Controller

The Controller role will be responsible for overseeing, coordinating, and maintaining all accounting operations, including financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and internal controls. In addition, this role will partner with highly skilled professionals across the business to ensure accurate financial data, drive efficient processes, and support strategic decision-making. This candidate will be a hands-on leader who is detail-oriented, analytical, and passionate about maintaining financial integrity and organizational success. In addition, the person in this role will have the mentality to think like a business owner and take a proactive yet collaborative approach to accomplishing business goals. This position reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer or executive leadership.

• Serves as department financial advisor for all accounting activities associated with five different funds.
• Lead the accounting team in monthly close out and year end accounting activities.
• Guides financial decisions by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures.
• Supervise and guide a team of financial professionals including hiring, onboarding, and training employees; supporting professional development; and developing goals and providing feedback.
• Prepare and present technical accounting-financial data to management. Produce the department monthly financial statements for executive leadership. Identify and analyze accounting problems impacting audit compliance or department financial status,
• Protects assets by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing internal controls by working in collaboration with the Financial Compliance & Grant Manager
• Monitors and confirms financial condition by participating in various department audits and providing information to external auditors.
• Monitoring expenditures trends; analyzing variances; and work with the Budget Manager and update the CFO
• Provides status of financial condition by collecting, interpreting, and reporting financial data to CFO.
• Prepares special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends for senior management
• Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by enforcing adherence to funding requirements, filing financial reports, and advising management on needed actions.
• Developing and monitoring business performance metrics, for continuous process improvement measurement.

• Bachelor's degree with coursework in business, finance, accounting; or related field
• Five (5) years minimum of combined experience in accounting, public accounting, finance, audit, or equivalent
• CPA license and/or auditing experience preferred
• Strong proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Strong verbal and written organizational and communication skills
• Strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills
• A positive, enthusiastic, and diplomatic attitude
• A consistently professional decorum