Controller

Excel Sports Management is an industry-leading sports agency representing top-tier talent, blue-chip brands and marquee properties. Our success is rooted in our people, our high character reputation and our commitment to creating a diverse and welcoming workplace. We focus on team chemistry, collaboration, strong relationships, valuable networks, and ambitious ideas to deliver innovative solutions that keep our clients and agency ahead of the curve.

Excel Sports Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

 Position Summary:

 The Controller will serve as a proactive and strategic business partner to the CFO—and play an integral role in informing and implementing the strategic, operational, and financial decisions of the company. In this position, you’ll be supporting senior management in regards to different growth initiatives including evaluating and integrating M&A, managing the monthly close, monthly financial reporting, and annual audit processes, and overseeing the bookkeeping function including our innovative ERP. The successful candidate will possess thorough knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), excellent analytical skills, and the ability to execute efficiently to meet company timelines. This position will be based in New York City.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Providing strong accounting and financial leadership to inform strategic initiatives, ensure the integrity of the financial statements and adherence to company policies and procedures
• Understanding GAAP and Preparing timely and accurate GAAP financial statements and reports, driven by a tightly managed monthly close process
• GL intercompany and consolidations
• Ensuring the business is structured in a tax-efficient and compliant manner and overseeing the process with external tax preparers with timely and accurate tax filings
• Managing the annual financial audit and serving as the main point of contact with our external auditors for the annual audit, as well as quarterly reviews inclusive of financial statement rollout and footnote disclosures
• Overseeing the ERP to provide accurate records of assets, liabilities and financial transactions
• Developing the long-term vision for the ongoing evolution of financial systems and helping deliver on that vision
• Managing, mentoring and providing a development path for team members, including hiring, training, motivating and addressing performance issue
• Fostering an environment of doing the basics well, embracing continuous improvement and delivering impactful insight and information

Education, Experience and Skills:

• 7+ years of relevant accounting experience that includes supervisory responsibilities
• Experience working for a fast-growth company that ideally is backed by private equity or venture capital
• Experience working at a public accounting firm preferred
• M&A experience specifically with auditing and integrating financial systems from multiple exterior companies
• Strong technical accounting experience required
• Process driven; ability to implement and optimize systems
• Previous GL management experience required
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related field. CPA preferred
• Deep knowledge of GAAP
• Strong understanding of tax reporting and compliance
• Experience with progressively increasing responsibility and broader-scale management, including leading a high-performing team and developing leaders from within
• Superb analytical skills, accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple deliverables/workstreams and delegating to appropriate resources
• Ability to act and operate independently with minimal daily direction, while also possessing a talent for team collaboration
• Good judgment and resourcefulness with the ability to make timely and sound decisions
• Expert proficiency with various accounting software platforms and Microsoft Office (Excel)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

The pay range for this position is: $170,000 - $190,000 per year. This position is also eligible for benefits and discretionary bonus.

Please note that the foregoing compensation information is a good-faith assessment associated with this position only and is provided pursuant to the New York City Salary Transparency Law.

Ultimately, the salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, business sector, and geographic location, among other criteria.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Excel Sports Management provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, leaves of absence, compensation and training.