Controller

Position Summary

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the Controller will be responsible for oversight of all finance, accounting and reporting activities. As the number-two executive to the CFO, the Controller will be involved in supporting presentations to the Board of Directors, the Finance Committee and the Audit Committee.

The Controller will lead all day-to-day accounting and finance operations of an approximately $100 million budget and supervise a team of approximately 8 staff members including functional responsibility over accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and grants administration. The Controller will ensure that Mary’s Center has the systems and procedures in place to support effective program implementation and ensure the conduct of flawless audits. The Controller will work closely with program leaders and their staff, not only to educate them regarding finance and accounting procedures but also to explore how the finance function can support program operations.

In addition, they will partner with the CFO, senior leadership, and the people department and information technology (IT) staff to enhance and better integrate finance, HR, and IT functions.

Reportability

This position will report directly to the Chief Financial Officer.

This position will manage / supervise a team of accountants, AP and Grant specialists.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

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 financial and single audit activities.
• 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 Mary’s Center’s financial status.
• Assist Mary’s Center 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 EVP, Finance 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.
• Manage organizational cash flow forecasting by working in partnership with the program vice presidents; continuously collaborate with program vice presidents to assess the financial efficacy of program operations and establish finance and administrative systems to support program operations.
• Manage and track the performance of invested assets in keeping with policies and investment guidelines.

Team Leadership

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities –

Language Requirement – Ability to communicate effectively in English is required. Additional language proficiency or fluency a plus.

Physical Demands – Regularly required to sit; frequently required to reach with hands and arms, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk or hear; must be able to lift objects up to twenty-five (25) pounds.

Work Environment – Mostly in a typical office setting with quiet to moderate noise level, with certain remote work as agreed upon with the CFO. May be exposed to extreme cold, heat, and humidity due to outside weather conditions. Potential return to a full-time, onsite work schedule.

The Benefits :

Equal Opportunity Employer

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