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Controller overseeing accounting operations for the American Camp Association. Ensuring compliance with US GAAP and managing audit processes while leading the accounting team.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee all day-to-day accounting operations and ensure complete alignment and compliance with US GAAP standards.
- Manage complex technical accounting specific to industry associations, including membership revenue recognition, deferred revenue, and related obligations.
- Prepare and issue accurate, timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
- Coordinate all annual audit activities, acting as the primary liaison with external auditors and regulatory bodies.
- Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes to ensure accuracy and timeliness
- Prepare accrual entries for the close of each month and quarter-end
- Review all monthly bank and account reconciliations, A/P and A/R batch processes, and cash management transactions
- Analyze changes in assets and liabilities and provide a variance report each quarter
- Monitor and enhance internal control processes across ACA and its affiliates
- Ensure adherence to accounting policies and regulatory requirements
- Lead continuous improvement of financial processes and controls
- Serve as the primary liaison for external parties during the annual audit
- Prepare all audit schedules, and “provided by client” support documentation
- Manage audit inquiries and ensure timely completion of audit deliverables
- Report and provide analysis of the organization’s restricted and non-restricted investments and reserves each month
- Monitor cash balances across accounts while maintaining sufficient liquidity
- Lead in monitoring cash balances in various accounts to ensure the best returns while maintaining adequate liquidity
- Partner with functional leaders to address accounting needs and provide timely guidance
- Oversee financial aspects of third-party transactions
- Lead efforts to improve collections of overdue invoices by both the team and responsible functions
- Gather, assemble, and report on the organization’s, budget, forecast, and annual new initiatives
- Advance the use of technology to streamline processes and improve financial reporting
- Drive adoption optimization of financial systems and reporting tools
- Manage and record all investment accounting transactions, ensuring accurate valuation, unrealized/realized gains/losses, and income tracking.
- Monitor cash flow, liquidity, and banking relationships to safeguard organizational assets.
- Coordinate among departments the annual budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes.
- Perform root-cause variance analysis and provide forward-looking insights to leadership
- Build financial models to analyze the viability of new programs, member services, or capital expenditures.
- Translate backward-looking financial figures and forward-looking [FP&A] data into clear, concise, and non-intimidating presentations.
- Prepare and present financial results, KPIs, and forecasts to board-level groups, committees, and executive leadership.
- Manage, mentor and develop accounting staff, ensuring appropriate workload balance and professional growth
- Foster a culture of teamwork, positive accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Provide structure while empowering the team members to take ownership
- Performing other related duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, with a Master’s in Accounting or MBA preferred
- 10+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including a minimum of 3-5 years in a managerial Controller capacity.
- Nonprofit / Large Industry Association experience and familiarity with their unique tax, operational, and regulatory reporting requirements is a strong plus
- Active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation required
- Public Accounting background/experience strongly preferred
- Advanced proficiency in SAGE/Intacct ERP/GL financial systems and modeling tools.
- Expertise or familiarity with Microsoft products including Teams and Outlook
- Experience with sophisticated internal controls and the accounting for and reporting on multi-entity revenue.
- Audit readiness and being a reliable audit firm liaison is essential to success in this role.
- Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals at all organizational levels.
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
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