Corporate Controller

The role

The Corporate Controller is the senior accounting leader and the Chief Financial Officer's closest partner. You will own financial reporting integrity and lead planning, budgeting, and analysis to shape resource deployment. You will manage a team of 4 and oversee an annual operating budget of approximately $30 million.

What you will do

• Lead the annual organizational operating budget process
• Own budget to actual reporting and variance analysis
• Build and maintain the multiyear financial model and rolling forecast
• Prepare project budgets and pricing for contract and grant based proposals
• Develop recurring management reporting and metrics
• Prepare quarterly reporting materials for the Board, Finance Committee, and Audit Committee
• Oversee day-to-day accounting operations including revenue, expenses, and payroll
• Own the month end and year end close
• Manage federal grants financial management, reporting, and compliance
• Manage the annual financial statements audit for all entities

Required qualifications

• Unquestionable work ethics and focus on ownership and accountability
• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related business field, or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including substantial time in financial planning and analysis
• Demonstrated ownership of an annual budget process and a recurring management reporting cycle
• Strong command of U.S. GAAP and internal controls
• Working knowledge of nonprofit accounting, including fund and grant accounting
• Familiarity with federal grants compliance and single audit requirements
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills
• Strong oral and written communication
• Experience overseeing, coaching, and developing more junior staff members
• Ability to handle complex and confidential information with discretion
• Ability to operate across multiple competing priorities with a high level of independence and motivation

Nice to have

• CPA or MSA
• Experience automating financial processes or applying AI tools within a finance function a plus
• Experience with Sage Intacct or a comparable ERP
• Experience with planning and forecasting tools such as Vena, Adaptive Planning, or similar
• Experience in impact investing or investment management, including financial reporting for investment vehicles
• Experience in or with the systems we seek to impact: education, economic mobility, health, or housing

Benefits

• Comprehensive health care coverage: medical, dental and vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee Healthy Actions programs
• Retirement savings plan with employer contribution
• Short-term, long-term and life insurance policies
• Commuter benefits and cell phone reimbursements
• Hybrid work model
• Dedicated budgets for team building and employee recognition
• Annual budget for external professional development opportunities
• Mentorship and onboarding programs
• Paid vacation and paid holidays (with 12/24-1/1 off every year)
• Paid parental leave

Before you apply

• Applicants must be permanently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
• To be in-person at a Social Finance office, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, including receiving a booster shot

About the company

Social Finance is a national nonprofit and registered investment adviser expanding economic opportunity in America. They bring government, philanthropy, and business leaders together to improve systems and put capital to work in new ways.