Controller/Director of Finance

About the role

The Controller/Director of Finance is a robust communicator of financial, accounting, and compliance related information. Under the direction of the CFCO, they are a critical thought partner in advancing the organizations goals, projects, and processes in the finance, accounting, and compliance division.

Responsibilities

• Strategic and Analytic Financial Management & Operations
  • Design and oversee financial systems, processes, protocols, policies, and procedures.
  • Oversee financial services that affect divisions, under direction of the CFO to include: Accounts Payable (AP) / 1099 Filings / Accounts Receivable (AR).
  • Ensure payments are recorded in SalesForce (SF).
  • Cash receipt workpaper updates.
  • Sending out divisional financial statements each month.
  • Preparing monthly financial packages.
  • Holding projects that affect specific divisional needs.
  • Ensure compliance with nonprofit best practices and requirements.
  • Monitor and control cash flow, including managing accounts receivable and accounts payable.
  • Maintain the organization's Rapid Reporting, Power BI, Dashboards, and Analytics.
• Financial Forecasting & Reporting
  • Implement and support data-driven principles to guide the foundation’s work.
  • Develop and forecast budgets as well as provide financial concierge services to projects/project directors.
  • Prepare timely financial statements, ensuring prompt and accurate month, quarter, and year-end closings.
  • Manage audits and financial compliance activities.
  • Drive financial accountability by identifying and establishing key performance indicators (KPIs) and reporting, contributing to tracking and reporting on engagement outputs and outcomes for both internally and externally submitted reports.
  • Provide reporting to senior management for cash-flow, accounts payable and receivables.
  • Assist in gathering information for the annual audit and any compliance activities.
  • Prepare timely financial statements, ensuring prompt and accurate month, quarter, and year-end closings.
  • Prepare and Review monthly reconciliations for financial accuracy.
  • Provide reporting to senior management for cash-flow, administer payroll, accounts payable and receivables.
• Strategic Planning
  • Contribute to and review strategic plans and financial planning for each organizational division.
  • Review effect of potential business decisions on financial policy and financial outlook.
  • Collaborating with partners or funders as beneficial and assigned.
  • Prep and Schedule Meetings with Divisions on Monthly Basis and as needed.
  • Work with the project directors and assist in the annual budgeting process and monthly forecasting.
  • Work with the project directors on cash projects, financial analysis, and monthly forecasts.
  • Align to strategic plans to ensure finance department compliance.
  • Provide ongoing process improvement changes.
• Supporting Accounting, Audit, and Related Infrastructure
  • Managing and leading projects related to finance, accounting, audit, and related issues.
  • Providing audit support for both external and internal audit engagements.
  • Supporting accounting and financial quality control standards and GAAP requirements.
  • Leading reconciliation of advanced GL related issues.
  • Revenue, expense, and trend analysis actions and projects.
  • Assisting with budget, financial analysis and related projects.
  • Supporting services to a portfolio of projects across the organization.
  • Supporting grant accounting and financial services across the organization.
• Compliance and Special Projects (UGG, Grant, and Corporate Compliance)
  • Manage and ensure compliance functions across the entity in inter-related ares.
  • Designing and testing internal audit functions for the organization.
  • Designing and testing compliance functions for the organization.
  • Designing and testing grant related compliance functions for the organization.
• Other Duties As Assigned by CFCO
  • Special Projects as assigned by CFCO related to Finance, Accounting, and Compliance.

Qualifications

• Must possess advanced soft skills and an ability to communicate complicated, financial, and business information to non-financial audiences and stakeholders.
• Must possess the ability to engage with projects, programs, and stakeholders in strategic conversations and dialogue with an energetic, dynamic, passionate, and problem-solver mindset.
• Advanced Accounting/Journal Entry/GAAP Experience.
• Must have Bachelor's degree in Accounting from (AACSB Accreditation).
• Must have strong/advanced Excel Skills (Formulas, Pivot Tables, V-Lookups, etc.).
• Must have strong/advanced Journal Entry Skills (Debits/Credits/Financial Statements).
• 5+ years of experience in financial planning, analysis, and modeling.
• Working knowledge of financial strategies.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and SAP, Oracle, or related financial systems.
• Preferred: Master’s Degree in Accounting.
• Preferred: Experience working with Nonprofit Organizations.
• Preferred: Experience working with ERP System and Advanced GL Software Knowledge.
• Knowledge relating to federal and state grant application and reporting.
• Prior experience with fiscal sponsorship, or multiple subsidiaries or companies with a complex operating structure, is highly beneficial, including indirect cost rate applications.

Skills and Abilities

• Proven work experience as a Senior Financial Analyst, Financial Analyst or similar role.
• Hands-on experience with financial and statistical software.
• Familiarity with finance databases.
• Understanding of Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERP).
• Up-to-date with accounting laws and regulations.
• Ability to present financial data using detailed reports and charts.
• Demonstrable strategic thinking skills.
• Confidentiality in handling sensitive financial information.
• Strong technical accounting background with knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and financial reporting requirements.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work well on a team, and a positive disposition.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with various departments within the organization.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Detail-oriented and able to perform in a high-pressure environment.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Journal Entry Skills (debits and credits - will be tested).
• Strong Excel Skills & Analytical Skills.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
• Hightly organized with superb written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient with Google Suite (Sheets, Docs, Slides).
• Ability to work independently, including managing multiple projects and deadlines and proactively identifying and completing tasks.
• Ability to collaborate on informal and formal team-based projects.
• Ability to think strategically and make recommendations that consider competing needs and priorities.
• Comfort proactively learning new skills.
• Knowledge relating to federal and state grant application and reporting.
• Prior experience with fiscal sponsorship, or multiple subsidiaries or companies with a complex operating structure, is highly beneficial, including indirect cost rate applications.

Benefits

Compensation for this full-time position is $95,000 - $130,000 annually, commensurate with experience, qualifications and certifications. Benefits include a best-in-class comprehensive set of benefits to support the team.

Pay

$95,000 - $130,000 annually, commensurate with experience, qualifications and certifications.

Schedule

This position is remote and may have occasional in-person meetings occurring in the Baltimore headquarters of Digital Harbor Foundation.