Controller

Socket.dev; Fullerton (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Associated Students Inc., CSUF is seeking a Controller to serve as the chief accounting officer, overseeing financial operations, internal controls, and compliance for the nonprofit auxiliary organization and its campus entities. The role also manages budgeting, reporting, audits, and tax filings in collaboration with the CFO.

The Controller will ensure accurate consolidated statements, maintain business procedures, and provide strategic financial insights to support campus programs and

Responsibilities

• Direct all accounting operations including general ledger, AP/AR, payroll, cash management, investments and fixed assets across ASI and its operating entities.
• Oversee accounting and reporting for the Children’s Center, Student Recreation Center, and Conference Center, and other financial operations including Student Government and clubs.
• Lead monthly close process with timely reconciliations and journal entries; prepare consolidated financial statements.
• Coordinate with auditors and campus auditors for annual audits and tax filings.
• Monitor financial performance and provide strategic operational insights with the CFO.

Job description

Associated Students Inc., CSUF provides student development opportunities through leadership, volunteer, and employment experiences. In addition, the Associated Students provides campus community members with important social, cultural, and recreational opportunities, as well as, a wide range of programs and services.

Job Title: Controller

Department: Finance and Accounting

Direct Supervisor: Chief Financial Officer

Supervisory Position: Yes

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Position Summary

The Controller serves as the chief accounting officer for Associated Students, Inc., overseeing all financial operations, internal controls, compliance, and fiscal stewardship for a complex nonprofit auxiliary organization. This role manages accounting and financial reporting for ASI and its operating entities—including the Children’s Center, Student Recreation Center, and Conference Center—and ensures accurate consolidated financial statements which also include other ancillary operations and Student Clubs. The Controller also maintains and updates ASI’s Business Procedures to ensure operational consistency, compliance, and alignment with CSU and campus auxiliary requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Financial Management & Reporting

• Direct all accounting operations including general ledger, AP/AR, payroll, cash management, investments and fixed assets across ASI and its operating entities.
• Oversee accounting and reporting for the Children’s Center, Student Recreation Center, and Conference Center, and many other financial operations including Student Government and all organizational activities. Manage full cycle accounting functions for the student clubs on campus as fiduciary.
• Oversee all capital expenditures ensuring proper classification. Responsible for organizing, managing and reporting for the Wellness Initiative, a 250M project in the planning stage.
• Coordinate with the Accounting Manager in performing the monthly close process, ensuring timely reconciliations, journal entries, and financial statement preparation.
• Review and approve the Accounting Manager’s work related to campus financialcoordination, including fee revenue reconciliations, transfers, campus billing, and financial compliance matters.
• Supervise the relationship and deliverables with the campus, ensuring ASI meets all reporting deadlines, financial obligations, and compliance requirements.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements, including eliminations and intercompany reconciliations.
• Lead annual audit preparation and coordinate with external auditors and campus auditors.
• Ensure timely completion of tax filings, regulatory reporting, and compliance documentation.
• Monitor financial performance, prepare project based financials and review with stakeholders to analyze variances, and provide strategic operational insights working with the Chief Financial Officer.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Stakeholder Communication

Budget Leadership & Strategy:

• Lead the end-to-end annual budgeting process, establishing timelines, guidelines, and modeling tools for all