Controller
$120,000–$135,000 year
Hybrid · Seattle, Washington, United States
Seattle, Washington, United StatesHybridFull Time$120,000–$135,000 yearSenior LevelMasters DegreeUnknown
Type
Full Time
Level
Senior Level
Education
Masters Degree
Company size
Unknown
Job Summary
Controller for nonprofit client in Seattle area overseeing accounting team; responsible for GAAP-compliant monthly and annual financial statements, grants budgeting and revenue, internal controls, tax returns, and external audits, with collaboration with CFO on cash flow and debt; lead staff development and ensure compliance with state/local tax requirements; preferred CPA license and not-for-profit accounting experience.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
- Related master’s degree in accounting or business-related field
- 7+ years of progressive accounting experience
- 3+ years managing external audits
- Public accounting experience, strongly preferred with CPA license (active or inactive)
- 3+ years serving as a leader of people, preferred
- Direct experience interpreting and implementing recent changes in GAAP
- Demonstrated experience in systems, optimizing internal controls, and process optimization
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Ability to partner and collaborate with functional leaders across the organization
- Demonstrates extreme ownership over areas of responsibility with minimal direction
- Eagerness to wear many hats, innovate, and tackle challenges
- Embrace creating and optimizing processes and systems
- Strong growth mindset and teacher of people
- Maintains composure under pressure
- Lover of solving number puzzles
- Prior experience as an accounting manager or higher in a not-for-profit setting
- Direct experience handling federal grant funding or federal contracts
- Experience with accounting systems implementation and cloud-based accounting tools
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