Controller (CPA) – Live Events & Entertainment | Remote
About The Position
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 oversight across all 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.
Requirements
- CPA required
- 7–10 years of accounting experience, ideally within 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
- Hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves mindset
- Willingness to work extended hours and occasional weekends as events require
Responsibilities
- Lead cost forecasting and budgeting for live events (venue rental, staging, lighting, production, etc.)
- Perform project-based accounting and financial modeling to determine event profitability
- Reconcile event budgets on-site to prevent cost overruns
- Transition Accounts Payable from outsourced to in-house operations
- Oversee internal Accounts Receivable processes
- Partner with executive leadership on strategic financial planning and growth initiatives
- Support the continued build-out of the internal accounting infrastructure
- Travel to live events approximately 5–10 times annually
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
