Controller

Core Responsibilities

• Oversee preparation of accurate, timely financial statements and management reports.
• Own the month-end close process.
• Prepare and review comprehensive monthly balance sheet reconciliations using NetClose.
• Review and sign off on complex areas: lease accounting (ASC 842 / NetLease), accruals, pre-opening cost allocations, intercompany eliminations, and vintage equity roll forwards.
• Serve as the US GAAP compliance backstop across all ECC entities.
• Risk Management and Compliance
• Ensure accurate accounting, cash management, and treasury operations.
• Manage debt covenant reporting and audit-related requirements.
• Oversee multi-state sales tax filings and regulatory compliance.
• Maintain internal controls, financial accuracy, and GAAP compliance including but not limited to identification and remediation of control deficiencies; enforce segregation of duties.
• System Optimization
• Support scalable financial systems and processes appropriate for high growth, multi-unit restaurant operations.
• Work with cross-functional partners to enhance system integrations, integrity of data output, dataflows, and financial reporting.
• Ensure technology tools are fully leveraged.
• Process & Documentation
• Drive process improvement: reduce manual reclasses, standardize journal entry templates, improve upstream data accuracy.
• Implement and fully leverage NetClose for close management and reconciliation tracking.
• Team & Offshore Oversight
• Directly manage and oversee offshore transactional resources.
• Build a scalable accounting function that supports more than 1,000 restaurants without linear headcount growth.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years in accounting/controllership roles; multi-unit restaurant, retail, or franchise experience strongly preferred.
• Public accounting / audit background (national firm preferred).
• Deep technical knowledge of US GAAP, including lease principals, revenue recognition, and consolidations.
• Hands-on experience with NetSuite (or comparable ERP); comfort with system configuration, chart of accounts system controls, and integrations.
• Proven ability to manage and develop teams, including leveraging offshore resources.
• Advanced Excel skills; comfort working with data warehouse outputs and business intelligence tools.

Preferred

• CPA
• Experience with NetSuite ecosystem and familiarity with restaurant technology stack.
• Background in financial reporting for franchisees or high-volume retail environments.
• Experience leveraging AI-enabled tools and analytics (e.g., machine learning–driven forecasting, anomaly detection, and process automation).
• PE-backed or high-growth environment experience.
• Multi-state, multi-entity consolidation experience.

Pay

$175,000–$200,000 based on experience

Schedule

Full-Time