Junior Controller - Mentorship & Growth in Finance

Entertainment Plus; Jonesboro (AR); On-site; USD 44,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Entertainment Plus is seeking a junior Controller in Jonesboro, AR. You will draft board decks, assist with deal structuring, and lead multiple budget reforecasts as part of a hands-on finance team.

You’ll leverage SQL and Excel, with exposure to Workday Adaptive Planning and cross‑team collaboration. This role offers mentorship and a clear path toward more senior finance work in a fast-paced, nerdy finance software environment.

Qualifications

• 1+ years navigating the politics that finance work attracts.
• Workday Adaptive Planning depth and facilitation curiosity.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines.
• The kind of reliability that earns you the hard assignments.
• Willingness to commute to Jonesboro, AR or work flexibly as needed.
• An AR sensibility, or genuine curiosity about this market.
• Real SQL chops, plus the Excel curiosity to keep growing.

Responsibilities

• Draft the board deck that turns numbers into a decision.
• Sit with sales on deal structure before the autonomy-rich contract is signed.
• Carry the junior budget reforecast through three rounds of leadership review.
• Build the close documentation a new junior hire could follow blind—Own the Excel-to-IFRS handoff so reporting never stalls between teams.
• Spot the duplicate payment before it leaves the account.
• Build and maintain budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses for Entertainment Plus.
• Translate raw numbers into clear dashboards for non-finance stakeholders.

Skills

SQL

Excel

Workday Adaptive Planning

Facilitation

Job description

Entertainment Plus is seeking a junior Controller in Jonesboro, AR. You will draft board decks, assist with deal structuring, and lead multiple budget reforecasts as part of a hands-on finance team.

You’ll leverage SQL and Excel, with exposure to Workday Adaptive Planning and cross‑team collaboration. This role offers mentorship and a clear path toward more senior finance work in a fast-paced, nerdy finance software environment.