Controller

Neighborhood Defender Service Controller

The Neighborhood Defender Service is building a community-based, client-centered, holistic public defense office and we invite you to join our team as we represent our clients with excellence. Building on 30 years of experience of providing high quality representation, we are expanding our efforts to bring the same caliber of representation to the communities served by our NDS locations. We are seeking a team of highly organized, self-driven, and resilient individuals dedicated to our mission. Our clients are represented by teams composed of lawyers, investigators, social workers, client advocates, and team administrators. NDS adheres to a client-centered approach to representation that emphasizes a heightened responsiveness to clients' needs prior to arrest, while a case is pending, and after the case concludes. NDS is committed to addressing the comprehensive legal and social service needs of clients while treating each client with dignity and respect.

The Controller is an integral part of the defense team who demonstrates a commitment to serving marginalized persons and communities. The Controller will help shape our present and futurecontributing to a collaborative environment and culture of excellence in alignment with our values. This role works in close partnership with the CFO to ensure accurate financial reporting, strong internal controls, compliance with accounting standards, and consistent financial processes across all locations. The Controller plays a key role in supporting strategic financial decisions through timely and reliable financial information.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include :

• Embrace NDS' philosophy of client-centered, community-based, holistic representation and commitment to excellence by providing vigorous representation with energy and enthusiasm to the communities we serve.
• Oversee the day-to-day accounting operations : general ledger activities, month-end and year-end close processes for all or designated segments of the organization.
• Ensure timely and accurate preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP (or applicable standards).
• Maintain consistent accounting policies and internal controls in alignment across all locations.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve accounting processes, internal controls, reporting efficiency, and data accuracy to support flawless audits.
• Maintain responsibility over all or designated segments accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and grants administration.
• Provide short-term analysis of all financial information, forecast for future needs as well as provide long-term projections to support the growth of the organization.
• Assist with audits, including Single Audit (if applicable), and serve as one of the key contacts for auditors.
• Supervise accounting staff as assigned and support cross-location collaboration.
• Support the implementation and optimization of accounting and financial systems.
• Monitor program budgets and actual expenditures to ensure alignment with approved funding.
• Ensure thorough, consistent analysis of financial data and the timely preparation and clear communication of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports; monitor financial performance and trends.
• Assist in the annual budgeting and planning process; administer and reviews all financial plans and comparison to actual results.
• Actively engage in financial, 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.
• Oversee designated accounting for grants and restricted funds, including proper classification, tracking, and release of restrictions, and review and ensure that all grant invoicing is prepared directly from general ledger data.
• Ensure compliance with grant agreements, donor requirements, and reporting deadlines.
• Support grant budgeting, monitoring, and variance analysis in coordination with program staff.
• Partner with all department functions to enhance and better integrate finance, HR, and IT functions.
• Perform other related duties as assigned to support organizational needs and priorities as they arise.

Qualifications

Qualifications include :

Compensation is commensurate with experience. Full medical and dental benefits, as well as retirement plan with company match, robust time off perks, paid parental leave and other benefits, are provided. The salary range for this position is $100,000 150,000.

Salary range based on transferable experience :

Interested applicants should submit a resume with their application as one document, preferably PDF. For more information about NDS, please visit our website at https : / / neighborhooddefender.org / jobs / list / .

The Neighborhood Defender Service is committed to creating a diverse environment that reflects the community we serve. NDS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. NDS encourages people with incarcerated loved ones, formerly incarcerated people, people of color, women, queer, transgender, gender non-confirming, and gender fluid people to apply.

Min : USD $100,000.00 / Yr.

Max : USD $150,000.00 / Yr.