Controller (NY)

Who We Are

Excellence Community Schools (ECS) is a Charter Management Organization (CMO) supporting schools in the Bronx, NY and Stamford, CT. Our programs are based on a proven, nationally recognized model, which originated in our flagship school, the Bronx Charter School for Excellence, a National Blue Ribbon School.

Our Mission and Vision

Our schools prepare young scholars to compete for admission to and succeed in top public, private, and parochial high schools by cultivating their intellectual, artistic, social, emotional, and ethical development. We accomplish this by offering a challenging and rigorous academic curriculum, which at the earliest of grades has an eye towards college preparation. To achieve this, our schools create a supportive and caring environment that at all times has high expectations of all students. We offer a differentiated, project-based learning environment that seeks to develop high-level analytic and critical thinking skills in all of our students. Our engaging and rigorous approach to educating our scholars is implemented by a collaborative team of teachers.

Who We Need

We are seeking individuals who are dedicated, ambitious, and committed to student success and education reform. Qualified candidates must demonstrate records of achievement, high degrees of personal responsibility, and the drive to do whatever it takes to ensure that every child achieves academic success. This individual must be committed to excellence, lead by example, and see collaboration as a key component of success.

Job Overview

The Controller will have the primary responsibility for the overall effective financial management of all assets and liabilities, supervising the daily operations of the Finance team, ensuring complete and accurate recording of transactions in the general ledger and prompt reconciliations, monitoring accounts receivable and payable collections, and working with auditors to ensure overall compliance with accounting/tax pronouncements. The ideal candidate will be a proactive, hands-on strategic thinker who, in partnership with the CFO, will have responsibility for all aspects of the finance function. This is a full-time exempt 12 month position.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain internal control and safeguards for receipt of revenue, costs, and program budgets and actual expenditures.
• Coordinate and support all audit activity and preparation of 990 by external audit firm.
• Consistently analyze financial data and present financial reports in an accurate and timely manner.
• Create monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Assist in annual budgeting and planning process; administer and review all financial plans and compare to actual results with a view to identify, explain, and correct variances as appropriate.
• Oversee all financial, project/program, and grants accounting; ensure that expenditures are consistently aligned with grant and program budgets throughout the grants/fund period.
• Develop financial modeling and budget for government and foundation submissions.
• Process payables; receivables; receipts; invoicing; payroll.
• Manage organizational cash flow forecasting by working in partnership with senior leadership.
• Support Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer in engaging the Board’s Finance committee around organizational budgets, forecasts, and issues and trends in financial operating models and delivery.
• Develop and manage accounting team.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required;
• Minimum of five years of accounting and finance experience, ideally beginning in accounting and audit required.
• Experience gathering, evaluating, presenting and reporting financial information to executive teams and external stakeholders required.
• Experience with budget development and forecasting required.
• Extensive knowledge of non-profit accounting required.
• Demonstrated commitment to the social sector with a passion for the organization’s mission is essential preferred.
• Expertise in INTACCT and Excel preferred.
  
  
  

Compensation & Benefits

• Starting salary $125,000. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications
• Health Insurance, Dental, Vision & 403B Retirement Plan-Employer Match
• Paid Time Off/Paid Sick Leave/Parental Leave/FMLA
• Short-term, Long-term Disability benefits and Life Insurance
• $5000/year Tuition Reimbursement