Controller

LOCATION:           Pilsen  

REPORTS TO:        President and CEO

JOB TYPE:            Full-Time                  

FLSA STATUS:       Exempt         

PAY RANGE:         $84,000 to $100,000

SCHEDULE:           Mon–Fri, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM; requires occasional evenings/weekends for events

DATE:                     April 2026

Position Summary

The Controller provides strategic oversight for all finance, accounting, and reporting activities, ensuring the fiscal integrity and long-term sustainability of Mujeres Latinas en Acción. Managing a $6M annual budget, this leader supervises the fiscal team and serves as a vital bridge between financial data and mission-driven program operations. Reporting to the CEO and collaborating with a CFO Consultant, the Controller ensures exemplary annual audits and empowers program leaders through financial education and transparent reporting.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Management & Compliance

• Systems Oversight: Maintain all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring strict compliance with GAAP standards and regulatory requirements.
• Internal Controls: Establish and monitor robust internal controls for revenue receipts, program expenditures, and overall budget integrity.
• Audit Coordination: Serve as the primary point of contact for all annual audit activities and tax filings.
• Reporting: Analyze and present accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements to the President and CEO, designated leadership and Board Finance Committee.
• Grant Accounting: Oversee complex grant accounting (government, corporate, and foundation), ensuring expenditures align with funder requirements and reporting deadlines.

Planning & Strategic Support

• Budgeting: Lead the annual budgeting process in partnership with leadership, providing monthly variance analysis and corrective action plans.
• Cash Flow & Assets: Manage organizational cash flow forecasting and track the performance of invested assets according to policy guidelines.
• Program Partnership: Collaborate with Program Directors to assess the financial efficacy of services and build systems that support seamless program delivery.

Team Leadership & Development

• Staff Management: Supervise and develop the fiscal team by clarifying roles, providing training, and maximizing individual strengths.
• Culture: Promote a positive, supportive work environment and strengthen internal communications across all departments.

Qualifications & Skills

• Experience: 7–15 years of progressive accounting and finance experience, preferably beginning in audit and moving into executive-level reporting.
• Non-Profit Expertise: Proven track record in a complex, multi-program non-profit environment; deep knowledge of Illinois government grant compliance is highly preferred.
• Technical Proficiency: Advanced knowledge of accounting software, Fund-EZ preferred, Microsoft Office apps, and experience overseeing software implementations.
• Analytical Skill: Keen ability to interpret complex data to drive strategic decision-making, rather than just performing simple reporting.
• Communication: Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to translate complex financial concepts for non-fiscal staff and board members.
• Mission Alignment: Personal commitment to the mission of MLEA and the empowerment of the Latina community.

Education

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Preferred: CPA and/or MBA.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

·        This position has a hybrid work schedule which includes weekly in office presence.

·        Standard office environment.

·        Must be able to occasionally lift items weighing up to 20 lbs.

·        Travel to other Mujeres office locations.  

·        Work evenings and weekends as needed.

Benefits Summary

Regular full-time employees are eligible for benefits.

·        Medical: Multiple PPO and HMO health plans. (employee contribution required).

·        Dental & Vision: Optional plans.

·        Life & Disability Insurance: Employer-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and Employee Assistance Program.

·        Retirement: Optional 403(b) plan.

·        Supplemental Coverage: Optional insurance plans available.

·        Vacation: Based on years of service.

·        Sick Leave: Accrual of 5.83 hours per month for all full-time and part-time employees.

·        Personal Days: 5 paid personal days per year (accrued monthly).

·        Winter Wellness Days: 3 additional paid days between December and March.

·        Summer Hours: Early dismissal (1:00 p.m.) on alternating Fridays from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

·       Paid Holidays: 14 paid holidays including Juneteenth, Indigenous Peoples Day, and Winter holidays.