Controller (Nonprofit/Northern New Jersey)
Company: GPAC
Location: Morristown
Posted on: April 26, 2024
Job Description:
GPAC (Growing People & Companies - www.gogpac.com) is a national
search firm and we have been retained by a growing, vibrant New
Jersey foundation, located in northern New Jersey/Morris County, to
search for a Controller to help manage over $700M in assets. This
foundation provides philanthropic services and advice to those who
are looking for support in managing their charitable
giving.Controller OverviewReporting directly to the Chief Financial
Officer (CFO), the Controller will be responsible for oversight of
all accounting activities. The candidate must have an
auditor/banker mindset, experience with a wide variety of
investment and asset types and extensive knowledge of how to
reconcile investment brokerage accounts and have nonprofit
accounting experience. The Controller will be a partner to the CFO.
The Controller is a key contributor to the finance team's efforts
to ensure the accuracy, timeliness and completeness of the
Foundation's financial reporting, analysis of results, maintenance
of strong internal controls and successful audits.
-Responsibilities
- Oversee all accounting and fund accounting to ensure compliance
with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure all necessary accounting entries are booked (in
collaboration with the CFO and related support staff) to account
for all bank and investment account transactions, stock gifts,
payroll entries, collection of all revenues, payment of all
expenses and related money movement.
- Perform monthly account reconciliation and annual financial
close and create monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports
and analysis for the foundation, it's board and affiliates in an
accurate and timely manner.
- Assist with cash management and monitoring cash accounts.
- Lead all audit and tax return reporting, including preparation
of supporting documentation and schedules for outside audit and tax
firms.
- Assist leadership in the annual budgeting and planning process;
compare to actual results with the intent of identifying and
explaining variances.
- Review and recommend accounting policies and revisions to
internal controls.
- Create a schedule of administrative fees and grant funding due
to foundation for support staff to use for collection.
- Provide client customer service and assist with issue
resolution.
- Cross train so able to backup staff accountants, as
needed.
- Support the CFO in other duties, as assigned.Qualifications
- Required: BS or Master's degree in Accounting. A CPA is
preferred but not required.
- Required: Worked in a similar role for a minimum of 5
years.
- Required: Possess an auditor/banker mindset.
- Required: Experience with a wide variety of investment and
asset types and extensive knowledge of how to reconcile investment
brokerage accounts.
- Required: Must have experience reconciling numerous accounts
with a high volume of transactions and performing month and year
end close process.
- Required: Experience creating budgets and variance
analysis
- Experience with non-profit organizations is a big plus.
- Highly organized, detail oriented and able to prioritize
projects and work independently.
- Strong interpersonal skills and enjoy working with clients and
staff on a daily basis.
- Good communication skills with the ability to communicate
information to all staff.
- Mastery of Microsoft Office Suite and strong Excel skills are
required.
- Prior experience working with accounting software (Foundant is
a plus)Location: North Jersey/Morris County. Position is in-office
5 days a week initially but converts to hybrid.Salary: $135,000 -
$150,000 based on experienceBenefits: Comprehensive benefits
package. ER covers 90% of EE health premiums and 85% of family
member health premiums. 401(k) with an 8% match.If you are
interested, please submit your Controller resumes confidentially to
Carol Sieger at carol.sieger@gogpac.com. Carol can be reached at
605.799.8136.All qualified applicants will receive consideration
without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy),
religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender
identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or
any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC
(Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm
specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple
industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely
competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our
ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.
Keywords: GPAC, Parsippany-Troy Hills Township , Controller (Nonprofit/Northern New Jersey), Accounting, Auditing , Morristown, New Jersey
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