VP, Controller
About The Position
Teton Ridge is seeking a VP, Controller to build and lead a modern accounting organization. This role reports to the Head of Finance and is a key member of the Financial Leadership Team. The VP, Controller will own the close process, set operating standards for the accounting function, and build the team and systems necessary for the company's growth. This is a player-coach role requiring the individual to lead the team day-to-day, stay close to the work, and establish the discipline, processes, and accountability for accurate and useful financial reporting. The role also involves partnering with FP&A and other leaders to ensure financial reporting supports decision-making. A significant aspect of the role will be defining how AI can transform the accounting function by identifying opportunities for automation and AI to improve the close, controls, reporting, productivity, and quality of work.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent experience preferred
- Deep working fluency in NetSuite or a similar ERP — comfortable in the chart of accounts, subsidiary and consolidation setup, saved searches, and reporting, not just consuming outputs from it.
- Demonstrated leadership managing a Big 4 audit
- Familiarity with complex structures and partnership taxes (multi-entity, K-1s, allocations)
- 6+ years experience with demonstrated increasing responsibility
- Deep understanding of accounting principles, financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting techniques.
- Capability to think critically and develop comprehensive financial strategies aligned with business objectives.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively present complex financial information to senior management and stakeholders.
- Comfortability in a dynamic, fast-paced entrepreneurial environment
Nice To Haves
- Experience in media, entertainment, live events, subscription businesses, or content/film cost accounting.
- Examples of using AI to improve accounting processes will be considered a differentiator.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with external auditors and tax consultants to maintain strong relationships and ensure compliance with reporting requirements.
- Lead the tax management function by managing an external tax advisory firm.
- Be conversant in federal partnership tax returns, state sales tax, multi-state employment, and nexus questions.
- Lead the 1099 process.
- Lead the annual audit process by managing the audit firm.
- Manage the annual audit as the primary day-to-day contact, coordinating PBC lists, schedules, and issue resolution.
- Automate and improve efficiency while strengthening internal controls.
- Manage all month, quarter, and year-end closing activities, overseeing the full schedule and task delegation to ensure timely delivery of financial statements to the EVP, Finance & Accounting.
- Lead intercompany and multi-entity consolidations within NetSuite, maintaining the structural integrity of the chart of accounts and subsidiary mappings.
- Author technical accounting documentation and oversee compliance for ASC 606 revenue recognition and ASC 926 content cost management, including necessary impairment reviews.
- Grow and mentor senior accounting level professionals.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
