Director, Controllership & Accounting

Overview

Position Title:

Director, Controllership and Accounting

Location:

New York, New York

League Apps is the operating system and community for youth and local sports leaders, equipping them with the technology, tools, and professional network they need to grow, scale, and play for the future. Our platform powers thousands of clubs, tournaments, leagues, camps, and facilities, serving over 10 million participants nationwide. Backed by professional leagues, teams, and athletes as investors and partners, we’re helping modernize the youth sports industry with our best-in-class SaaS platform.

We operate at the intersection of sports, technology, and community. From registration to payments to communications, our platform makes running sports seamless for organizations across the country. Beyond software, we foster a community of leaders, sharing insights on critical issues like increasing girls’ participation in sports, preventing youth injuries, and understanding how technology is shaping the future of play.

Mission-driven at our core, our purpose is to create amazing sports experiences for all. To further this mission, we founded and continue to support the Fund Play Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to strengthening sports-based youth development organizations. Fund Play helps bring meaningful sports opportunities to hundreds of thousands of underserved kids and communities every year.

As the Director, Controllership and Accounting at League Apps, you will lead a high-performing team responsible for Monthly Close, Annual Audits, Implementation of Complex Revenue Agreement, and managing A/P and A/R across the Organization. Your team will set and implement Controllership and Accounting Standards across the organization. In addition to managing Banking relationships and reporting.

You will be a self-starter and owner of Accounting and Controllership Standards. This role is responsible for managing annual audit engagements in collaboration with the Audit team, including the presentation of audit results, while also leading Purchase Price Accounting (PPA) and providing strong expertise in M&A and acquisition accounting. The position owns complex revenue streams such as MLS (Major League Soccer) reporting, modeling, and payout management, along with oversight of special pricing models, contractual agreements, and payout schedules.

Key responsibilities include tax compliance and system implementation, monthly account reconciliation reviews, cash flow and liquidity management, and daily cash monitoring. The role requires deep expertise in Stripe payments, including reporting analytics, refund processes, and compliance with contractual audits, as well as implementation of Volume, Price, and Mix (VPM) analysis and revenue take rate variance reporting. Additional ownership includes policy audits, Ramp system and A/P approvals, A/R balance management and collections coordination, Maple billing oversight, consolidated GAAP reporting, banking relationships, and end-to-end ownership of the Graphite relationship, team management, and monthly close procedures.

• Annual audits - Manage annual audit engagements and collaboration with the Audit team. Presentation of Audit results.
• PPA (Purchase Price Accounting) and understanding of M&A and acquisition accounting
• MLS revenue (Major League Soccer) reporting, model and payout management
• Special Pricing model ownership, managing all contractual agreements with special pricing requirements and payout schedules.
• Tax compliance management and new system implementation.
• Manage and collaborate with external tax consultants
• Monthly account reconciliation reviews, establishment of process and review schedule
• Cash flow analysis and liquidity management, daily cash reporting and monitoring
• Implementation of Volume, Price and Mix model and analysis to help explain variances to expectations
• Revenue Take Rate understanding, variance analysis and explanations
• Policy audit to ensure implementation and continued compliance (including T&E, reserves, controls etc.)
• A/R balance management examination of balance, understanding of drivers and…