Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions**):

OSF is currently seeking a Controller to lead and oversee the Accounting Department, apply generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to compile and analyze financial information and advise senior management on accounting matters, oversee the maintenance of strong internal accounting processes and controls, and lead accounting processes and procedures including cash management, A/P, A/R, month-end close, and all financial and compliance reporting activities.

The Controller’s primary responsibilities will include:

• Manage all aspects of accounting function, including timely and accurate financial reporting, account analysis, account reconciliations and budget to actual variance reporting.
• Manage and oversee A/P, A/R, payroll and recording of daily activities.
• Prepare, review and post daily, weekly, and monthly journal entries.
• Oversee month-end close and ensure accuracy of timely reporting and internal and external reporting.
• Oversee preparation and review of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Manage and monitor all financial reporting systems, ensuring compliance with GAAP.
• Provide leadership and support for financial software implementations and conversions.
• Approach Accounting function with service mindset. Willingness to create, problem solve and help.
• Partner with Department Heads to assist in the preparation of annual budgets. Monitor performance against budgets and forecasts and identify variances that require corrective action.
• Prepare monthly reporting for various department heads and managers.
• Oversee and manage daily cash and prepare cash flow reports, projecting weekly cash needs.
• Oversee and lead external audits and tax preparations with third party firms.
• Oversee all aspects of grant and related compliance reporting. Ensure grant reporting delivered in timely manner.
• Partner with Director of Finance to establish key financial and operating benchmarks.
• Collaborate with Director of Finance to streamline and implement accounting policies, standard operating procedures, and best practices across accounting platforms.
• Develop and enforce internal controls to maximize protection of organization assets, policies, procedures and workflows.
• Lead annual insurance efforts and renewals.
• Establish positive working relationships across the organization and mentor departmental employees.
• Perform special projects, ad hoc analyses, and other duties as assigned.

Supervision Received: Minimal

Supervision Exercised: The Controller will supervise and lead OSF’s Accounting function and team, with direct supervision over A/P, A/R and payroll positions.

Minimum Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• CPA required.
• 5-7 years of prior accounting experience demonstrating increasing responsibilities or prior experience in the role of Controller or Assistant Controller.
• Prior nonprofit accounting experience preferred.
• Technical and/or public accounting experience preferred.
• Minimum 3 years supervisory experience.
• Expert knowledge of GAAP.
• Financial planning and analysis experience preferred.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision while being involved with a variety of systems, technologies and departments.
• Experience with Financial Edge NXT preferred.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to prioritize workload under pressure and strict deadlines.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and verbal and written communication skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset. Self-starter and creative problem solver.
• Detail-oriented with strong ethical standards.
• Experience in streamlining accounting processes and system conversions.
• Ability to project-manage and collaborate with and across departments.
• Experience dealing with change management.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook).
• To be considered for employment, must be able to pass pre-employment background check and technical exam.

Hours Requirements: This is a full-time administrative leadership-level position, with an expected schedule of “regular” work on Monday through Friday, generally between 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Night-time and weekend hours are sometimes required to meet deadlines.

Benefits

Amazing health, dental, and vision coverage, 403b retirement plan with up to 2% company match after 6 months of employment, short term disability, long term disability, FSA and company paid basic life insurance and AD&D insurance; vacation time and generous sick time; 13 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays; paid parental leave; local discounts and stores & restaurants; comp tickets for our shows, flexible working hours depending on the department. Please note that the minimum eligibility criteria for benefits are working at least 20 hours/week for 20 weeks. *Some benefits need to work longer hours and longer contracts.

Compensation: $90,000

OSF is committed to creating an equitable, inclusive, and accessible environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We have a clear vision to be the place where Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access build the foundation for talented people. Women, non-gender-binary/trans individuals, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), and people with disabilities are STRONGLY encouraged to apply!