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UNITED COLLECTIVE

Integrated marketing partner for brand growth

Interim Controller

Full-Time
$100k - $140k/yr
Senior
Huntington Beach, CA, USA
In PersonThis is an in-office position in Huntington Beach, California.
AccountingFinancial Accounting

About the job

Requirements
  • Five plus years of accounting experience in various industries.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Ability to work with a broad range of people.
  • Ability to analyze and provide recommendations on business operations.
  • Skill in developing procedures and training staff to follow them.
  • Experience managing and mentoring staff.
Responsibilities
  • Maintain separate company books on QuickBooks.
  • Manage the monthly close for AIM and South Norte and develop detailed close schedules for each company.
  • Ensure that all balance sheets and subledgers are reconciled.
  • Ensure that proper controls are in place for paying vendors.
  • Ensure proper recording of employee benefit entries.
  • Oversee intercompany transactions.
  • Review bank reconciliations for all the companies.
  • Establish controls for handling cash and deposits.
  • Manage the revenue recognition process.
  • Prepare cash flow forecasts.
  • Ensure annual budgets are loaded into the accounting systems.
  • Ensure that payroll is processed properly through Paylocity.
  • Manage insurance policies for each company.
  • Manage banking relationships in cooperation with the CFO.
  • Manage fixed assets and leasehold improvements.
  • Ensure that quarterly sales and use tax returns are filed properly.
  • Manage the year-end 1099 process.
  • Manage the 401(k) annual audit.
  • Provide financial schedules to auditors and tax preparers.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in a project accounting environment.

About the company

United Collective is a network of marketing agencies that delivers integrated campaigns across advertising, analytics, digital, and content production to help brands grow. It unites multiple sister agencies (Canvas United, Gallegos United, Rox United) to collaborate across disciplines, aligning insights, creativity, and data from strategy to execution. Unlike traditional ad firms, it uses a cross-disciplinary, culturally focused, collaborative model to provide an X, Y & Z factor and a strong competitive edge. Its goal is to help brands grow by blending creativity, data, and culture into coordinated marketing that drives results.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Huntington Beach, California

Founded

2017

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What believers are saying

  • July 2026 earnings calendar and June 2026 monthly report show active near-term operational monitoring.
  • October 14, 2025 Opacity-city TekeTeke opening proves the brand still adds locations.
  • 2026 securities report and Q3 filings show improved net assets versus 2025, supporting turnaround efforts.

What critics are saying

  • May 2025 rights-offer revision shifted 2027 new-store spending into debt repayment, signaling weak growth.
  • February 2026 equity ratio was 14.6%, leaving little cushion for another demand shock.
  • Persistent losses and negative EPS threaten a financing spiral if same-store sales weaken in 2026.

What makes UNITED COLLECTIVE unique

  • TekeTeke and 3rd Burger give United & Collective multi-concept restaurant exposure.
  • June 2026 monthly reporting shows disciplined store management and brand-level operating visibility.
  • Tokyo-listed 3557 gives investors transparent quarterly disclosure uncommon among small Japanese restaurant operators.

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Benefits

  • Flexible Work Hours