Finance Operations Controller
This isn’t a back-office role — it’s a builder’s seat. You’ll design scalable finance systems, deliver real-time clarity, and help power wow-moments for guests at a nationally recognized luxury retre
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Mission
Own Bolt Farm’s forward-looking finance engine—unify our data, automate reporting, run the purchase-order and spend approval gate, and extract every ounce of profit from our revenue streams.
This is a doer’s seat: you will ship dashboards that leaders actually use, enforce spending discipline like a hawk, renegotiate vendor contracts with zero emotion, and dive deep into marketing and sales funnels to surface contribution margins with surgical precision.
Your mission: build scalable finance systems that operate like software, drive measurable savings that fund wow-moments for our guests, and eliminate every bottleneck slowing our growth. No “slide decks” or “analysis paralysis”—this is about action and impact.
What You’ll Own
FP&A (Windshield View)
- Rolling forecasts, scenario models, and channel ROI that leadership can trust at first glance.
- Weekly performance packs; board-level summaries that are bulletproof and decision-ready.
- Pricing strategy and revenue optimization—no sacred cows, only data.
Finance Ops & Controls
- First-line approval gatekeeper for every dollar. If it doesn’t pass your gate, it doesn’t ship.
- Tighten AP/expense coding rules; ensure accuracy, speed, and zero guesswork in reporting.
- Build systems that scale to 50+ accommodation units without adding headcount.
Data, Dashboards & Automations
- A single source of truth across QBO, Bill.com, Ramp, Docyt, PMS/booking, and HubSpot.
- Automate pipelines (SQL, APIs, Zapier/Make) so manual reporting is extinct.
- Deliver dashboards so clear and addictive that executives stop asking for slides.
Cost & Vendor Management
- Audit every vendor contract, kill waste, and renegotiate with first-principle ruthlessness.
- Benchmark pricing quarterly; squeeze maximum ROI from every partnership.
- Deliver $10K–$25K verified monthly savings in your first 90 days.
Cross-Functional Impact
- Partner with Marketing/Revenue to expose weak channels and double down on winners.
- Free senior leadership from admin work by owning all data pulls and QA.
- Deliver total clarity—every leader knows their numbers, their costs, and their ROI.
90-Day Outcomes
- Data Truth: Single source of truth live, reconciled, and trusted (<1% variance).
- Dashboards: Executive and department scorecards with 80%+ active adoption.
- Controls: PO workflow live; 95%+ compliance; <24hr approval cycles.
- Savings: Verified $10K–$25K/month spend reductions.
- Revenue Clarity: Contribution margin tracking by villa, guest segment, and channel.
KPIs
- Month-end close ≤10 business days; reclass corrections down ≥50%.
- Automated coverage for ≥90% of recurring reports.
- Vendor savings ≥$120K–$300K annualized.
- Dashboard adoption ≥80% of leadership.
- Leadership time spent on ad-hoc reporting down by ≥15%.
Personality & Work Ethic
- This role requires someone who is:
- Relentless: You’re not “busy,” you’re moving the needle daily.
- Builder: Dashboards, automations, and systems aren’t requests; you just ship them.
- Tenacious: You treat every dollar like it’s your own; “vendor-friendly” isn’t in your vocabulary.
- Truth-Seeker: No tolerance for sloppy data; you chase problems to root cause.
- Decisive: You’re comfortable saying “no” when discipline is at stake.
Sample Week
- Mon: Weekly revenue flash; approve POs; vendor bid reviews.
- Tue: Forecast roll; channel margin deep dive; renegotiation calls.
- Wed: Marketing attribution QA; automate a manual report; refresh dashboards.
- Thu: Scorecards; coding audits; enforce policy.
- Fri: Savings tracker; risk review; next-week execution priorities.
Logistics
- Full-time, hybrid/remote-friendly with periodic Tennessee on-site time.
- Reports to CEO/COO (org design dependent).
- Comp: $110K–$160K base DOE + performance bonus tied to hard-dollar savings, cash flow gains, close accuracy, and dashboard adoption.
Challenger-Level Clarity
This is not a clerk role or a rear-view accountant job. This is a builder’s seat for someone ready to:
- Engineer systems that deliver real-time financial clarity.
- Kill inefficiency and drive six-figure savings in under six months.
- Fuel guest “wow” moments by putting dollars where they create impact.
- Scale Bolt Farm’s financial backbone to support explosive growth.
If you want a cushy reporting job, keep scrolling. If you want to own a mission-critical engine at a luxury brand that’s redefining hospitality—this is your shot.
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