Controller (CPA) – Live Events & Entertainment | Remote
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. Powered by JazzHR Remote Skills: Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable Processing, Budget Management, Budgeting, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Comedy, Cost Forecasting, Finance, Financial Control, Financial Management, Financial Modeling, Financial Planning, Forecasting, Leadership, Outsourcing, Production Control, Production Systems, Profit & Loss, Reconciliation, Rentals, Sports, Startup, Strategic Planning, Television Broadcasting, Willing to Travel About the Company: NorthPoint Search Group