Why is This a Great Opportunity?

This Controller role offers a unique opportunity to lead and shape the financial operations of a complex organization. You will be instrumental in ensuring the financial integrity and sustainability of an organization dedicated to a meaningful mission. As a key leader, you will oversee all finance, accounting, and reporting activities, driving the financial strategy and supporting program implementation. This position offers the chance to work closely with executive leadership, influence organizational decision-making, and make a tangible impact on the community. With a generous benefits package and a collaborative work environment, this role provides both professional growth and personal fulfillment.

 

Job Description:

As the Controller, you will be responsible for the oversight of all finance, accounting, and reporting activities. You will lead the daily finance operations and manage a team of accounting professionals, including the Senior Accountant and Accounting Coordinator. Your key responsibilities include:

• Financial Oversight: Maintain oversight of all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems to ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP standards and regulatory requirements. This includes managing the general ledger activities, ensuring appropriate revenue and expense recognition, and monitoring the financial impact of inventory adjustments.
• Internal Controls: Develop and maintain internal controls and safeguards for the receipt of revenue, costs, and program budgets. Review risk areas and implement corrective action plans as necessary.
• Audit Coordination: Coordinate all audit activities, ensuring the annual audit results in an unmodified opinion with no substantive errors. Prepare and review audit documentation, including reconciliations and required schedules.
• Financial Reporting: Analyze financial data to produce accurate and timely financial statements. Communicate financial information clearly to leadership, monitor financial progress, and update budget forecasts as needed.
• Budget Management: Assist with the annual budgeting and planning process, collaborating with key leaders to perform monthly budget variance analysis and develop corrective action plans to ensure compliance with approved budgets.
• Grant and Program Accounting: Oversee financial, project/program, and grants accounting to ensure expenditures align with grant and program budgets. Prepare financial reporting materials for government, corporate, and foundation grants.
• Team Leadership: Lead, train, and evaluate the finance team, clarifying roles and responsibilities, and providing opportunities for professional development. Foster a positive and supportive work environment that encourages collaboration and excellence.
• Strategic Support: Support the CFO in engaging with the board’s audit and finance committees, providing insights into financial operating models and trends. Contribute to the development of strategies to enhance and integrate organizational systems across departments.

 

Qualifications:
  Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is required; CPA certification is preferred.
  Experience: 7 to 10 years of accounting and finance experience, ideally within a complex non-profit organization. Direct supervisory experience is required, with a strong background in managing audit activities, grant reporting, and budget development.
  Technical Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (including V lookups and pivot tables), Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Microsoft 365 is required. Experience with Microsoft Dynamics and Ceres is preferred, or the ability to learn these systems quickly.
  Leadership Abilities: Strong interpersonal, analytical, and organizational skills with the ability to communicate complex financial concepts to both finance and non-finance professionals. Demonstrated ability to lead and develop a team, manage multiple projects concurrently, and operate effectively at both strategic and tactical levels.
  Personal Attributes: A passion for the organization’s mission, with a commitment to its core values of stewardship, teamwork, agility, and respect. Ability to maintain confidentiality, work under pressure, and meet tight deadlines during critical periods.

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