Controller – 100% Remote!

About the Company and Opportunity:

• Our client is leading nonprofit that provides life-saving medical care to those in need from refugee medical care to disaster relief, and more
• The Controller will lead all day-to-day finance operations of the organizational budget and supervise a team of finance staff members including functional responsibility over accounting, accounts payable and receivable, general ledger, payroll, budget development and analysis, audit preparation, and grants administration
• Join a group that is passionate about their work, and what their company does
• The Controller will be a proactive, hands-on finance manager who brings a successful track record of creative problem-solving and strengthening finance infrastructure to mission-driven organizations
• Some of the employee reviews say things like:
  • “At the end of the day because of what we do, people got to live another day”
  • “It’s a tremendous privilege to work in a place where you can feel you make a difference every day.
  • “Work-life balance is definitely encouraged.”
  • “Wonderful mission. Excellent people. Good pay and benefits”

Overview of the role:

• Manage all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) standards and donor and regulatory requirements
• Oversee all financial, project/program and grants accounting
• Recruit, supervise, develop, and evaluate finance staff including meeting regularly with direct reports, managing time sheets and time off approvals, and conducting annual performance reviews
• Collaborate with the International Finance Team to ensure timely and accurate global month- and year-end closings of accounting transactions
• Implement consistent accounting policies, practices, and procedures across all programs
• Lead and coordinate the annual external audit and the preparation of the Form 990
• Assist organizational leadership in the annual budgeting and planning process
• Support the CFO in engaging the Board’s Audit and Finance committees around issues and trends in financial operating models and delivery and financial governance
• Other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field
• CPA license required
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Nonprofit experience required
• Demonstrated experience in hiring, evaluating, and supervising finance staff