Controller (CPA) – Live Events & Entertainment | Remote
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What you'll do
- 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
What they're looking for
- 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
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Full description from employer
Controller (CPA) – Live Events & Entertainment | Remote
Who: Strong, stable, nine-figure live entertainment startup backed by high-profile founders
What: CPA Controller leading event-level financial oversight, budgeting, and accounting operations
When: Immediate need
Where: 100% Remote (Travel 5–10x per year to live events)
Why: Growth – ground-level opportunity to build and scale the internal finance function
Salary: $125,000–$150,000 base, commensurate with experience
Office Environment: High-performance, fast-paced startup (<30 employees) requiring flexibility, occasional late nights, and some weekends during live events
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.
Key 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
Qualifications:
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
This is a unique opportunity to step into a high-impact leadership role at a company experiencing rapid growth, where your financial oversight will directly influence the success and scalability of major live productions.
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