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Controller

Location Washington, DC 20006
Date Posted September 06, 2024
Job ID 11695
Employment Type Direct Hire
Scion Nonprofit has been engaged to conduct an immediate search for an experienced Controller for our client, a wonderful Nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC! In this role, the Controller oversees the accounting, budgeting, payroll, AP and AR functions for the organization as well as financial controls, plans, reporting and policies; as well as providing guidance to department heads and committees. This is a full time, direct hire role, hybrid role.  

Perks:
  • Opportunity to be part of an established community Nonprofit leader with a successful history of over 100 years!
  • Great work culture with an experienced and passionate team!
  • Compensation range is $150-160k, depending on experience

What you will be doing:
  • Overseeing an accounting team including payroll, AP, AR
  • Review, revise and refresh current financial policies, procedures, and practices for financial functions, communications and reporting.
  • Ensure internal accounting controls, procedures and policies are functioning in a manner to safeguard organization assets; and that all transactions are executed with proper authorization and record.
  • Ensure transactions follow GAAP best practices
  • Financial reporting and analysis of information and trends
  • Work closely with departmental and committee heads/chairs in the development of annual budgeting including guiding the documentation of spending and variances
  • Manage investment and banking relationships
  • Ensures appropriate and effective follow-up to gifts and bequests
  • Manage the external audit process, ensuring auditors have all information requested
  • Non-profit accounting form/schedule preparation including D-20, Form 990 and 990-T
  • Ensures compliance with local, state, and federal legal requirements; and advising leadership on changes and actions needed to adhere to existing, current, and future legislation

What you will need:
  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field (accounting, finance, business administration)
  • CPA is required
  • Senior level accounting/finance expertise with prior management experience
  • Demonstrated experience in finance/accounting in a non-profit/association setting
  • Experience with non-profit specific finance considerations, such as Form 990, FASB 116, 117, 124
  • Experience leading an external audit is preferred

Interested? 
Contact Scion Nonprofit today for more information by submitting your resume directly through this posting. We look forward to reviewing your background and discussing this exciting opportunity further! 

About our firm: 
Scion Nonprofit is a national award-winning Nonprofit staffing firm! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully placing thousands of talented candidates with amazing opportunities. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire Nonprofit recruiting, interim leadership placement and temporary professional staffing. Our track record and recruitment process has made us one of the top recruitment firms in the nation.
We are proud to be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firm in America. Additionally, Scion has been recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm as well as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times! More information about us can also be found at www.scionnonprofitstaffing.com.
Scion Nonprofit, a division of Scion Staffing, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and for the candidates we represent. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and for the candidates we represent. For opportunities located in a region that have enacted fair chance, arrest or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Nonprofit proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We believe in following best practices and considering all qualified applicants that apply with us.

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