Controller, Hospitality

Responsibilities

• Drive day-to-day management and accountability over all accounting functions for the multi-tenant food hall, bars, and restaurant concepts, including general ledger, general oversight of accounts payable, cash, revenue, inventory, and cost accounting
• Build and oversee month-end and year-end close processes for a complex, high-volume food & beverage environment
• Ensure timely and accurate reconciliation of POS systems, merchant services, bank accounts, gift cards, house accounts, and third-party delivery platforms across tenant-operated and company-operated concepts
• Establish, implement, and monitor internal controls and accounting policies in accordance with U.S. GAAP and company standards
• Oversee accounting, reporting, and settlement processes for independent restauranters
• Ensure restauranter agreements are properly reflected in accounting treatment, system configuration, and financial reporting
• Manage timely and accurate settlement, reporting, and payment processes with restauranter partners and serve as the primary finance point of contact for issue resolution
• Lead implementation, configuration, and optimization of restaurant systems, including POS platforms, back-office accounting systems, merchant services, and inventory and recipe costing tools, ensuring scalability for a multi-tenant operating model
• Ensure proper accounting treatment for revenue recognition, sales taxes, service charges, tips, discounts, promotions, voids, comps, and chargebacks specific to food hall and restaurant operations
• Drive automation and process improvements to reduce manual effort and increase accuracy in a transaction-intensive, multi-operator environment
• Partner with FP&A and operations to develop annual budgets, forecasts, opening proformas, and financial operating plans for new and existing venues
• Prepare and distribute monthly financial statements, management reports, and detailed variance analyses for operations and finance leadership
• Analyze food and beverage margins, labor productivity, prime costs, tenant-level profitability, and operating revenue trends to support operational and strategic decision-making
• Oversee inventory accounting processes, including physical counts, valuation, shrink, waste, yield analysis, and cost of goods sold accuracy
• Establish controls around purchasing, receiving, pricing updates, and rec

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Additional Information

A great experience starts with you! Join our team to help create and develop the future of live entertainment and sports in Orange County! Once you've had a chance to explore our current open positions, apply to the ones you feel best suit you, as an applicant, you can always see your application status in your profile. Mission: To enrich the lives in our community through shared experiences, welcoming spaces, and responsible actions. Vision: We will be the social and entertainment center of Orange County - a place where the cultural kaleidoscope of the region converges and connects. Our vibrant, rich collection of experiences will celebrate the diversity of our community. Values: Be Safe | Do the Right Thing | Be Generous | Include Everyone | Make it Easy | Be Bold Job Title: Controller, Hospitality Pay Details: The annual base salary range for this position in California is $175,000 to $210,000 per year. The starting pay for the successful candidate depends on various job-related factors, including but not limited to the candidate's geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, education/training, internal value, peer equity, external market demands, and organizational considerations. OCVIBE, a premier mixed-use community and live entertainment district, is coming to Anaheim in 2027! This $5 billion, 95-acre, mixed-use community will surround its anchor, Honda Center, with new live entertainment venues, dining and retail offerings, and public amenities. OCVIBE will provide a full range of entertainment, activating the District daily for the enjoyment of its guests. The Controller, Hospitality plays a critical leadership role in launching and operating a newly formed portfolio of food & beverage spaces, including a multi-tenant food hall comprised of independent restauranter operators, company-operated bars, and Restaurant Row concepts of third-party contracted restaurants. This role is responsible for building the accounting and financial infrastructure from the ground up, including systems, processes, internal controls, budgets, and reporting. The Controller must bring deep experience in multi-tenant food establishments, with demonstrated expertise in restauranter settlement models, transactional reporting, reconciliation, and ongoing financial management of "licensed" concepts. The Controller serves as the primary accounting and finance partner to operations, culinary leadership, and independent restaurant partners, ensuring accurate accounting, transparent reporting, timely settlement of funds, and strong internal controls across all venues

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