Controller

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Commission plan

Benefits package

401K match

Flexible schedules

Job summary

Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) in Bethesda, MD seeks a Controller to lead financial operations and reporting. This full-time, exempt role focuses on delivering accurate GAAP-compliant statements, managing accounting systems, and guiding a high-performing team.

You will partner with senior leadership to drive budgeting, forecasting, and cash management, while ensuring internal controls and successful audits. AFP offers a competitive package and a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• CPA designation and/or association or nonprofit accounting experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP, financial reporting, internal controls, and audit requirements.
• Experience leading month-end and year-end close processes and producing accurate financial statements.
• Experience overseeing core accounting operations including AP, AR, payroll, revenue recognition, treasury, and cash management.
• Experience leading annual financial statement audits and working with external auditors.
• Proficient with financial systems; Sage Intacct experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly and annual close processes, ensuring GAAP-compliant financial statements and board-ready packages.
• Oversee AFP’s accounting operations, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, revenue recognition, cash management, and expense reimbursement.
• Own governance of Sage Intacct and oversee integrity of chart of accounts, dimensions, integrations, and reporting.
• Oversee accounting activities within AFP’s Association Management System and integrate with Sage Intacct.
• Partner with Sales and program owners to ensure contracts, invoicing, revenue recognition, and transactions are accurately recorded.
• Analyze financial results, trends, and variances; provide insights to CFO and senior leadership.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, and other financial analysis with the CFO.
• Oversee banking and treasury activities, ensuring liquidity, controls, and safeguards.
• Lead annual financial statement audit and ensure compliance with tax requirements.
• Maintain internal controls and accounting policies; improve processes and automation.
• Collaborate with IT to improve financial systems and integrations.
• Support the CFO with Board Audit and Finance Committees.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Financial analysis

Team leadership

Month-end close

Internal controls

Audits

Systems proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field

CPA designation and/or nonprofit accounting experience

Tools

Sage Intacct

Job description

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Controller

Finance Full Time Exempt Full-Time Professional Bethesda, MD, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 1018

Salary Range: $140,000.00 To $150,000.00 Annually

Who We Are

Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) drives the future of finance and treasury by developing the leaders of tomorrow through world-class certifications, learning experiences, membership, events, and thought leadership.

AFP's core values center on growth, collaboration, innovation, and courageous leadership. We are looking for people who are passionate about building products that create meaningful value for our members and customers.

A Typical Week May Look Like This…

• Lead the monthly and annual close processes, ensuring accurate, timely, and GAAP-compliant financial statements and board-ready financial packages.
• Oversee AFP’s accounting operations, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, revenue recognition, cash management, and expense reimbursement.
• Own the governance of Sage Intacct and oversee the integrity of AFP’s financial systems, chart of accounts, dimensions, integrations, and reporting.
• Oversee accounting activities within AFP’s Association Management System, including invoicing, transaction processing, product setup, revenue recognition, and integration with Sage Intacct.
• Partner with Sales, program owners, and other teams to ensure contracts, invoicing, revenue, and financial transactions are accurately recorded and appropriately recognized.
• Analyze financial results, trends, and variances and provide meaningful financial insights to the CFO and senior leadership.
• Partner with the CFO on budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, and other financial analysis to support strategic and operational decision‑making.
• Oversee banking and treasury activities, ensuring appropriate cash management, liquidity, controls, and safeguards over AFP’s financial assets.
• Lead the annual financial statement audit and oversee compliance with applicable federal, state, international, and sales and use tax requirements.
• Maintain and continuously strengthen AFP’s internal controls, accounting policies, and financial procedures.
• Partner with IT and other teams to improve financial systems and integrations and identify opportunities to automate and streamline accounting processes.
• Support the CFO in working with the Board’s Audit and Finance Committees.
• Lead, coach, and develop AFP’s Senior Accountant and Accounting Coordinator while fostering accountability, collaboration, and high-quality work.
• Provide hands‑on support across accounting functions when needed to ensure continuity of critical financial operations.

Is This You?

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• CPA designation and/or association or nonprofit accounting experience preferred.
• You have significant accounting and financial management experience with a strong understanding of U.S. GAAP, financial reporting, internal controls, and audit requirements.
• You have experience leading month‑end and year‑end close processes and producing accurate, high‑quality financial statements.
• You understand the full accounting cycle and have experience overseeing core accounting operations, including AP, AR, payroll, revenue recognition, treasury, and cash management.
• You have experience leading annual financial statement audits and working directly with external auditors.
• You are highly proficient with financial systems and understand how systems, integrations, and data impact accounting operations and reporting. Experience with Sage Intacct is strongly preferred.
• You are a strategic and analytical thinker who can see the big picture while remaining comfortable digging into the details.
• You are a proactive problem solver who identifies opportunities to improve processes, strengthen controls, and use technology and automation to increase efficiency.
• You are an effective people leader who enjoys coaching, developing, and supporting a high‑performing team.
• You communicate complex financial information clearly and effectively to both financial and non‑financial stakeholders.
• You are highly organized, detail‑oriented, and able to independently manage multiple priorities and deadlines while collaborating effectively across teams.

This Is Us!

• We are a collaborative team of individuals who are hardworking and entrepreneurial.
• We take ownership in how our specific role drives the organization’s success.
• We are intellectually curious and have a strong ability to adapt to change.
• We work autonomously and in cross functional teams and are dedicated to demonstrating extraordinary results at a fast pace.

AFP Offers:

• A collegial, casual work environment.
• Competitive base salary + a generous commission plan.
• Superb benefits plan, including a generous vacation/sick/holiday leave policy, medical, dental and vision health insurance, 401K plan with employer match and flexible schedules.
• "When Work Works" award by the Society for Human Resource Management for our flexible workplace.

AFP CORE VALUES

We exist for the success of the corporate finance professional and seek candidates who embody our AFP Core Values:

• We always strive to be better.
• We are courageous.
• We are all in it together.

This posting is not intended to be all-inclusive, and responsibilities can be expected to evolve over time to meet changing business needs. The employee may be required to perform other related duties to meet these needs. While AFP’s intent is always to be clear and transparent about the expectations of this role, this job description may be reviewed and updated accordingly with or without notice. AFP is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.