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Controller overseeing financial operations and compliance at CIEL, a nonprofit focused on environmental law. Leading a team to manage accounts and audits while ensuring budgetary integrity.
Responsibilities:
- Manage all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements.
- Manage monthly and annual close, including reconciliation oversight.
- Maintain internal control safeguards for the receipt of revenue and disbursement of expenditures, including accurate evaluation of conditional and non-conditional funds.
- Oversee accounting operations including AP, AR, payroll, cash receipts across two nonprofit entities.
- Implement consistent accounting policies, practices, and procedures across all programs.
- Coordinate all audit activities (organization, project, and benefits).
- Contribute to budgeting and the implementation of budgets, with a focus on monitoring progress, adding to the accounting system, and sharing financial metrics.
- Manage cash flow and liquidity forecasting.
- Account for and track the performance of CIEL investments in keeping with the policies and investment guidelines established by the finance committee.
- Act as financial thought partner to CFO and executive leadership.
- Provide day-to-day supervision, management, and ongoing feedback for assigned staff and consultants.
- Assist CFO and other Admin/Ops staff as needed to provide work planning and implementation support to the Finance, Admin, and Ops program.
- Ensure regular and proactive communication with the CFO and assist in information flow within the Finance, Admin, and Ops program, with CIEL Leadership and with other CIEL departments.
- Contribute to the CIEL Management team as expected with other Managers.
- Support fundraising efforts, such as proposals and reports, as relevant.
- Maintain own timesheets and submit them on time.
- Meet regularly and as requested with supervisor and other team members.
- Participate in weekly staff and team meetings and other organizational activities, including a regular staff performance evaluation.
- Meet target dates, prioritize tasks, and ensure high-quality work products.
Requirements:
- Prior nonprofit finance experience with a successful track record in a senior financial management role for 5+ years
- Experience working with US nonprofit finances and regulations (GAAP)
- Ability to anticipate the infrastructure and systems needs in a complex, national, multisite nonprofit
- Demonstrated experience supervising or providing management to others
- Recognized success in developing and monitoring systems to manage both internal operations and programmatic work that involve high levels of collaboration, particularly with program directors and other senior leadership
- Keen analytic, organization, and problem solving skills that support and enable sound decision making in a complex organization; demonstrated resourcefulness in setting priorities and guiding investment in people and systems
- Direct and concise communication skills; an active listener; ability to translate complex financial concepts to individuals at all levels including finance and non-finance managers
- Technology savvy with the ability to manage data for financial reporting quickly and effectively
- Commitment to incorporating principles of justice, equity, and inclusion into all aspects of the work.
- Ability to successfully work on multiple priorities concurrently, including having strong planning and organizational skills, and ability to work well under pressure.
- Ability to work both independently and in close coordination with a team.
- Able to travel internationally, and for periods of 1-2 weeks (public safety guidelines permitting).
- Familiarity with Sage Intacct or major ERP system
Benefits:
- employer-subsidized health, dental, and vision
- paid vacation, sick, and parental leave
- 5% contribution of gross annual salary into a 403(b) retirement account
- relocation stipend
- dedicated professional development funding
- paid sabbatical leave after 7 years
- one-time stipend of USD $750 for fully remote workers
- additional USD $250 per year for maintaining remote work space
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