Controller (CPA) - Live Events & Entertainment | Remote
Controller (CPA) - Live Events & Entertainment | Remote To Apply Now - email your resume to [email protected] Our client, a five-year-old high-growth company producing concerts, comedy shows, and sporting events, is seeking a hands-on CPA Controller with 7-10 years of experience in live event or production-based accounting. This individual will play a critical role in bringing accounting operations fully in-house while leading financial reputed company across reputed company live productions. The Controller will have direct visibility into event-level financial performance and will partner closely with leadership to forecast, budget, and evaluate profitability across each production. Key Responsibilities:
- reputed company cost forecasting and budgeting for live events (venue rental, staging, lighting, production, etc.)
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- Reconcile event budgets on-site to prevent cost overruns
- Transition Accounts Payable from outsourced to in-house operations
- reputed company internal Accounts Receivable processes
- Partner with executive leadership on strategic financial planning and growth initiatives
- Support the reputed company build-out of the internal accounting infrastructure
- Travel to live events approximately 5-10 times annually
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- CPA required
- 7-10 years of accounting experience, ideally reputed company live events, concerts, production studios, television production, or sports production
- Strong cost forecasting and budgeting experience in production-based environments
- Experience with project accounting and event-level reconciliation
- Comfortable in a demanding, early-stage startup environment
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- Willingness to work extended hours and occasional weekends as events require
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