Director, Accounting

About the Position

Golden State is looking for a strategic and operationally minded Director to uphold the financial integrity and reporting accuracy of three of the company’s primary business units: Arena, Events, and Retail Real Estate Portfolio. This is a high-impact leadership role that requires navigating complex revenue and real estate transactions, event-based settlement processes, and large-scale facility management accounting.  

Beyond managing the day-to-day accounting functions, you will act as a strategic partner to senior leadership, providing financial insights that drive business decisions. Additionally, you will be responsible for maintaining a robust internal control environment, managing the external audit relationships, and leading a professional accounting staff. The position reports to the Controller.

Come share your expertise while learning more about this growing sports and entertainment organization that values your initiative and dedication!

This is a full-time position based onsite in San Francisco, CA.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop team members responsible for general accounting functions – revenue, leases, GL, and reporting.  
• Serve as the subject matter expert for revenue and lease accounting related to Arena products and real estate portfolio.
• Lead the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing processes across all three business units.
• Ensure all financial statements are compliant with GAAP and internal policies.
• Manage fixed assets accounting for existing arena and retail spaces; and construction/build-out of future retail spaces.  
• Maintain a rigorous fixed asset ledger for the arena, managing depreciation schedules and tracking the lifecycle of large-scale facility equipment.
• Manage the recognition of multi-year sponsorship and suite revenue, ensuring alignment with ASC 606.
• Oversee the accounting for retail spaces ensuring timely and accurate CAM reconciliations, lease administration, and responses to tenant revenue audits.
• Direct the end-to-end settlement process for concerts and other events.  Ensure accurate distribution of funds between the venue, promoters, and talent based on complex contractual split arrangements.
• Partner closely with Arena Operations teams to timely and accurately account for capital & maintenance projects. 
• Author and oversee the research and drafting of comprehensive technical accounting memos for complex transactions and non-recurring events.
• Drive continuous improvement in the Record-to-Report cycle, ensuring scalable processes and robust internal controls.
• Design, implement, and maintain a strong system of internal controls to safeguard company assets and ensure financial data integrity.
• Support internal and external audit requests by ensuring team provides timely and accurate documentation and explanations.
• Other duties as assigned

Required Experience & Skills

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Accounting, or equivalent work experience
• Certified Professional Accountant (CPA) certification
• A minimum of 10 years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.  A mix of public accounting and corporate experience is preferred.
• Deep expertise in US GAAP, specifically ASC 606 and ASC 842.
• Proven experience leading process improvement, control design, and/or system implementation projects in a high-volume transactional environment.
• Commercial real estate accounting experience is a plus.
• Experience with major ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite) and financial reporting software, and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience in a SOX environment preferred.
• Ability to mentor and develop a diverse team of accounting professions.  
• Strong executive presence with the ability to explain complex accounting concepts to non-financial stakeholders.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills with a focus on data driven decision making.
• Ability to thrive and lead teams through change in a fast-paced environment.

Compensation

• $175,000 - $185,000 Per Year + Bonus
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision benefits for employees and dependents
• Employer 401K match
• Vacation, Summer Half-Day Fridays and a generous paid time off plan for pregnancy and parental leaves
• Warriors home tickets, team store discount and more!

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

 Golden State is an equal opportunity employer.

We will ensure that qualified applicants with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

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