Divisional Controller

Compensation:

$120K - $140K

OVERVIEW:

The Controller is responsible for overseeing the daily financial operations of the Division, ensuring accurate accounting, strong internal controls, and full compliance with nonprofit, governmental, and organizational standards to include all GAAP, GASB and FASB. This role serves as a key leader within the Finance Department and works closely with the Divisional Finance Director to support the financial health and sustainability of all Corps, programs, and service locations across the Division.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee accounting entries for consolidation of all divisional units.
• Prepare monthly reports for distribution to all units, including completion of all monthly journal entries and allocations by the 20 th of each month. Design systems/practices as needed to accomplish this task.
• Reviews and initiates monthly and corrective entries to the GL. Review would include all income accounts, expense accounts, recording of GIK via journal entry, recording of all contract AR and inter-fund transactions.
• Prepares consolidation report without elimination entries quarterly and with elimination entries for year end.
• Functionalization and financial reports quarterly and year end.
• Prepare reports which summarize and forecast company business activity and financial position in areas of income, expenses, and earnings based on past, present, and expected operations.
• Assist Divisional Finance Director (DFD) in the preparation of budgets, reviews budget proposals, and prepares necessary supporting documents and justification. To include calculation of proposed grants, inter-company transactions and assessments.
• Provides management with timely reviews of organization’s financial status and progress in its various programs and activities.
• Acts as liaison to external auditors.
• Prepare reports required by regulatory agencies and auditors (internal and external).
• Provides supervision to the Treasury Accountant and Payroll Coordinator.
• Liaison with the centralized invoice processing department for timeliness and accuracy of entries.
• Liaison with Territorial Headquarters (THQ). Such interaction may include but is not limited to: assessments, reserve transactions, inter-company transactions, construction account transactions, etc.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• CPA/CMA preferred.
• Master’s degree (M.A.) preferred; bachelor’s degree in a financially related area required; at least four years related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, customers and the public.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

EQUIPMENT USED:

• Modern Office Equipment and Relevant Software

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. (usually file boxes)

ADA Statement:

Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order to meet the physical requirements of the position. The Salvation Army will attempt to satisfy requests if the accommodation needed is reasonable and no undue hardship would result.

Acknowledgment of Religious Purposes of The Salvation Army:

The employee acknowledges that he/she has been informed and understands The Salvation Army’s religious purpose and status as a church. The employee agrees that he/she shall do nothing to his/her relationship with The Salvation Army as an employee to undermine its religious mission. The employee agrees and understands that his/her services are a necessary part of The Army’s religious purposes and his/her work-related conduct must not conflict with, interfere with, or undermine such religious programs or The Army’s religious purposes.

At-Will:

I hereby understand and acknowledge that, unless otherwise defined by applicable law, any employment relationship with this organization is of an “at will” nature, which means that the Employee may resign at any time and the Employer may discharge the Employee at any time with or without cause. It is further understood that this “at will” employment relationship may not be changed by any written document or by conduct unless such change is specifically acknowledged in writing by an authorized executive of this organization.