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Excel FitnessAustin, TX, US
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Controller

Position : Controller

Reports to : Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Department : Accounting

Purpose : The Controller is a strategic business partner responsible for the integrity, scalability, and effectiveness of the company's accounting, payroll, and financial reporting operations. Reporting directly to the CFO, this role leads the Accounting and Accounts Payable functions, oversee payroll administration in partnership with HR, and plays a central role in M&A integration, process improvement, and cross-functional support.

As the company grows from over 160 clubs today to over 300 clubs, the Controller will be instrumental in building and optimizing the accounting infrastructure, ensuring financial controls are strong and scalable, and supporting strategic initiatives including acquisitions and new service and product offerings. This position requires a leader who can operate at both a strategic and tactical level, with a strong process mindset and a demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across departments.

Duties and Responsibilities :

Financial Reporting & Accounting Operations

  • Accountable for the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process.
  • Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting that aligns with US GAAP for audit and tax purposes, while maintaining consistency with the organization's historical and internal basis of accounting used for management reporting and investor communications.
  • Support efforts to deliver pertinent real-time financial information to stakeholders.

Compliance, Audit & Tax

  • Maintain and strengthen accounting policies, internal controls, and technical accounting standards.
  • Responsible for facilitating the timely completion of the annual external financial audit.
  • Oversee compliance with all federal, state, and local tax reporting requirements in partnership with external tax advisors.

    • M&A Integration & Support

  • Collaborate with external advisors to manage purchase accounting, valuation and post-close financial integration of acquisitions.
  • Lead onboarding of acquisitions into accounting systems and processes and support post-close financial requirements.
  • Partner with the CFO and senior leadership on transaction readiness and integration planning.

    • AP & Payroll Oversight

  • Accountable for supporting the Accounts Payable function, focusing on timely processing, system optimization, and vendor relationship management.
  • Oversee payroll administration in partnership with HR, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely execution.
  • Identify and implement improvements in payroll and AP processes to enhance accuracy and scalability.

    • Systems, Process, and Infrastructure Development

  • Serve as the process owner for Accounting's use of NetSuite and other systems; lead efforts to evaluate and optimize functionality to support scalability and automation.
  • Lead initiatives to automate, streamline, and document key workflows across accounting, as well as other key areas that have a material financial impact.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally across the organization to improve end-to-end accounting support for internal stakeholders.

    • Leadership & Team Development

  • Manage, coach, and develop a growing team of accounting and AP professionals.
  • Build a culture of accountability, service, and continuous improvement.
  • Partner with the CFO and other senior leaders to ensure the function evolves in step with company growth.

    • Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities :

  • Proactive and process-oriented with a high bias for action.
  • Comfortable working cross-functionally and leading change in a dynamic setting.
  • High attention to detail, combined with the ability to see the big picture.
  • Strong judgment, integrity, and a collaborative leadership style.
  • Passionate about building great teams and systems that scale.

    • Qualifications :

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA strongly preferred.
  • 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 5+ years in a leadership role.
  • Multi-unit, franchise, or retail accounting experience strongly preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of US GAAP, internal controls, and audit processes.
  • Experience with NetSuite or similar mid-market ERP systems.
  • Proven success in scaling accounting infrastructure to support rapid growth.
  • Experience in M&A integration, including purchase accounting and system / process onboarding.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills across all levels of the organization.
  • Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a high-growth environment.

    • Supervisory Responsibility : This position will directly and indirectly oversee all in the accounting department and is accountable for the performance management and hiring of all individual team members. Some team members will be remote.

    Budgetary Responsibility : This position prepares an annual budget and is accountable for all department expenditures and variances.

    Work Environment : This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

    Physical Demands : The physical demands described here are representative of those that a Team Player must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

  • Regularly required to talk and hear.
  • Frequently required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
  • Occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
  • Must frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and move objects up to 25 pounds.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

    • Position Type / Expected Hours of Work : This is a full-time, exempt position. Under the Regulations, Part 541, an exempt Team Player is one who is not entitled to the minimum wage or overtime pay protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

    Standard work days and hours are Monday through Friday, between 8 : 00 a.m. and 5 : 00 p.m. This position may work outside of normal business hours, including evenings and weekends.

    Travel : Approximately 5% of travel is expected for this position. Must be willing to travel based on company need to all locations. Overnight trips may be necessary.

    EEO Statement : Excel Fitness is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the policy of equal employment opportunity in recruitment, hiring, career advancement, and all other employment practices.

    Other Duties : Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the Team Player for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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