Job title: Controller

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Salary: Open to negotiation

Job type: full-time

Job Description

fast-emerging company that owns, operates and manages a variety of

businesses within three main areas: live music and entertainment (event spaces, nightclubs,

music venues, music festivals), restaurants, hospitality, real estate and construction.

Controller Job Responsibilities:

• A senior-level role responsible for overseeing the accuracy and integrity of an organization's accounting and financial reporting.

• The position focuses on optimizing financial performance by developing and implementing

• robust financial policies, procedures, controls, and reporting systems.

Controller Job Duties shall include but not limited to:

• Guides financial decisions by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures.

• Protects assets by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing internal controls.

• Monitors and confirms financial condition by conducting audits; providing information to external auditors.

• Maximizes return, and limits risk, on cash by minimizing bank balances; making investments.

• Prepares budgets by establishing schedules; collecting, analyzing, and consolidating financial data; recommending plans.

• Develop and maintain financial accounting systems for cash management, accounts

• payable, accounts receivable, credit control, and petty cash.

• Manage the cash flow and prepare cash flow forecasts in accordance with policy

• Achieves budget objectives by scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.

• Review monthly results and implement monthly variance reporting compared to budget.

• Provides status of financial condition by collecting, interpreting, and reporting financial data.

• Prepares special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.

• Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new

• legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; filing

• financial reports; advising management on needed actions.

• Ensures operation of equipment by establishing preventive maintenance requirements

• and service contracts; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.

• Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results.

• Maintains financial staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.

• Maintains financial staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees;

• planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.

• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops;

• reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.

• Protects operations by keeping financial information and plans confidential.

• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Controller Skills and Qualifications:

• Expertise in managing processes

• Proficiency with financial software

• Ability to develop and maintain standards

• Strong background in audit and accounting

• Knowledge of corporate finance principles

• Experience in tracking and managing budget expenses

• Advanced financial analysis skills

• Capability to develop and manage budgets

• Proficiency in performance management

Requirements:

• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Controller

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

• Proficiency in QuickBooks is a plus