Division Controller – Schools Division

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⛰️ Colorado – Remote

⛰️ Colorado – Remote

💵 $125k - $145k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

⛔️ Financial Controller

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Ensemble Performing Arts

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2019

💼 Consulting

📣 Marketing

📚 Education

Consulting • Marketing • Education

Ensemble Performing Arts is an owner and operator of performing arts schools across multiple states in the U. S. , focusing on providing high-quality arts education in a nurturing environment. With a partnership of over 70 schools, they prioritize the success of their teachers and aim to foster a fun and welcoming atmosphere for students of all ages and skill levels. Ensemble Performing Arts also assists school owners in transitioning their schools, ensuring the continuation of arts education in their communities.

📋 Description

• Own accurate and timely monthly and year-end closes across a portfolio of schools, with full P&L and balance sheet accountability at each location • Oversee tuition and enrollment-based revenue recognition, including deferred revenue, seasonal enrollment surges, and refunds or withdrawals • Supervise and develop a remote accounting team and manage an outsource relationship • Review and approve school-level financial statements and reconciliations to consolidation • Identify and resolve complex technical accounting issues and document conclusions • Design, implement, and monitor internal controls across assigned schools • Lead audit preparation activities and serve as the primary contact for external auditors • Standardize accounting policies, procedures, and documentation • Ensure complete capture and reconciliation of revenue processed through third-party platforms • Lead onboarding of newly acquired schools into NetSuite, billing, enrollment, and related systems • Drive system migrations and process re-engineering projects from scoping through go-live • Build scalable reporting templates and chart-of-accounts standards • Create and own the F&A integration playbook • Mentor and develop accounting team members across business units • Collaborate with FP&A, HR, and Operations on accounting alignment and reporting • Represent accounting with school leadership regarding enrollment trends, tuition collections, and profitability • Advise the Corporate Controller on risks and improvement opportunities

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA strongly preferred • 7+ years of progressive accounting experience • 3+ years in a controller or senior leadership role • Experience managing accounting across multi-entity, multi-state environments • School, education, membership, or subscription-based business experience is a strong plus • Strong US GAAP knowledge, including technical research and application to non-standard transactions • Solid understanding of revenue recognition, tuition, program fees, and deferred revenue • Advanced NetSuite or similar ERP experience • Experience leading system implementation or migration projects • Student billing or enrollment management systems experience is a plus • Prior M&A integration and purchase accounting experience • Track record of mentoring and developing accounting staff and junior leaders • Ability to operate autonomously in a fully remote, fast-scaling environment • Understanding of school business seasonality, session-based billing, and recital/event revenue

🏖️ Benefits

• 401(k) with employer match • Health benefits • Vision benefits • Dental benefits • Paid Time-Off • Opportunities for growth and leadership • Flexible, people-first culture