Nonprofit Controller with NetSuite and Inventory Experience

** Nonprofit Controller with NetSuite and Inventory Experience**

**Job Category****:** FInance **Requisition Number****:** NONPR01002 Showing 1 location **Job Details**

**Description**

**Title: Nonprofit Controller with NetSuite and Inventory Experience**

**Department: Finance**

**Reports to: Chief Financial Officer**

**Location(s): 39 Broadway/ Remote during Covid-19 Closure**

The **Nonprofit Controller with NetSuite and Inventory** experience is a mature and polished professional leader with 6-8 years of supervisory experience in finance operations, ideally with a minimum of three years of public accounting audit experience, followed by experience gathering, evaluating and reporting financial information to multiple departments. Food Bank For New York City has a **complex program offerings and diverse funding sources, including state, federal, corporate, and foundation funding**. The ideal candidate is highly ethical and committed to transparency, exceptional work quality and standards. Strong team management experience is key to being successful in this role. The Controller will ensure that Food Bank For New York City has the systems and procedures in place to support effective program implementation and conduct flawless audits.

**ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES :**

**Accounting Operations**

Responsible for directing day-to-day accounting functions and maintaining the accuracy and completeness of the financial records and the timely recording of all financial transactions, including payroll, disbursements, pledges, cash receipts, inventory, capital acquisitions, investment-related activity and necessary accruals and adjusting journal entries.

Maintain all records in compliance to generally accepted accounting principles, organizations accounting principles, policies and procedures, internal financial controls and initiatives.

Maintain internal controls including that of inventory, procurement, payroll, receipts, disbursements and other processes.

Responsible for the preparation of all inventory reports including reconciled inventory valuation, and external inventory reporting.

Oversees accounting team, budget preparation, audit function, insurance claims and data integrity.

Reviews financial reports to analyze projections of budgeted revenue and expenses against actual totals.

Meets regularly with Leadership team members to review and forecast their departments financials.

Conducts a monthly review and reconciliation of general ledger accounts, including detailed analyses of balance sheet, revenue and expense accounts to ensure accurate and timely reporting.

Oversee use of financial management systems and ancillary systems is compliant with internal control procedures. Oversee maintenance and enhancements of systems and maximize the efficient use for increased productivity

Consistently analyze financial data and present financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; monitor progress and changes against budget

Ensure proper allocation of shared costs

Supervise the monitoring and remittance of employee benefits, including filing annual Form 5500 and administering vacation and other paid time-off policies

Perform internal audits and assess effectiveness of internal controls

Coordinate annual financial audit including Single Audit and provide auditors with necessary information for completion of Form 990 and NYS CHAR500. Provide necessary information for the completion of state charity registrations

Perform a review and approval of bi-weekly payroll data changes to ensure accuracy before final processing of payroll.

Review all vouchers, accounts payables/receivables, journal entries, and checks before final reviews by the CFO

Supervise a staff of 4 direct reports

Conduct other analysis, duties and special projects as assigned

**Strategic Analysis, Planning and Management Reporting**

Assist CFO in the preparation of annual budget, and monitor actual activity of progress compared to budget including performance against success indicators

Prepare and update short-term and long-term cash flow projections

Direct preparation of internal monthly financial reports and oversee variance reporting

Oversee the grant and contract reporting

Perform trend analysis

**Team Leadership**

Provide leadership of team results for high performance, morale and excellent customer/client service

Help to develop and/or identify training programs to maximize and reach optimal individual and departmental goals

**WORK EXPERIENCE:**

6-8 years of experience as a Controller

Public accounting experience with a minimum of 3 years audit experience required

Minimum of three years of supervisory experience

Experience with inventory control

Solid experience coordinating audit activities, managing reporting to multiple departments, budget development and analysis

Experience serving as an advisor to high-level constituencies such as executives

Experience conducting training of finance and budgeting to non-finance staff

Excellent understanding of the role that finance, budgeting and forecasting methods support and lead to the growth of operations

**COMPETENCIES:**

Highly motivated, innovative, independent and organized self-starter

Emotionally mature and confident, with good judgment and a sense of humor

Unquestioned integrity with the ability to inspires the trust of executives and staff at all levels

Effective listening skills with intellectual curiosity

Keen analytic and problem-solving skills which allows for strategic data interpretation versus simple reporting

Dedicated to proactive problem-solving and outstanding communication with staff, peers and leadership and Board

Discretion and ability to handle confidential matters.

Ability and desire to translate complex financial concepts to individuals at all levels including finance and non-finance managers

Rock solid integrity and ability to manage difficult situations with professionalism and tact.

Ability to interact with individuals at all levels of the organization and across multi-cultural and generational backgrounds

Experience with or knowledge of social service/hunger issues a plus.

Strong management, supervisory, communications and interpersonal skills

Possesses a demonstrated skill at conflict resolution

Excellent organizational skills with high attention to detail and follow-through

Technology savvy with experience selecting and overseeing software installations; advanced knowledge of accounting and reporting software

Able to work in partnership with a strong leader, results-oriented management and a committed staff in a fast-paced environment with high standards and expectations

Able to act with a sense of urgency and turn things around quickly

Demonstrated commitment to continuous process improvement

Demonstrated commitment to Food Bank For New York Citys mission and values

**EDUCATION:**

Minimum of a Bachelors degree in accounting and/or finance

CPA Completion and/or MBA Degree Completion preferred

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**Innovative****:** Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking

**Team Player****:** Works well as a member of a group

**Leader****:** Inspires teammates to follow them

**Detail Oriented****:** Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

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