Controller

Blackhawk Country Club, located in Danville, California, will be the premier full-service club in the East Bay, where members gather as a community and create lifelong connections through exceptional experiences in an incomparably beautiful setting.

As a member of the Blackhawk Country Club leadership team, you play an integral role in executing toward our Clubs Vision and Strategic Plan. You will be expected to lead by example, using the language, behaviors, and attitude that we teach with our HAWKS CODE. In addition to your job-specific duties, you will contribute to Blackhawk Country Club being an employer of choice, maintaining best-in-market marketing and sales efforts, improving member experience with outstanding programming and services, and implementing investment plans into our world-class facility.

Position Summary

The Blackhawk Country Club is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Controller. The Controller role, reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for the accurate and timely operating and capital financial accounting, preparing financial reports, maintaining financial schedules, and ensuring organized and compliant record keeping for the Club. The Controller position oversees all accounts and reporting systems and manages and directly executes as necessary all accounting procedures, processes, and policies for monthly and annual financial reporting, and audit, tax and business filing compliance. The Controller has managerial responsibility for the Senior Accounting Supervisor, two Staff Accountants and an Accounting Administrator position.

The Controller works in close collaboration with the Chief Financial Officer and leaders to develop and maintain financial schedules and tools for accurate reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and special projects. The role seeks to continually improve internal controls, best industry practices, and reporting accuracy and relevance. The Controller will serve as a key liaison with the external auditors and prepare insightful input for both the annual audit and annual insurance renewals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Oversee all financial accounting transaction-processing activities, including accounts receivable, billing, accounts payable, and general ledger functions.
• Supports CFO and Leaders in execution of Strategic Plans, Employee and Member Action Plans, initiatives, best practices, Club policies and procedures including Hawks Code.
• Prepares monthly, quarterly, and annual financial report packages and schedules, including profit and loss statements, balance sheets, capital tracking and summaries, and cash flow reports in a timely and accurate manner.
• Manages and executes as necessary financial monthly and year end closing procedures and policies within established timelines, including bank reconciliations.
• Assists in execution of Finance department annual business plan.
• Develops and implements financial controls, processes, and procedures to ensure compliance with all financial regulations and best practices to promote risk mitigation and for continuous improvement in accuracy and relevance of reporting.
• Develops and maintains financial schedules and tools for accurate reporting, budgeting, forecasting and special projects.
• Develops and maintains quality control and sound operating procedures for staff and department operations and proactively seeks improvements in efficiency and productivity.
• Ensures Clubs accounting methods and procedures are in compliance with GAAP and emerging accounting and taxation standards.
• Supervises and provides direction to the current staff consisting of Senior Accounting Supervisor, two Staff Accountants and an Accounting Administrator and monitors the day-to-day activities.
• Provides coaching and learning and development opportunities for current staff.
• Liaison with Clubs external auditors in facilitating annual audit process including advance schedule oversight and preparation including compliance with GAAP and state, local and Federal filing deadlines.
• Ensures all Club tax returns filings, and business licenses are maintained accurately and on time.
• Assists with input to annual insurance renewal process.
• Maintains an organized and orderly filing system for all accounting and contractual leases and documents.
• Acts as a key contact and authorized signatory for Club bank accounts and resolves member accounting issues and vendor and payables issues.
• Periodically attends Club industry and financial education, networking and conference opportunities for accounting and Club trend awareness, benchmarking, and professional development.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Bachelor's Degree with a concentration in Finance, Accounting or Business
• 7 years experience as a Controller with finance/accounting/audit experience, including managing a team of 2 people
• 3 years experience in the hospitality field, preferably in a member-owned private club environment, and/or similar fields such as non-profits with large capital budgets/grounds
• CPA a plus
• Strong aptitude for financial management software to ensure the best use of the application and reports; experience with ClubEssential a plus
• Experience with capital project reporting
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to convey complex financial information to non-financial stakeholders
• Excellent customer service skills, especially when dealing with club members, leadership team, board members and staff
• Hands-on approach and detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy and the ability to work effectively under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Trustworthy with a high level of integrity

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• Mobility: The role requires extended periods of sitting at a computer station and during meeting attendance and frequent reaching or bending for filing or sorting of documents. The role requires periodic walking between physical Club locations.
• Manual Dexterity: Ability to use hands and fingers for tasks such as typing, writing, operating computer systems, and handling paperwork.
• Vision: Clear vision and ability to read written documents, computer screens, and equipment displays are essential for reviewing reports, analyzing data, and assessing operations.
• Hearing: Good hearing ability is necessary for effective communication with staff, members, guests, and vendors.
• Stamina: Periodically the role may involve reasonable extended hours during peak business periods or isolated special events.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Indoor/Outdoor Setting: Majority of work is performed indoors in an office or meeting setting.
• Temperature: The work environment may vary in temperature, depending on the location and season. It may include both heated and air-conditioned areas.
• Noise Level: The work environment may involve moderate levels of noise from the operation of office and IT equipment and from social and/or sporting events taking place in proximity to the office environment.
• Pressure: The role often involves working under pressure, especially in proximity to expected reporting, fiscal year end, presentations, and compliance filing deadlines.
• Interaction: Regular interaction with staff, guests, vendors, members, and other department heads is common, requiring effective communication, interpersonal skills, and diplomacy.
• Safety: Adherence to health and safety protocols as outlined in the Clubs policies and best practices is always expected.

The Blackhawk Country Club is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug-free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.