Controller

About The Back Nine Golf

Back Nine is the fastest-growing indoor golf franchise brands in the country, with 400 locations sold nationwide and rapid expansion year over year. Our mission is to make golf more accessible, social, and fun through modern, membership-based indoor golf studios powered by industry-leading technology.

As we scale, we’re building a strong financial and operational backbone to support our franchise network, new business lines, and continued nationwide growth. This role is a key part of that effort.

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Position Summary

The Controller oversees all accounting operations, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance across a multi-entity, multi-location organization. This role leads daily accounting workflows, manages month-end close, strengthens financial controls, supervises accounting staff, and ensures clean, audit-ready books. The Controller works closely with the CFO to scale financial systems, improve reporting, and support company-wide growth initiatives.

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Key Responsibilities

Financial Operations & Accounting

• Oversee daily accounting functions including AP, AR, payroll, cash management, and intercompany transactions.
• Manage the full month-end close process and deliver timely, accurate financials.
• Maintain the general ledger across multiple entities and locations.
• Handle consolidations for parent company and subsidiaries.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP and franchisor-specific requirements (e.g., ASC 606, deferred revenue).
• Internal Controls & Compliance
• Develop and maintain internal control policies and processes.
• Support audits, tax preparation, and regulatory filings.
• Ensure accurate financial data within systems such as QuickBooks, ProfitKeeper, Payrix (cc processor)

Reporting & Analysis

• Prepare monthly/quarterly financial statements for leadership and the board.
• Build dashboards and KPI reporting for corporate and franchise operations.
• Partner with department heads on budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis.

• Systems & Process Improvement
• Lead improvements in financial systems, workflows, and automation.
• Streamline processes as the company scales to hundreds of locations.
• Drive consistency across franchise and corporate accounting practices.

Team Leadership

• Supervise and mentor accounting staff.
• Provide ongoing training and performance management.
• Foster a culture of accuracy, accountability, and operational excellence.

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Required

• Bachelor’s in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 5 years progressive accounting experience; 2 in a supervisory or Controller role.
• Strong GAAP knowledge and month-end close experience.
• Experience with multi-entity accounting and consolidations.
• Proficiency with QuickBooks Online and advanced Excel/Sheets.

Preferred

• Experience in franchising, or multi-location businesses.
• Familiarity with ASC 606, deferred revenue, and subscription billing.
• CPA or MBA a plus.

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Key Competencies

• High attention to detail
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Clear communication and cross-functional collaboration
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Ownership mentality

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Compensation

$95,000 – $110,000 base salary DOE, plus performance bonus opportunities and strong long-term growth potential.