Controller, Marcella Club

Job Title: Controller Marcella Club

Company: Marcella Club/Reef Capital

Salary: $100000-$150000

Location: Marcella Club; Park City UT

About Reef:

Reef Capital is a Utah-based vertically integrated investment and development firm founded in 2005. Reefs team is currently involved in some of the most prominent development transactions in Utah and other targeted geographies across the United States.

Built on two decades of success our investment approach combines proven expertise with purposeful innovation. Reefs team has completed more than 500 transactions across all lines of addition to our real estate investment strategy Reef and/or affiliates own and operate various businesses that add significant long-term value to its projects. We have grown rapidly growing from about 25 employees to well over 400 with managed assets on behalf of over 750 institutional and individual partners worldwide.

With the motto Expect the Best Reefs most prominent developments include Black Desert Resort a $2 billion luxury resort in Ivins Utah; Marcella a luxury private golf community in Park City Utah; Tributer Resort Virginias newest premier private lakeside golf destination; Cornerstone Club a 5000-acre residential community private club and resort in Telluride Colorado; Sweetens Cove a renowned and evolving golf destination nestled in the Tennessee Valley; and the restoration of the historic Coco Palms Resort in Wailua on the island of Kauai Hawaii.

At Reef our mission is to recruit develop and retain entrepreneurial individuals who desire to build and create something long-lasting and meaningful. Our business enables bright committed people to work in high-performing teams within an environment that allows each person to achieve their professional objectives. Reef values a strong culture dedicated to the health and well-being of our employees.

About Marcella:

Marcella brings together two extraordinary master-planned communities offering owners access to one of the most exclusive private club experiences anywhere. At Deer Valley East Village Marcella features ski-accessible homesites and an Olson Kundig-designed lodge with direct access to 4300 acres of skiable terrain. Marcella Jordanelle Ridge is centered around 36 holes of championship golf including the first Tiger Woods-designed course in the Mountain West. Together these communities create a rare world-class alpine lifestyle defined by exceptional amenities unparalleled access and a deeply curated member experience.

Position Summary:

The Controller is the senior on-site financial leader for Marcella Club responsible for financial integrity disciplined reporting and operational financial leadership across golf dining retail membership events and club amenities. This role partners closely with the General Manager department leaders and ownership/board to ensure financial transparency while supporting a premium member-first experience.

Marcella Club operates in a highly seasonal mountain market with luxury service expectations and close alignment between club operations and real estate sales activity. The Controller plays a critical role in managing seasonality controlling cost volatility and providing forward-looking financial insight to leadership.

Responsibilities:

Financial Reporting & Closing

• Own the monthly close process and preparation of accurate timely financial statements
• Ensure reporting aligns with USALI (where applicable) and ownership reporting standards
• Prepare variance analysis with clear operational drivers (rounds covers events staffing weather impacts)
• Present monthly financial results to the GM and ownership with clarity and confidence
• Prepare entries for corporate consolidation

Budgeting Forecasting & Seasonality Management

• Lead the annual operating and capital budgeting process
• Build and maintain seasonally driven forecasts reflecting peak summer golf operations shoulder seasons event-driven demand peak ski season
• Support rate setting and financial modeling for membership dues and deposits guest and sponsored play private events and activations
• Proactively identify margin pressures tied to weather staffing or volume shifts

Operational Finance & Department Support

• Serve as financial partner to Golf F&B Ski Services Membership Retail and Events leadership
• Monitor and analyze rounds played and utilization F&B covers average check etc. labor productivity and scheduling efficiency inventory turns and purchasing discipline
• Support pricing menu engineering and vendor negotiations
• Ensure high-touch programs (member events hosted rounds discovery visits) are budgeted tracked and controlled

Internal Controls & Governance

• Establish and enforce strong internal controls over cash handling member billing inventory purchasing and approvals.
• Ensure compliance with club bylaws and governing documents management agreements (if applicable) and lender or ownership reporting requirements
• Coordinate audits reviews and tax filings

Membership & Real Estate Interface

• Oversee membership billing deposits refunds and tracking
• Partner with club leadership and ownership on membership growth and attrition analysis and financial impact of membership programs and incentives
• Support financial tracking of real estate-adjacent club usage discovery visits and hosted experiences to ensure transparency between club operations and sales initiatives

Capital & Long-Range Planning

• Track capital expenditures and ensure proper accounting treatment
• Support reserve planning and long-term capital forecasting
• Monitor project budgets for clubhouse course and amenity improvements
• Provide financial input on prioritization of capital projects

Team Leadership

• Lead and develop the clubs accounting and finance staff
• Establish clear procedures deadlines and accountability
• Build a culture of accuracy responsiveness and service-oriented finance

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or related field; CPA or CMA designation is preferred
• 7 years of progressive accounting or finance experience
• Strong knowledge of hospitality and/or private club accounting
• Experience with multiple locations outlets buildings golf courses etc.
• Proven experience leading budgets forecasts and monthly closes
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with club or hospitality financial systems
• Experience with private clubs luxury hospitality or mountain resort environments is highly preferred
• Familiarity with club management systems (e.g. Jonas Clubessential Northstar Agilysys)
• Familiarity with Net Suite and NSPB/ Smart View
• Experience supporting ownership or board-level reporting
• Exposure to membership deposit accounting and capital planning

Company Benefits:

• 401(k) Plan with Company Match
• Generous Health Plan with HSA Match
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Cell Phone Service Allowance
• Discounts at Company-Owned Resorts and Golf Courses