Controller

Responsibilities:

Accounting & Financial Operations

• Lead day-to-day accounting operations, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations, investments, asset activity, and month-end close.
• Ensure accurate and timely financial records, reporting, and compliance with GAAP and nonprofit accounting standards.
• Strengthen accounting processes, internal controls, and financial procedures to support organizational effectiveness.

Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Prepare and analyze monthly financial statements and supporting schedules.
• Deliver financial insights, variance analysis, cash flow forecasting, and strategic recommendations to leadership.
• Support data-driven decision-making through financial analysis and performance reporting.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Maintain strong internal controls and financial policies.
• Support compliance with donor, grant, nonprofit, federal, state, and local requirements.
• Coordinate annual audit preparation, Form 990 support, and related financial documentation.

Budgeting & Strategic Support

• Partner with the CFOO on budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and cash flow management.
• Support organizational sustainability through financial analysis and strategic planning.

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop finance and gift processing team members.
• Oversee gift processing operations, ensuring accuracy, accountability, and timely reporting.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of seven years of progressive accounting or finance experience.
• Minimum of five years of management or supervisory experience.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, nonprofit accounting concepts, month-end close, internal controls, and financial statement preparation.
• Experience leading or supporting audits, compliance activities, internal control processes, and financial reporting deadlines.
• Advanced proficiency with accounting systems, Microsoft Excel, reconciliations, reporting tools, and financial analysis.
• Excellent analytical, communication, organization, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage details while also seeing the broader financial, operational, and strategic picture.

Preferred Qualifications

• Nonprofit accounting experience.
• Experience with Blackbaud financial and donor CRM products, including Financial Edge and Raiser’s Edge.
• Experience with grant accounting, restricted funding, donor reporting, and Uniform Guidance requirements.
• Experience presenting financial information to executive leadership, finance committees, audit committees, or governing boards.
• Experience supervising both accounting and gift processing, donor services, or revenue operations functions.

When you join BBBS Lone Star, you're helping ensure that every donor contribution is accurately managed and leveraged to create meaningful outcomes for youth across our communities. Your work directly supports our mission and helps strengthen the impact of mentoring programs throughout the region.