Controller

Finance Manager

Spare Time Entertainment operates 18 family entertainment centers across 12 states. Bowling, arcades, food, drinks, events, and a lot of moving parts. We are a hospitality business at heart, which means our financials are built on volume, margin, and speed. We recently relocated our corporate office to Huntersville, North Carolina, just outside Charlotte.

Reporting and Close

Own the preparation of accurate, timely financial statements including balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow. Ensure compliance with GAAP. Manage the general ledger and keep account reconciliations current and clean.

Planning and Analysis

Support the annual budgeting process and build periodic forecasts. Analyze performance against budget and forecast, then translate what you find into recommendations leadership can act on. Monitor and report on variances before they become surprises. Provide financial analysis for business decisions, investments, and cost saving initiatives.

Controls and Compliance

Develop and maintain internal controls that protect company assets. Ensure compliance with tax regulations, audits, and statutory requirements across multiple states. Coordinate internal and external audits.

Cash and Strategy

Oversee cash flow management, forecasting, and liquidity planning in partnership with the CFO. Work with the CFO and executive team on long term financial strategy.

Systems and Process

Implement and optimize financial systems and tools. Streamline accounting procedures to improve productivity and reduce errors. Make sure the tools we have are actually being used well.

Team

Lead, mentor, and develop the accounting and finance team. Set performance goals and build a culture of continuous improvement.

What We Are Looking For

Progressive accounting leadership experience, ideally in a multi unit or multi state environment. Strong technical accounting foundation and comfort owning a full close cycle. Real fluency with AI and analytics tools, and a track record of using them to make finance work faster and better. Scrappy and hands on. You are comfortable being both the person who sets the strategy and the person who builds the schedule. Ability to explain financial results to people who do not work in finance. Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

Nice to Have

CPA Experience in entertainment, hospitality, restaurants, or another product driven business where COGS and labor drive the model. Experience implementing or upgrading an ERP or financial reporting system.

You will have the room to build something. This role has real visibility with executive leadership, real ownership of the function, and real influence over how an 18 location business runs.

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