VP, Controller

Teton Ridge • ,

6d • $195,000 - $225,000

About The Position

Teton Ridge is seeking a VP, Controller to lead and shape its accounting function across a multi-entity organization spanning media, subscription streaming, advertising, film and television, and live sports and events. Reporting to the CFO, this player-coach role owns the close, consolidation, technical accounting, audit, tax compliance, and controls. The position will build and develop the accounting team, establish process-based workflows with clear ownership, and strengthen the team’s capabilities.

The VP, Controller will deliver timely, accurate consolidated reporting and improve its speed and usefulness. The role will set accounting policies and judgments, build a consistent data foundation across the ledger, source systems, and data platform, and use automation and AI to reduce manual work. It will partner with auditors, external tax advisors, FP&A, technology, and business leaders in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• CPA required; Chartered Accountant or equivalent international qualification considered.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• At least 3 years as a Controller or Assistant Controller in a multi-entity organization.
• Deep command of US GAAP and practical, commercial judgment.
• Track record of leading an external audit and strengthening internal controls.
• Experience leading an accounting clean-up, restructuring, acquisition, or disposition.
• Hands-on fluency with NetSuite or a similar ERP, including chart of accounts, subsidiaries, consolidation, and reporting.
• Experience redesigning a chart of accounts, implementing systems, or automating finance processes.
• Familiarity with partnership structures, including multi-entity LLCs, K-1s, and allocations.
• Ability to lead and develop a team, delegate effectively, and communicate confidently with executives, auditors, and non-finance colleagues.
• Comfort working in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment.

Nice To Haves

• Big 4 or national-firm background.
• Exposure to cloud data platforms, BI tools, or AI-enabled workflows.
• Experience with film and TV project financing and accounting, including single-purpose production entities, production loans, tax incentives, and distribution agreements.
• Experience in media or entertainment, especially film and TV production and distribution accounting, including ASC 926, participations, production incentives, and financing.
• Experience with advertising order-to-cash, including order management, delivery reconciliation, make-goods, and agency billing.
• Experience with subscription or streaming businesses.
• Experience with live sports and events.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the accounting team, establishing process-based workflows with clear ownership, review, and backup.
• Own the close and deliver timely, accurate consolidated results across a complex multi-entity structure.
• Improve the speed and usefulness of financial reporting.
• Set technical accounting policies and judgments for revenue recognition, film and content costs, programming rights, and complex transactions.
• Redesign the chart of accounts and reporting dimensions to align the ledger, source systems, and data platform.
• Use automation and AI to reduce manual work in the close, reconciliations, order-to-cash, and payables.
• Strengthen controls and serve as the primary partner to external auditors.
• Manage tax compliance with external advisors, including partnership, sales and use, and payroll matters.
• Partner with FP&A, technology, and business leaders to make financial information useful for decision-making.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive