Director of Finance and Controller

Opendormedia; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Healthcare policy

Paid holidays

Direct access to leadership

Global team exposure

Job summary

OpenDor Media is seeking a Director of Finance and Controller to own the accounting and finance function across a global nonprofit with multi-entity operations and a growing budget. You will lead close processes, financial reporting, and governance while partnering with the CEO, Board, and division heads.

You will manage budgeting, treasury, and the finance team, with strong ERP and automation emphasis and a commitment to leveraging AI in improving efficiency and accuracy.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience including full close and consolidated statements.
• CPA and/or MBA with strong accounting background.
• Nonprofit sector experience, donor/fundraising processes and Form 990 familiarity.
• Deep U.S. GAAP knowledge and nonprofit accounting standards.
• Experience owning external audits and internal control environments.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and automation, Excel, and collaboration tools.

Responsibilities

• Own the accounting, close, and financial reporting across entities.
• Oversee global finance, intercompany activity, foreign currency, payroll.
• Lead internal controls, policies, audits, and Form 990 liaison.
• Manage budgeting, forecasting, and multi-year financial modeling.
• Oversee treasury, cash management, and banking operations.
• Lead and develop the finance team and systems, incl. automation.

Skills

10+ years experience

CPA

MBA

Nonprofit accounting

GAAP knowledge

ERP & automation

Education

CPA

MBA

Tools

ERP systems

AP automation

Excel

Google Workspace

Claude AI

Job description

## Director of Finance and ControllerUnited States · Full-time · Senior#### About The PositionOpenDor Media is looking for a Director of Finance and Controller to own the accounting and finance function of a global, mission-driven nonprofit with an operating budget of approximately $20 million and growing, with staff across the United States, Israel, the United Kingdom, and South Africa.It is an exciting time for OpenDor Media and the Finance Department! We have just finished migrating to a new ERP platform, modernized accounts payable workflow and are midway through a baseline global governance and compliance review across every jurisdiction that we operate in. The foundation is built and now we need the person who makes it run like a well oiled machine.Our CFO engagement is not full time, which means ownership of these functions are genuinely yours to mold and there are real growth opportunities here. If you like walking into a function with good bones and making it excellent, you will like it here.**What you'll own*** **Own the accounting, close, and financial reporting.** The general ledger and chart of accounts across all entities, a complete and reconciled close on a defined timetable, consolidated U.S. GAAP statements for nonprofit organizations, and the recurring reporting package the CEO, department heads, and the Board rely on.* **Own global finance and multi-jurisdiction compliance.** Accounting and reporting for all non-U.S. operations, intercompany activity and foreign currency, local statutory filings and indirect tax including Israeli VAT, and U.S. and international payroll.* **Own the internal control, audit, and governance environment.** Control design, documentation, and testing, clean segregation of duties, finance policies from delegation of authority through expense and vendor onboarding, and the annual audit and Form 990 as primary day-to-day liaison.* **Own the mechanics of planning, budgeting, and business partnerships.** The annual budget and forecast cycle end to end, finance partnership to assigned division heads so leaders can build defensible budgets and understand their actuals, and the supporting schedules behind the multi-year financial model.* **Own treasury, cash, and day-to-day banking.** Operating cash management, banking administration and access controls, accounts receivable, the weekly cash and investment reporting cycle, and support to the CFO on reserve monitoring and Investment Policy Statement compliance.* **Manage the finance team and the systems stack.** Leading and developing the team consisting of a senior staff accountant, a finance associate, and a customer service associate, plus the finance systems and workflow tools, continued automation including practical use of AI, and the SOPs that keep the function off any one person's memory.#### Requirements**You'll do well here if*** You have 10+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including responsibility for a full close cycle and consolidated financial statements in a multi-entity, multi-currency, or multi-country environment.* You have a CPA and/or MBA with a strong accounting background.* You have nonprofit sector experience, ideally in an organization of comparable size and complexity with experience in the donor and fundraising process including familiarity with Form 990 and nonprofit governance practice.* You know U.S. GAAP deeply and have applied nonprofit accounting standards directly: net asset classification, contribution revenue recognition, and functional expense allocation.* You have owned an external audit and an organization's internal control environment, and you have supervised and developed accounting staff.* You are inquisitive about process, fluent with ERP and finance systems, highly proficient in Excel and Google Workspace, and you would rather automate a step than do it faster by hand.* You know AI and embrace it. You use AI tools to make your own work faster and cleaner, you have hands-on experience with Claude specifically, and you have a point of view on where AI belongs in accounting and finance work and where it does not.* You can explain a technical accounting position to a program director or a board member without losing either of them, and you bring sound judgment and discretion to the calls that land with you.**Bonus points for:*** Knowledge of payroll processes, VAT, and other elements of cross-border operations.* Experience implementing or optimizing an ERP or AP automation platform.#### Who We Are:OpenDor Media provides inspiring and informative content on all issues relating to Judaism and Israel, and those that affect young Jews today. We are proudly and transparently positive about Israel and Zionism, Jewish values and ideals. We celebrate the riches of Jewish and Israeli history and culture. We do so in a voice which is authentic, credible and therefore trusted. We embrace complexity and recognize and give voice to multiple perspectives on difficult issues. We push the boundaries of innovation, creativity and good old hard work. From our leadership team to new and veteran team members, we all strive to embody our core values:**Fueled by creativity**: We think and act creatively in everything we do with the agility and flexibility to apply creativity, whatever role we play.**Inspired by excellence**: We are driven to excel at whatever we do. Our teams are always ready to go the extra mile to get the very best results.**Powered by positivity**: We bring positivity to work every day, for a fun, creative and inviting work environment that brings out the best in everyone.**Driven by self-improvement**: Like our content, no issue is taboo and we are open to constructive ways to improve and develop into the best professionals we can be.**Empowered by collaboration**: We thrive on sharing knowledge, teamwork, being a “mensch”, and leveraging each and everyone’s talents to achieve a sum that is greater than the parts.**Some benefits and perks of working at OpenDor Media:*** International exposure and a genuinely global team* High level of autonomy and direct access to leadership and the Board* Competitive salaries* Paid days off for Jewish & national holidays as well as competitive vacation policy* Healthcare policy* Great company culture and colleagues#### SalaryOur target salary range for this position is **$165,000 to $185,000** annually for a U.S.-based candidate. The final salary will be determined based on careful consideration of several factors, including the candidate's location, experience in similar roles, and expertise related to the qualifications above.