Controller

Energy Innovation Corp; Oceanside (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

Universal Studios in Oceanside, CA is seeking a Controller to strengthen controls, streamline Stress Management, and sharpen financial reporting. You will own projects with 3+ years of finance experience, partnering with a sharp team, and earning $90,000 - $136,000 annually.

Responsibilities include owning the tax provision, improving GAAP guidance, and coordinating with the tax team on filings and year-end provisions.

Qualifications

• Mid-level-caliber judgment about when to elevate and when to absorb.
• Experience at the mid-level inside a hybrid role.
• Flexibility to adapt your approach as business needs evolve.
• Curiosity that outpaces your current job description.
• Prior experience working on-site in Oceanside, CA, or willingness to relocate.
• Pattern recognition earned across many finance engagements.
• Confident communicator across email, calls, and in-person meetings.

Responsibilities

• Own the tax provision and the footnotes that explain it
• Translate GAAP nuance into guidance the Oceanside team can apply
• Tighten the revenue-recognition policy as new finance deals get complex
• Coordinate with the tax team on filings, estimates, and year-end provisions
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
• Keep capital-expenditure approvals flowing without losing the paper trail
• Track grant funding, restricted accounts, and compliance reporting
• Reconcile merchant fees against statements that never quite match

Skills

Mid-level judgment

Hybrid role

Adaptability

Curiosity

Pattern recognition

Effective communicator

Job description

Universal Studios is bringing on a Controller to strengthen controls, streamline Stress Management, and sharpen financial reporting. Lean on 3+ years of finance expertise to own projects, collaborate with a sharp team, and earn $90,000 - $136,000.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the tax provision and the footnotes that explain it
• Translate GAAP nuance into guidance the Oceanside team can apply
• Tighten the revenue-recognition policy as new finance deals get complex
• Coordinate with the tax team on filings, estimates, and year-end provisions
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
• Keep capital-expenditure approvals flowing without losing the paper trail
• Track grant funding, restricted accounts, and compliance reporting
• Reconcile merchant fees against statements that never quite match

What You'll Bring

• Mid-level-caliber judgment about when to elevate and when to absorb
• Experience at the mid-level inside a hybrid role
• Flexibility to adapt your approach as business needs evolve
• Curiosity that outpaces your current job description
• Prior experience working on-site in Oceanside, CA, or willingness to relocate
• Pattern recognition earned across many finance engagements
• Confident communicator across email, calls, and in-person meetings

Equal parts laboratory and workshop, Universal Studios builds people-centered finance products that hold up far beyond the borders of Oceanside, CA. Our team in CA keeps a running list of what we'd do differently, and we actually act on it.

We pair $90,000 - $136,000 with a seasoned mentor, so your Stress Management sharpens fast while the benefits quietly take care of everything else.