Controller

Partnership Employment; Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Partnership Employment is partnering with an established nonprofit healthcare and human services organization to recruit an experienced Controller who will lead its day-to-day accounting and financial operations.

This hands-on leadership role manages government-funded, program-based activities, third-party billing, audits, and strong internal controls while mentoring accounting and billing staff to ensure accuracy, compliance, and timely reporting across multiple programs.

Qualifications

• Strong full-cycle accounting background including close, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and audits.
• Experience with government contracts or grant-funded programs.
• Experience supervising third-party billing or revenue cycle operations.
• Expertise in nonprofit accounting and GAAP.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with financial reporting systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly and annual close, financial reporting, reconciliations, and general ledger activities.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and financial analysis across multiple programs.
• Manage accounting and financial compliance for state, federal, and privately funded contracts and grants.
• Oversee contract billing, reimbursement requests, cost allocations, and financial reporting to funders.
• Provide leadership and oversight for third-party billing and revenue cycle operations.
• Monitor AR, denials, collections, reimbursement trends, and revenue cycle metrics.
• Partner with program leadership on budgets, financial performance, contract utilization, and variance analysis.
• Lead annual audit preparation and coordinate nonprofit and government-funded reporting.
• Maintain strong internal controls and ensure GAAP compliance.
• Review financial processes and systems and identify reporting improvements.
• Develop and mentor accounting and billing staff.

Skills

Full-cycle accounting

GAAP knowledge

Budgeting

Forecasting

Audit preparation

Revenue cycle management

Contracts & grants

Excel

Tools

Excel

Job description

We’re partnering with an established nonprofit healthcare and human services organization seeking an experienced Controller to lead its day-to-day accounting and financial operations.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who understands the financial complexity of a government-funded, program-based nonprofit, particularly an organization with a meaningful third-party billing component.

The Controller will report directly to senior finance leadership and oversee a small team responsible for accounting, billing, and contract-related finance activities.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the monthly and annual close, financial reporting, reconciliations, and general ledger activities
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and financial analysis across multiple programs
• Manage accounting and financial compliance for state, federal, and privately funded contracts and grants
• Oversee contract billing, reimbursement requests, cost allocations, and financial reporting to funders
• Provide leadership and oversight for the organization's third-party billing and revenue cycle operations
• Monitor AR, denials, collections, reimbursement trends, and other revenue cycle metrics
• Partner with program leadership on budgets, financial performance, contract utilization, and variance analysis
• Lead annual audit preparation and coordinate required nonprofit and government-funded reporting
• Maintain strong internal controls and ensure compliance with GAAP, funding requirements, and applicable regulations
• Review financial processes and systems and identify opportunities to improve reporting, controls, and efficiency
• Develop and mentor accounting and billing staff

What We’re Looking For

• Strong full-cycle accounting background, including close, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and audit preparation
• Hands-on experience with government contracts and/or grant-funded programs
• Experience with contract billing, cost allocations, reimbursement-based funding, and compliance reporting
• Experience overseeing third-party billing or revenue cycle operations
• Strong understanding of nonprofit accounting and GAAP
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with accounting/financial reporting systems