What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accountant position at Fitness Growth Capital?
Overview Fitness Growth Capital (FGC) is a private equity-backed Crunch Fitness franchisee scaling from 12 locations to 40 . Reporting directly to the Controller, the Senior Accountant is a foundational hire on a lean, high-performing Finance team.
The Senior Accountant will serve as a key accounting partner to the Controller, taking ownership of several core accounting areas while helping strengthen processes, systems, and financial reporting as the organization grows.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting & Close
- Prepare and post journal entries in Sage Intacct with a clear understanding of the financial statement impact of each entry.
- Perform balance sheet account reconciliations each fiscal period on a timely basis; roll forward account balances and explain period-over-period changes.
- Own key accounting areas including fixed assets/CIP, lease accounting, and revenue and expense accruals/deferrals.
- Help maintain clean, audit-ready books and supporting schedules as the company transitions historical data into Sage Intacct.
Multi-Entity, Audit & Compliance
- Support multi-entity accounting as new club LLCs are added through organic growth and acquisitions, including integration accounting for newly acquired locations.
- Assist the Controller with bank covenant compliance calculations and other analyses tied to the company's credit facility.
- Support audit readiness and external audit requests across assigned areas.
Systems & Process Improvement
- Assist in the critical project to convert the company's cash-basis interim financials into audit-ready, GAAP accrual-basis books in Sage Intacct for the full post-close 2026 period.
- Support the upcoming Sage Intacct implementation through sandbox testing, system enhancements, and process optimization.
- Recommend and help implement modifications to accounting systems, workflows, and internal controls as the club count scales from 12 to 40 .
Qualifications
- 5 years of progressive accounting experience in a dynamic, growing organization; multi-unit or multi-entity experience preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Experience navigating a modern, cloud-based ERP system, with Sage Intacct experience strongly preferred.
- Experience with key technical accounting areas, including fixed assets/CIP, lease accounting (ASC 842), and revenue recognition (ASC 606), preferred.
- ERP implementation or system testing experience preferred.
- Private equity-backed company experience preferred.
- Transaction accounting / M&A accounting experience a plus.
- CPA or progress toward CPA preferred.
- Ability to meet financial reporting deadlines while maintaining accuracy in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.