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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Qualifications

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.