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Controller

Non-Profit
Columbia, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 12/30/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/2/2026

(Excellent Benefits and Hybrid Work from Home Options)

Responsibilities:

  • Oversee all accounting activities ensuring compliance with GAAP and internal accounting policies and procedures
  • Manage accounting operations, tax, and financial reporting
  • Direct the daily activities for GL, AP, AR, revenue, commissions, payroll
  • Manage the monthly close process, including journal entries, reconciliations, inter-company, cost allocations, and other balance sheet and P&L accounts.
  • Prepare, review and issue financial statements in accordance with US GAAP
  • Review contracts and ensure that revenue is recognized in accordance with GAAP
  • Implement and maintain effective internal controls and processes to ensure the accuracy of financial reporting, integrity of corporate data, and safeguarding of assets
  • Manage accounting policies and procedures and lead efforts to change initiatives and process improvements
  • Supervise and develop a strong, performance-oriented accounting team, capable of actively and effectively engaging and growing with the business
  • Manage local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings
  • Manage monthly financial reporting package for banking partners
  • Manage banking, tax, audit and insurance relationships
  • Manage stock-based compensation and equity roll-forwards
  • Lead annual financial audits and manage financial statement footnote disclosure
  • Evaluate new technical accounting developments and recommend appropriate actions; drive process improvement at all levels of the organization
  • Support internal operational and compliance programs
  • Support annual budgeting and planning process
  • Work alongside other departments on various projects.

Requirements:

  • Bachelors and/or Master’s Degree in Accounting or Business Administration with an Accounting emphasis preferred; CPA Preferred
  • 6 years progressive experience in Accounting management roles
  • Big 4 public accounting experience strongly preferred
  • Experience working with in SaaS and / or with a private technology firm. Start-up experience a plus
  • Strong understanding of GAAP and technical accounting
  • Track record of building, developing and leading high performance accounting teams in a fast paced organization
  • Ability to work independently without considerable oversight, and to act decisively
  • Experience in ERP systems
  • Experience in designing and implementing accounting processes and controls
  • Excellent collaboration and relationship-building skills
  • Analytical; High attention to detail, organized with exceptional time-management skills
  • Strong communication skills, with ability to communicate at all levels in the organization
  • Experience in designing and implementing accounting processes and controls

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