Controller
2 weeks ago
We are currently in search of a Controller for a museum to support their mission of improving children's livesThe position isbasedin Chicago, IL (hybrid). This is a full-time permanent position.
ORGANIZATION TYPE: Museum
LOCATION: Chicago, IL - Hybrid (3 days in office)
POSITION TITLE: Controller
DURATION: Full-time, Permanent
SALARY: $85K - $95K
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The Controller reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer. The Controller is responsible for overall accounting operations, maintaining the integrity of fiscal records, periodic financial reporting, analysis, budgeting, partnering with all departments to provide financial insight to business decisions, and ensuring that reported results comply with GAAP. The Controller maximizes return on financial assets by establishing financial policies, procedures, controls, and reporting systems.
Our Ideal Candidate:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration or equivalent in experience.
- Proven audit experience and preparation.
- Minimum 7 - 8 years of applicable experience with a concentration in financial reporting and analysis.
- A track record in grants management as it relates to compliance and reporting of government, corporate, and foundation grants.
- High value of ethics, dependability, and reliability.
- Ability and desire to translate complex financial concepts to individuals at all levels including finance and non-finance managers.
- Strong computer skills with demonstrated proficiency in spreadsheets.
- Positive "can do" attitude.
- Strong teamwork and team leadership values.
- Enthusiasm for learning and mastering new skills on an ongoing basis; willingness to be informed/certified/ trained through institution-offered courses and to work within Diversity, Equity, Access, Inclusion (DEAI) frameworks and actively engage in learning about these frameworks.
- Possess an equity mindset and cultural humility.
Financial Reporting:
- Issue timely and complete financial statements.
- Provide monthly comparison of actual against budgeted expenses, analyze variances, and initiate corrective actions as needed.
- Oversee all financial, project/program and grants accounting; ensure that expenditures are consistently aligned with grant and program budgets throughout the grant/fund period; collate financial reporting materials for government, corporate, and foundation grants.
- Assist leadership in the annual budgeting and planning process; administer and review all financial plans and compare to actual results with a view to identify, explain, and correct variances as appropriate.
- Maintain and reconcile pledge receivables.
- Maintain depreciation schedules.
- Ensuring proper financial management of project reporting.
- Ensure that accounts payable are paid in a timely manner and reasonable discounts are taken.
- Ensure that accounts receivable are collected promptly.
- Ensure payroll is processed timely.
- Manage daily cash transactions.
- Maintain the chart of accounts.
- Maintain an orderly accounting tracking system.
- Maintain and enforce strong internal controls.
- Maintain and enforce a documented system of accounting policies and procedures.
- Manage outsourced functions (payroll, merchant services, armored car services).
- Ensure proper and adequate insurance coverage.
- Manage overall organization risk.
- Supports the museum's work in diversity, equity, access and inclusion and actively ensures that DEAI principles are upheld in all work with fellow staff, visitors, community and other external partners.
- Enthusiasm for learning and mastering new skills on an ongoing basis; willingness to be informed/certified/trained through institution-offered courses and to work within Diversity, Equity, Access, Inclusion (DEAI) frameworks and actively engage in learning about these frameworks.
- Coordinate the provision of information for annual audit (schedules/documents) and serve as liaison to the audit firm.
- Monitor debt levels and compliance with debit covenants.
- Comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings.
Benefits:
This position is eligible for medical, dental, vision, Life, Long-term Disability, and Short-term Disability insurances, 401k after six months of service, as well as PTO and Sick time.
We'd love to hear from you.
If this sounds like the job for you, we would love to help make that happen. Please click "Apply" to submit your resume.
Know a friend who would be a great fit? Feel free to send us their resume to fmehta@cnpstaffing.com
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