Senior Nonprofit Controller | Budgeting & Audit Lead

Jobot; Lawrence (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a highly skilled Permanent Controller to join our well established nonprofit team. This role emphasizes finance leadership, accounting, and strategic management within a mission-driven environment.

You will oversee ledgers, ensure GAAP compliance and regulatory requirements, coordinate audits, lead annual budgeting, and forecast cash flow in partnership with the executive team. Developing the finance team and strengthening controls are key focus areas.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a senior finance role.
• Proven experience with ledger operations and annual budgeting.
• Strong knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting best practices, laws, standards, and state/national regulations.
• Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to motivate and provide professional development for a high-performing team.
• Excellent analytical and abstract reasoning skills, plus excellent organization skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring GAAP compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Maintain internal controls for the receipt of revenue, costs, and budgets/expenditures.
• Coordinate all audit activity and liaise with external auditors.
• Analyze financial data and present financial reports monthly, quarterly, and annually.
• Lead the annual budgeting and planning process and compare to actual results to identify variances.
• Manage cash flow forecasting in partnership with the executive leadership team.
• Develop and implement training programs to maximize finance team performance.

Skills

Senior finance leadership

Budgeting & forecasting

GAAP knowledge

Audit coordination

Financial reporting

Team development

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Accounting/Finance

Master's degree or CPA desirable

Job description

Jobot is seeking a highly skilled Permanent Controller to join our well established nonprofit team. This role emphasizes finance leadership, accounting, and strategic management within a mission-driven environment.

You will oversee ledgers, ensure GAAP compliance and regulatory requirements, coordinate audits, lead annual budgeting, and forecast cash flow in partnership with the executive team. Developing the finance team and strengthening controls are key focus areas.