Assistant Controller

Music + Passion + Business = FBMM! Start your career with us today! FBMM represents some of the top recording and touring artists, songwriters, and creatives across all genres of music. Household names? Yep. Global superstars and stadium headliners? That too. We are an established, highly respected entertainment business management firm with offices in Nashville, New York, and Los Angeles.

We encourage employees to establish long-term careers with FBMM and, as a result, 50% of our staff have been here for more than five years. Their collective knowledge and experience create the perfect environment for mentorship. We love to promote from within and have created a clear path for advancement!

The Assistant Controller works in partnership with the Controller to manage the firm's accounting and financial operations. This role carries meaningful day-to-day responsibility across the general ledger, close processes, reconciliations, compliance, and financial reporting. The Assistant Controller is expected to take ownership of assigned areas while continuing to develop the technical depth, judgment, and leadership skills needed to grow into broader finance leadership over time. This role requires strong technical accounting skills, a high standard for accuracy and professionalism, and the discretion to operate in a complex, high-service environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Accounting & Financial Oversight

• Manage assigned areas of the firm's accounting function, including general ledger activity, journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Own the accuracy and completeness of monthly and annual financial reporting for assigned areas; ensure reporting is timely, well-supported, and material to decision-making.
• Review balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules for accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Maintain and enforce sound accounting policies, internal controls, and documentation standards in partnership with the Controller.
• Serve as a resource to staff on technical accounting questions, unusual transactions, and financial analysis.

Close, Compliance & External Coordination

• Lead assigned components of the month-end and year-end close processes with a high level of rigor and accountability.
• Coordinate with external auditors, tax preparers, and other advisors; ensure the firm is audit-ready and responsive to information requests.
• Prepare and review schedules, support files, and accounting documentation for audits, tax work, benefit plan reporting, and related compliance matters.
• Monitor open items and ensure follow-up is timely and well-managed across the team.

Team Leadership & Review

• Provide day-to-day direction, review, and support to the Accounting Clerk, including workload prioritization and quality oversight.
• Review work product for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to established processes and standards.
• Reinforce high standards around ownership, responsiveness, organization, and quality of work.
• Identify opportunities for improved training, documentation, review structure, and process clarity.
• Serve as a reliable escalation point for accounting issues, questions, and problem-solving.

Process Improvement & Operational Discipline

• Identify and implement improvements to accounting workflows, controls, and manual processes.
• Build more repeatable, scalable, and well-documented financial processes as the firm grows.
• Strengthen coordination across accounting, payroll, benefits, operations, and administrative workflows where financial accuracy depends on clear handoffs.
• Contribute to the development of a more disciplined and scalable finance infrastructure.

Reporting, Systems & Business Partnership

• Partner with the Controller and firm leadership on reporting improvements, financial visibility, and data quality.
• Own the development and refinement of management reporting and accounting review tools for assigned areas.
• Work effectively with non-accounting stakeholders to translate financial requirements into practical, sustainable processes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field .
• CPA strongly preferred.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of progressive accounting experience .
• Public accounting background and/or experience in a complex private company environment strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of general ledger accounting, close processes, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Experience coordinating with external auditors, tax preparers, and advisors.
• Supervisory or work review experience preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel .
• Strong systems aptitude and comfort working across evolving processes and reporting needs.
• Excellent communication skills, professional judgment, and organizational discipline.
• Must possess a high level of confidentiality and exercise independent judgment.

Physical Demands:

• Prolonged periods of sitting and working at a computer.
• Extended screen time across multiple monitors and software systems.
• Extended hours to meet deadlines during peak periods, including, but not limited to year-end close, audit, tax season, and quarterly reporting.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This position provides day-to-day direction and work review to the Accounting Clerk. This role shares responsibility with the Controller for the overall quality and timeliness of the accounting function.