Controller

Job Description

Job Description

Area Function

The Finance Office includes the:

• Treasurer’s Office which manages the operating cash and the longer term assets of the Society, including the endowment portfolio and charitable trusts and oversees administration and management of the Budget; and
• Controller’s Office which records and processes all of the financial transactions for the Society; assists the Treasurer in developing and monitoring budgets; and works with the Society’s independent auditors to implement appropriate controls to safeguard assets and resources of the Society.

Job Summary

To provide leadership for a department charged with the responsibilities of financial reporting and control.

Reporting Relationships

• Reports to the Treasurer & CFO
• Directly Supervises:
  • Two Assistant Controllers
  • Cash Receipts Supervisor
  • Grants and Compliance Manager

- Indirectly Supervises:

• Accounts Payable Supervisor
• Accounting Specialist

Duties & Essential Job Functions

• Manage and coordinate the overall activities of the Controller’s Office including supervising accounting entries
• Manage and coordinate the monthly closing process
• Manage and coordinate the annual independent audit
• Evaluate and maintain effective internal system controls to assure the safeguarding of assets and the reliability of financial statements.
• Assist the Treasurer to prepare and administer annual and triennial budgets, Maintain Advanced Budget Management Systems
• Oversee all accounting and financial reporting
• Supervision of four direct reports

Other Functions And Responsibilities

• Act as Staff support during board meetings.

QualificationsRequired

• B.S. Degree in Accounting
• Supervisory experience and skills
• Ability to work alone and as a team to make appropriate decisions
• Strong organizational, time management and problem-solving skills
• Advanced knowledge of accounting. Knowledge of all accounting functions performed by the staff being supervised
• Minimum of 7 - 10 years in an accounting/finance management position experience
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles as they relate to not-for-profit organizations

Preferred

• CPA is desirable, but not required
• Extensive Knowledge of Accounting systems and software, Financial Edge, Great Plains or comparable
• Good sense of humor
• Proficient in MS Excel
• Proactive

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• The physical demands are those of a typical office. Must be able to use telephone and computer and be able to work for extended periods at a desk.
• Some travel is required in connection with meetings of General Convention and its committees and interim bodies
• The incumbent should be able to function smoothly in a team environment in which information and work are shared.
• The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society has worked hard to foster a work environment that is achievement-oriented, self-actualizing, encouraging and affirmative of the value of both Society colleagues and our customers. Every employee of the Society is valued for how work is done as well as what work is done.
  
• The Episcopal Church Center is an equal opportunity employer and we actively seek qualified candidates from protected groups as defined under Federal and New York State laws as well as General Convention resolutions. We do not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital or military veteran status.