Controller (CPA) – Live Events & Entertainment | Remote
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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.
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
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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