Controller

Shakespeare Theatre Company seeks a dynamic, strategic, and experienced Controller to serve as a trusted partner to the Chief Financial Officer. This financial leader will be responsible for oversight of all finance, accounting, and reporting activities. As the number two financial executive to the CFO, the Controller will be involved in supporting presentations to the Board of Trustees finance, investment, and audit committees and will work closely with the senior leadership team.

The Controller will lead all day-to-day finance operations of a budget of $22 million and supervise a team of two staff members including functional responsibility over accounting, accounts payable, and accounts receivable. The Controller will work closely with the Human Resources regarding payroll and will work closely with Development on grants and grant reporting. The Controller will ensure that Shakespeare Theatre Company has the systems and procedures in place to support effective program implementation and conduct flawless audits. The Controller will work closely with departmental leaders and their staff, not only to educate them regarding finance and accounting procedures, but also to explore how the finance function can support departmental operations. In addition, this position will partner with the CFO, senior leadership, and the human resources (HR) and information technology (IT) staff to enhance and better integrate finance, HR, IT, and operations functions.

Responsibilities

Finance and Accounting Leadership

• Oversee all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain internal control and safeguards for receipt of revenue, costs, and program budgets and actual expenditures.
• Coordinate all audit activity.
• Consistently analyze financial data and present financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; clearly communicate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements; monitor progress and changes and keep senior leadership abreast of Shakespeare Theatre Company’s financial status.
• Collaborate closely with development, ticket sales, and programming teams to forecast revenue, optimize resource allocation, and strengthen the theatre’s financial position.
• Assist Shakespeare Theatre Company’s leadership in the annual budgeting and planning process; administer and review all financial plans and compare to actual results with a view to identify, explain, and correct variances as appropriate.
• Support the CFO in engaging the board’s audit and finance committees around issues and trends in financial operating models and delivery.
• Oversee all financial, project / program and grants accounting; ensure that expenditures are consistently aligned with grant and program budgets throughout the grant / fund period; collate financial reporting materials for government, corporate, and foundation grants.
• Create and manage organizational cash flow forecasting by working in partnership with department heads; continuously collaborate with department heads to assess the financial efficacy of program operations and establish finance and administrative systems to support program operations.
• Implement policy and process review and improve efficiency where possible.
• Manage and track the performance of invested assets in keeping with policies and investment guidelines.

Team Leadership

Qualifications

This is an extraordinary opportunity for a mature leader with seven to ten years of accounting and finance experience, ideally beginning in accounting and audit, followed by experience gathering, evaluating, presenting and reporting financial information to executive teams and external stakeholders. The successful candidate will ideally have experience in a complex nonprofit that has multiple revenue streams.

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Compensation and Benefits

This position has an annual salary of $90,000 - $100,000, with a benefits package that includes health, dental and vision coverage; a 403(b) retirement plan with match; a flexible spending account (FSA); vacation, sick, and personal leave; and free theatre tickets.