Nonprofit Controller: Impactful Financial Leader

Beacon mental health; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Beacon Mental Health seeks a hands-on Controller to lead the full accounting function for a mission-driven nonprofit mental health care organization. The role reports to the CFO and partners with clinical, revenue cycle, development, HR, and leadership to ensure accurate, timely financial information for decision-making.

The candidate will manage month-end close, grants and contracts accounting, internal controls, and audit readiness while guiding a high-performing accounting team and ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• At least seven years of progressively responsible accounting experience, including ownership of the close and financial reporting process and at least three years of supervisory experience.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, internal controls, reconciliations, financial statement preparation, and audit support.
• Demonstrated ability to manage detailed transactional work while improving processes and advising senior leaders.
• Advanced spreadsheet skills and experience with modern accounting and reporting systems.
• Excellent judgment, organization, analytical ability, written communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to confidentiality, ethical stewardship, and the organization’s mental health care mission.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full accounting cycle, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash receipts, fixed assets, leases, prepaid expenses, accruals, payroll accounting, allocations, and intercompany activity.
• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close; establish schedules, review reconciliations and journal entries, resolve variances, and deliver timely, accurate financial statements.
• Maintain the chart of accounts, accounting policies, closing calendar, supporting schedules, and documentation standards.
• Ensure appropriate accounting for net assets with and without donor restrictions, contributions, grants, contracts, program service revenue, and other funding sources.
• Prepare clear monthly and annual financial statements, management reports, departmental results, forecasts, cash analyses, and variance explanations.
• Support the annual operating and capital budget process, including templates, assumptions, consolidations, and ongoing budget-to-actual monitoring.
• Develop useful reporting for executive leadership, the Finance Committee, and the Board of Directors.
• Translate complex financial information for nonfinancial leaders and recommend corrective actions when results differ from plan.

Skills

Financial leadership

GAAP expertise

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Supervisory experience

Internal controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

CPA preferred

Tools

ERP systems

Financial reporting software

Job description

Beacon Mental Health seeks a hands-on Controller to lead the full accounting function for a mission-driven nonprofit mental health care organization. The role reports to the CFO and partners with clinical, revenue cycle, development, HR, and leadership to ensure accurate, timely financial information for decision-making.

The candidate will manage month-end close, grants and contracts accounting, internal controls, and audit readiness while guiding a high-performing accounting team and ensuring