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The Director, Controller is a senior leader within the accounting and finance team, responsible for overseeing all aspects of financial operations, reporting, compliance, and internal controls across the Chicago Blackhawks and affiliated entities. This role serves as a strategic partner to executive leadership, driving financial integrity, operational efficiency, and long-term fiscal health. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong leadership and thrives in a fast-paced, high-performance sports environment.
The Director, Controller is a senior leader within the accounting and finance team, responsible for overseeing all aspects of financial operations, reporting, compliance, and internal controls across the Chicago Blackhawks and affiliated entities. This role serves as a strategic partner to executive leadership, driving financial integrity, operational efficiency, and long-term fiscal health. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong leadership and thrives in a fast-paced, high-performance sports environment.
Serve as a key financial advisor to the EVP, Finance and executive team, providing insights to guide strategic decisions
Evaluate and implement financial systems and technologies to enhance automation, scalability, and reporting capabilities
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Develop and enforce accounting policies that align with GAAP, league standards, and organizational goals
Partner with department heads to support financial literacy, cost management, and resource allocation
Oversee all accounting functions including general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, revenue recognition and accounting systems
Direct monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of financials
Ensure compliance with GAAP, league reporting requirements, and regulatory filings (e.g., Sales & Use Tax, Amusement Tax)
Lead annual audits and liaise with external auditors, league officials, and tax authorities
Monitor and strengthen internal controls, risk management practices, and financial governance
Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing accounting team
Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and professional growth
Align team objectives with broader organizational strategy and performance metrics
The Chicago Blackhawks started their journey as one of the NHLs Original Six professional ice hockey teams in 1926. Members of the Central Division in the NHLs Western Conference and six-time Stanley Cup Champions (1934, 1938, 1961, 2010, 2013, 2015), the team calls the United Center home.
Each day the Team works to uphold our mission to reimagine the potential of hockey. At its core, the team and greater organization uphold its mission through its core values centered around integrity, curiosity, empathy, collaboration, and originality. They are fiercely dedicated to evolving and delivering new and legendary fan experiences and captivating new and diverse audiences, both on and off the ice. As part of their unwavering commitment to drive impact and purpose in the Chicago community, the organization opened the Fifth Third Arena (the teams official practice facility and community space for youth hockey development), continues to make expansions to the Chicago Blackhawks Foundation, and acquired the AHL team the Rockford IceHogs.
The Chicago Blackhawks continue to grow in its commitments to honor and celebrate Black Hawk's legacy by offering our platforms, making meaningful contributions, collaborating with Native American people, and reimagining ways to support the many Native American people and communities they live amongst and alongside. They engage in this work through their formal partnership with Black Hawks ancestral tribe, the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, which the tribe established with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2021.
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USD 115000-145000 yearly / year
Full-time
Senior · 9+ years experience
Onsite
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