Global Controller: Scale US GAAP & Audit (Hybrid/Remote)

Evidence Action; Washington; Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

Evidence Action seeks a Group Controller to lead its central accounting function and ensure accurate, timely financial reporting under US GAAP. You will manage a global, multi-entity close, implement robust controls, and drive automation and AI-enabled improvements across the finance stack.

You will partner with the CFO, oversee the annual audits, donor reporting, and tax compliance, and mentor a growing team across the US and abroad.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including multi-entity consolidation and financial close under US GAAP.
• Experience in a global/multi-country organization, including multi-currency consolidation and foreign-currency translation.
• Nonprofit and/or international-development sector experience; familiarity with donor/grant financial reporting and grant audits.
• Strong technical command of US GAAP, including nonprofit/grant accounting and revenue recognition for contributions and conditional grants (ASC 958).
• Demonstrated track record of designing, documenting, and standardizing accounting processes, policies, and internal controls, building durable, well-documented systems rather than person-dependent ones.
• Experience owning or configuring accounting/ERP and consolidation/planning systems (e.g., Sage Intacct, Planful, or comparable platforms).
• Experience leading external audits and managing tax and regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrated orientation toward using automation and technology, including AI, to improve the accuracy, efficiency, and control of financial operations.
• Experience developing finance talent and building team capability, and translating financial information to non-finance and executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Own the central monthly, quarterly, and annual close and the consolidation of all legal entities; including intercompany eliminations and foreign-currency translation into accurate, timely consolidated financial statements under US GAAP.
• Set and maintain the global close calendar, accounting standards, and reporting requirements that regional and entity finance teams follow; review, consolidate, and reconcile entity results and resolve consolidation issues.
• Own cost allocations (indirect-cost and shared-cost pools), ensuring they are complete, documented, and validated each period.
• Serve as the organization’s senior technical accounting authority under US GAAP; including revenue recognition for grants and conditional contributions (ASC 958) and document accounting positions and policies.
• Design, document, and continuously improve the accounting systems, policies, internal controls, and process documentation required for the function to scale and to operate reliably without dependence on any single individual.
• Own the internal-control framework over financial reporting; identify and mitigate financial and compliance risk by developing appropriate systems, policies, and structures.
• Lead complex, cross-functional finance initiatives from design through implementation, allocating resources and making decisions independently.
• Own and optimize the accounting technology stack (e.g., Sage Intacct, Tipalti) configuration, integrations, and data integrity in partnership with relevant teams.
• Lead the annual consolidated (global) audit; coordinate the timely, successful completion of country/statutory audits with regional and entity finance teams.
• Oversee US tax and regulatory compliance, including the Form 990 and state charitable registrations.
• Oversee donor and grant financial reporting and donor/grant audits, ensuring compliance with donor requirements and grant agreements.
• Support the CFO on treasury and cash management; liquidity, banking, and execution of investments within approved policy.
• Manage the central accounting team (including people managers) based in the US, and functionally direct shared-services staff based abroad as that capability is established.
• Develop finance talent; building capability, career paths, succession pipelines, and ensure continuity of the function; hold managers accountable for developing their own reports.
• Recruit and retain strong talent, identifying the roles the function needs and filling them well.
• Actively identify and apply automation and technology, especially AI, to improve the accuracy, efficiency, and control of financial operations, integrating effective approaches into standard workflows.

Education

Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, and an active CPA (or international equivalent).

Job description

Evidence Action seeks a Group Controller to lead its central accounting function and ensure accurate, timely financial reporting under US GAAP. You will manage a global, multi-entity close, implement robust controls, and drive automation and AI-enabled improvements across the finance stack.

You will partner with the CFO, oversee the annual audits, donor reporting, and tax compliance, and mentor a growing team across the US and abroad.