into real estate and feel like this would be a great move to learn the business from the inside, but I’d be taking a significant pay cut, about 30%. 

Thanks in advance!
[{"id": "fvur4br", "text": "Following as I also considered this. Moving from AVP title in F0500 insurance company to do a CRE Accounting role.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fvurj0w", "text": "When you say you want to get into real estate do you mean you want to do your own deals?  If so, the way that an established company looks for and performs deals will probably be pretty different from an individual trying to create a smaller portfolio. I don't know if that is worth a 30% pay cut.  If you want to move to other roles in a real estate company then it could be a good move depending on the firm./", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fvy6rtg", "text": "What is your personal goal in CRE? As a controller, you're going to be focused on the corp fin side and likely aren't going to be getting a ton of deal exposure. I don't think it'll be beneficial enough to take the pay cut if you're interested in deal making or development depending on the scope of the role.\n\nTypically, the accounting guys get pigeonholed into accounting roles if that's where they start. That being said, a CPA is a huge asset to transfer into a more deal-focused role.\n\nI would consider looking into roles at REITs, they love hiring CPAs into front office, transaction-oriented roles because of the amount of reporting required. That would be a great foot in the door.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]