About Soul Community Planet
Soul Community Planet (SCP) is a purpose-driven hospitality and real estate platform focused
on developing and operating hotels that prioritize wellness, sustainability, and meaningful guest
experiences. Our brand is central to how we operate — team members are expected to embody
our values and contribute to a culture that reflects the SCP approach to hospitality.
We operate as a vertically integrated organization, with multiple corporate entities — including a
Management Company, Brand Company, and holding entity — supporting a portfolio of eight
hotel properties across California, Oregon, and Hawaii. Our accounting environment is
inherently complex, requiring coordination across entities, jurisdictions, and third-party partners.
The organization maintains a lean corporate finance team supported by an offshore accounting
group and external advisors. Success in this environment requires both cultural alignment with
the SCP mission and strong operational discipline. We value individuals who bring rigor,
accountability, and a continuous improvement mindset to everything they do.
Position Summary
The Controller is a hands-on leadership role responsible for the integrity of the accounting and
tax functions across all SCP entities. Reporting directly to the VP of Finance, this individual will
own the month-end and year-end close process, ensure GAAP compliance, manage and
develop the offshore accounting team, serve as the primary point of contact for external
auditors, and drive ongoing optimization of accounting systems and processes.
This is an operational role focused on execution, controls, and the completeness and accuracy
of financial information across a complex, multi-entity, multi-state environment. The ideal
candidate brings deep technical accounting knowledge, meaningful systems experience, and
the management skills to lead a distributed team with clarity and accountability.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting Operations & Financial Close
- Own and manage the month-end and year-end close process across all 11 entities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and GAAP compliance
- Review and approve journal entries, accruals, prepaid schedules, and balance sheet reconciliations
- Oversee general ledger integrity, trial balance review, and resolution of posting errors across all entities and hotel properties
- Produce and review monthly financial packages in USALI format across all hotel properties
- Maintain intercompany accounting including management fee allocations, royalty revenue recognition, and billback billing
- Own loan accounting, debt schedules, and associated reconciliations
- Ensure timely and accurate preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP
Tax & Regulatory Compliance
- Own the tax function end-to-end across all entities and jurisdictions, including California, Oregon, and Hawaii
- Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual tax filings including property tax, sales tax, occupancy tax, and transient tax
- Ensure timely and accurate payment of all federal, state, and local tax obligations
- Coordinate with external tax advisors on year-end filings and tax strategy
- Manage business license renewals, liquor license tracking, CSC corporate compliance, and SAM.gov registrations
- Maintain entity-level compliance calendars and filing credentials across all jurisdictions
Audit & External Reporting
- Serve as the primary internal point of contact for external auditors on all accounting matters
- Manage audit support requests, schedules, and deliverables across all entities
- Support preparation of audit-ready financial statements in connection with planned Reg
- CF and Reg A+ capital raise activity
Offshore Team Management
- Provide direct oversight and accountability management of an offshore accounting team based in the Philippines, operating through a designated local team lead
- Establish clear performance expectations, output standards, and close deadlines
- Develop and maintain written standard operating procedures for all recurring accounting tasks
- Identify training needs, provide coaching, and address performance issues in coordination with the staffing partner as appropriate
- Foster a culture of accountability, accuracy, and continuous improvement within the offshore team
Systems Administration & Optimization
- Serve as primary Sage Intacct administrator, responsible for system configuration, user permissions, dimension structures, and approval workflows
- Identify opportunities to maximize system utilization and automation within Sage Intacct, driving adoption of available features across the accounting team
- Oversee AP automation workflows within Quadient (formerly Beanworks)
- Audit existing Sage Intacct reports, identify those requiring replacement, and rebuild reporting to accurately reflect current business structure and management needs
- Collaborate with the VP of Finance on broader systems initiatives including the Sage
- Intacct Projects module implementation
Internal Controls & Process Improvement
- Maintain and strengthen internal controls and accounting policies across all entities
- Document all recurring accounting processes, establishing a written operational framework where gaps currently exist
- Identify workflow inefficiencies and implement practical, scalable improvements
- Partner with the VP of Finance on finance department automation and process improvement initiatives