Controller - Full Time

Racquets Club of Short Hills NJ; Short Hills (NJ); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Club Access

401(k) matching

Health insurance

Paid time off

Employee discount / club access

Job summary

Racquets Club of Short Hills NJ seeks a seasoned Controller to own the general ledger, month-end and year-end closes, and department-level P&Ls across dining, bar, poolside, events, tennis, aquatics, and membership.

You will build the annual budget, rolling 12‑month forecast, and a 13‑week cash flow model, manage dues billing, member statements, and F&B credit tracking, and report variances to leadership. This role emphasizes cost controls, inventory audits, and reporting to ownership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 5+ years of accounting experience, including 2+ as a Controller, Assistant Controller, or Senior Accountant.
• Proven ownership of a full month-end close and financial statement preparation.
• Strong command of payroll, AP/AR, inventory accounting, and cost control.
• Hands-on experience running physical inventory audits and managing stock room controls in a food and beverage or retail environment.
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets — pivot tables, lookups, and models built from scratch.
• Experience with accounting software (QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, Jonas, Northstar, Clubessential, or similar) and POS reporting.

Responsibilities

• Own the general ledger, month-end and year-end close, and department-level P&Ls across dining, bar, poolside, events, tennis, aquatics, and membership.
• Build the annual budget, a rolling 12-month forecast, and a 13-week cash flow model.
• Manage dues billing, member statements, house accounts, F&B credit tracking, and collections.
• Build pro formas for private events and programs — venue fee, per-person food and bar, staffing, and true contribution margin — then report actuals against them.
• Control food and beverage costs: plate costing, pour cost, par levels, and variance investigation.
• Run scheduled inventory audits across kitchen, bar, poolside cafe, and pro shop — full physical counts, cycle counts, and unannounced spot checks — reconciled against purchases and POS depletion.
• Own stock room management: receiving and put-away, labeling and shelf organization, FIFO rotation, storage security and key/access control, and expiration and waste tracking.
• Investigate and report on shrink, theft, and count discrepancies, and enforce corrective controls with department heads.
• Run the full AP cycle — POs, three-way match, coding, vendor management, and 1099s.
• Track all incoming payments, event deposits, daily deposits, and merchant settlements; reconcile Stripe activity to POS and sales.
• Process payroll for salaried, hourly, seasonal, and tipped staff, including tip pooling in compliance with NJ wage law.
• Monitor labor cost as a percentage of revenue and build staffing models tied to forecasted volume.
• Maintain sales tax filings, insurance and liquor license records, and internal controls with proper segregation of duties.
• Coordinate cross-functionally with department heads and team leaders — kitchen, bar, aquatics, tennis, events, and front of house — to set, communicate, and execute cost and revenue goals for each department.
• Train team leaders on budget ownership, cost controls, inventory procedures, and revenue targets, and run regular check-ins on performance against objectives.
• Deliver a monthly financial package to ownership with variance commentary in plain language.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Payroll/Payroll tax

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

QuickBooks

Sage Intacct

Jonas

Northstar

Clubessential

Job description

Benefits

• Employee Club Access
• 401(k)
• Free food & snacks
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

What You’ll Do

• Own the general ledger, month-end and year-end close, and department-level P&Ls across dining, bar,
  poolside, events, tennis, aquatics, and membership
• Build the annual budget, a rolling 12-month forecast, and a 13-week cash flow model
• Manage dues billing, member statements, house accounts, F&B credit tracking, and collections
• Build pro formas for private events and programs — venue fee, per-person food and bar, staffing, and
  true contribution margin — then report actuals against them
• Control food and beverage costs: plate costing, pour cost, par levels, and variance investigation
• Run scheduled inventory audits across kitchen, bar, poolside cafe, and pro shop — full physical counts,
  cycle counts, and unannounced spot checks — reconciled against purchases and POS depletion
• Own stock room management: receiving and put-away, labeling and shelf organization, FIFO rotation,
  storage security and key/access control, and expiration and waste tracking
• Investigate and report on shrink, theft, and count discrepancies, and enforce corrective controls with
  department heads
• Run the full AP cycle — POs, three-way match, coding, vendor management, and 1099s
• Track all incoming payments, event deposits, daily deposits, and merchant settlements; reconcile Stripe
  activity to POS and sales
• Process payroll for salaried, hourly, seasonal, and tipped staff, including tip pooling in compliance with NJ
  wage law
• Monitor labor cost as a percentage of revenue and build staffing models tied to forecasted volume
• Maintain sales tax filings, insurance and liquor license records, and internal controls with proper
  segregation of duties
• Coordinate cross-functionally with department heads and team leaders — kitchen, bar, aquatics, tennis,
  events, and front of house — to set, communicate, and execute cost and revenue goals for each
  department
• Train team leaders on budget ownership, cost controls, inventory procedures, and revenue targets, and
  run regular check-ins on performance against objectives
• Deliver a monthly financial package to ownership with variance commentary in plain language

What We’re Looking For

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 5+ years of accounting experience, including 2+ as a Controller, Assistant Controller, or Senior Accountant
• Proven ownership of a full month-end close and financial statement preparation
• Strong command of payroll, AP/AR, inventory accounting, and cost control
• Hands-on experience running physical inventory audits and managing stock room controls in a food and beverage or retail environment
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets — pivot tables, lookups, and models built from scratch
• Experience with accounting software (QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, Jonas, Northstar, Clubessential, or similar) and POS reporting

Preferred

• CPA or CMA
• Private club, country club, hotel, or multi-outlet restaurant experience
• Familiarity with club management and dues billing platforms
• Working knowledge of the Uniform System of Financial Reporting for Clubs
• Experience implementing or migrating a financial system

You’ll Do Well Here If You

• Close clean and close on time
• Are comfortable leaving your desk to count a walk-in or ask an operator a direct question
• Can explain a P&L to someone who has never read one
• Handle member and staff financial information with total discretion
• Build process where none exists — and document it

Job Type

Full-time

Pay: $45,000 – $60,000 per year

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Employee discount / club access

Schedule

• Thursday to Monday
• Day shift
• Tuesdays and Wednesdays off

Work Location

In person — Short Hills, NJ 07078