Controller - Full Time
4 days ago
Short Hills
Job DescriptionBenefits: • Employee Club Access, • 401(k), • Free food & snacks, • Health insurance, • Paid time off What You’ll Do • Own the general ledger, month-end and year-end close, and department-level P&Ls across dining, bar, poolside, events, tennis, aquatics, and membership • Build the annual budget, a rolling 12-month forecast, and a 13-week cash flow model, • Manage dues billing, member statements, house accounts, FB credit tracking, and collections, • Build pro formas for private events and programs — venue fee, per-person food and bar, staffing, and true contribution margin — then report actuals against them • Control food and beverage costs: plate costing, pour cost, par levels, and variance investigation, • Run scheduled inventory audits across kitchen, bar, poolside cafe, and pro shop — full physical counts, cycle counts, and unannounced spot checks — reconciled against purchases and POS depletion • Own stock room management: receiving and put-away, labeling and shelf organization, FIFO rotation, storage security and key/access control, and expiration and waste tracking • Investigate and report on shrink, theft, and count discrepancies, and enforce corrective controls with department heads • Run the full AP cycle — POs, three-way match, coding, vendor management, and 1099s, • Track all incoming payments, event deposits, daily deposits, and merchant settlements; reconcile Stripe activity to POS and sales • Process payroll for salaried, hourly, seasonal, and tipped staff, including tip pooling in compliance with NJ wage law • Monitor labor cost as a percentage of revenue and build staffing models tied to forecasted volume, • Maintain sales tax filings, insurance and liquor license records, and internal controls with proper segregation of duties • Coordinate cross-functionally with department heads and team leaders — kitchen, bar, aquatics, tennis, events, and front of house — to set, communicate, and execute cost and revenue goals for each department • Train team leaders on budget ownership, cost controls, inventory procedures, and revenue targets, and run regular check-ins on performance against objectives • Deliver a monthly financial package to ownership with variance commentary in plain language What We’re Looking For Required • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, • 5+ years of accounting experience, including 2+ as a Controller, Assistant Controller, or Senior Accountant, • Proven ownership of a full month-end close and financial statement preparation, • Strong command of payroll, AP/AR, inventory accounting, and cost control, • Hands-on experience running physical inventory audits and managing stock room controls in a food and beverage or retail environment • Advanced Excel or Google Sheets — pivot tables, lookups, and models built from scratch, • Experience with accounting software (QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, Jonas, Northstar, Clubessential, or similar) and POS reporting Preferred • CPA or CMA, • Private club, country club, hotel, or multi-outlet restaurant experience, • Familiarity with club management and dues billing platforms, • Working knowledge of the Uniform System of Financial Reporting for Clubs, • Experience implementing or migrating a financial system You’ll Do Well Here If You • Close clean and close on time, • Are comfortable leaving your desk to count a walk-in or ask an operator a direct question, • Can explain a PL to someone who has never read one, • Handle member and staff financial information with total discretion, • Build process where none exists — and document it Job Type Full-time Pay: $45,000 – $60,000 per year Benefits: • 401(k) matching, • Health insurance, • Paid time off, • Employee discount / club access Schedule: • Thursday to Monday, • Day shift, • Tuesdays and Wednesdays off Work Location: In person — Short Hills, NJ 07078