What are the responsibilities and job description for the ASSISTANT CONTROLLER position at Easter Seals Serving DCIMDIVA?
Overview of Easterseals Serving DC | MD | VA
Who We Are
Including Individuals. Empowering Families. Strengthening Communities.℠
Easterseals DC MD VA (www.eseal.org) is leading the way to full equity, inclusion, and access through direct and life-changing disability and community services.
Since 1945, Easterseals DC MD VA has worked tirelessly to enhance quality of life and expand access to healthcare, education, and employment. And we won’t rest until each one of us is valued, respected, and accepted.
We take a holistic approach, providing comprehensive services to thousands of children and adults in our neighborhoods, no matter their disability, military status, income, race, or age: To help each child reach their full potential, we provide personalized child development and early intervention services. To improve health and reduce isolation in adults with disabilities, we offer engaging activities and expansive resources. To enable military families to integrate into the community, we provide a suite of services, including employment support and mental healthcare. And to sustain families and caregivers, we provide comprehensive services and support.
Together with our partners, we’re reducing poverty and homelessness and improving healthcare and employment by empowering people of all ages and abilities to be full and equal participants in their communities. Join us.
As the Easterseals affiliate serving Washington, DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia, (www.eseal.org) Easterseals DC MD VA works through public-private partnerships to provide community-based services in the most efficient manner possible. These traits were demonstrated in the opening our Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Inter-Generational Center, which has quickly become an international model of excellence for delivering superior outcomes, including creating meaningful connections between generations. It was opened through visionary partnership among local, state, and national governments, as well as private individual, corporate, and foundation investment. The shared resources created a maximum return on investment for the community. Through a variety of resources, Easterseals provides information and guidance about how to navigate changing needs within our communities.
Easterseals DC MD VA, we know that creating a hopeful, inclusive community where all people realize their potential and live meaningful lives can be done only when we value our greatest asset – our staff. More than 200 employees across the greater Washington, DC area, from Hagerstown, Maryland, to Falls Church, Virginia, value the rewarding work that enables Easterseals to lead the way to 100% equity, inclusion, and access for people with disabilities, families, and communities.
If you want to do well while doing good, Easterseals DC MD VA may be the place for you.
Core Values
Our entire staff shares our Core Values which are an integral component of the success of ESDCMDVA:
- Respect: We respect each other. We value the uniqueness and dignity of each individual and appreciate the strength of diversity and inclusion.
- Responsibility: We share a sense of responsibility for doing things right, being good stewards and being accountable for our actions.
- Integrity: We conduct business ethically with a commitment to moral integrity and we expect people to hold a high moral standard. We communicate openly, honestly and directly.
- Innovation: We embrace new ideas, take measured risks and find better ways to help more people.
- Care: We show compassion for others and continue to live our mission each day.
Easterseals Job Description
Job Title: Assistant Controller
Department: Finance
Location: Hybrid | Easterseals Regional Office Silver Spring, MD
Reports to: Controller
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Position Summary
The Assistant Controller (“AC”), under the leadership of the Controller, supports the financial health and compliance of Easterseals DC MD VA (“Easterseals”). The AC is a member of the management team of the finance department and reports to the Controller. The AC ensures timely and efficient financial processing that complies with GAAP, government, and Easterseals’ policies as well as supporting preparation for audits, Form 990, budget, monthly financial reports, and various other reporting to banks, government agencies, and other external and internal constituencies. The AC must, be an effective communicator and team-builder who can interface effectively with other areas of the organization (e.g., programs and administrative areas). The AC must have a breadth of experience to serve as backup on key finance responsibilities such as payroll, A/P, billing, and A/R.
Responsibilities
- Assist Controller with the following.
- Monthly close process including supporting Balance sheet schedules and reconcilliations, ensuring all journal entries are completed on a timely basis and consistent with both GAAP and Easterseals’ policies as well as government reporting requirements
- Ensure all supporting documentation is properly stored and accessible
- Ensure effective internal controls in place for all programs and administrative areas
- Review payroll before submission and ensure journal entry into accounting system is accurate
- Assist Controller in reaching out to Program directors and help them understand their monthly financial. Make any correcting entries as necessary.:
- Review all AP coding.
- Ensure Policies and Procedures manual stays up-to-date and any needed adjustments are made on a timely basis to reflect current operations
- Develop reports and dashboards in Sage Intacct as needed
- Other Government Filings:
- Prepare and submit annual charity filings for all jurisdictions
- Review, prepare, and submit other government filings as requested by Controller
- Contract Management: ensure all contract signatories are authorized per Easterseals’ policies and that all contracts are stored in the central contracts repository
- Serve as backup for payroll, A/R, A/P functions.
- Budget:
- Take the lead on assisting the operating areas to develop their annual budgets. Provide guidance on proper completion of templates
- Review all budgets compared to current and prior year actuals to make sure they are realistic and complete
- Upload budgets in Sage Intacct ensuring accurate budget consolidation
- Audit and 990 Preparation
- Project-manage the team in year-end close and audit preparation
- Serve as liaison with the auditors and the staff for tax prep only
- prepare materials and responses as requested by auditors or Controller
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- 5 years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 3 years of nonprofit accounting experience
- Supervisory experience
- CPA or CPA candidate (Must be qualified to sit for the CPA exam within 6 months of hire)
- Strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP).
- Experience with nonprofit accounting and managing government grants
- Strong IT skills including Excel, Pivot tables, V Look up.
- Experienced in Sage Intacct
- Strong analytical and reasoning skills.
- Good written and oral communications skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- Experience with financial process improvement projects
- Experience with Ramp.com (ideal) or other AP system
Salary Range
- $108,000 - $120,000 based on experience
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Salary : $108,000 - $120,000