Senior Nonprofit Controller & Financial Steward

Socket.dev; Stone Mountain (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

FSA/HSA options

401(k) retirement plan

PTO

Paid holidays

Job summary

Change Church Inc. is seeking a strategic Controller to lead our accounting organization across multi-site operations.

You will own the general ledger, close processes, and GAAP reporting, while guiding the accounting team and partnering with the CFO to align finances with church priorities. You will oversee internal controls, system implementations (Sage Intacct, Ramp), and the annual budget, providing timely, accurate financial information to leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Seven years of progressively responsible accounting experience.
• Three years of accounting leadership or supervisory experience.
• Advanced GAAP, financial reporting, general ledger, close, and internal-control knowledge.
• Experience leading monthly and year-end close.
• Proficiency with Sage Intacct, Ramp, and advanced Excel.
• Strong leadership, communication, and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the accounting function and establish clear standards, workflows, deadlines, and accountability across the team.
• Supervise, coach, and develop the Assistant Controller, ensuring appropriate delegation and review throughout the accounting operation.
• Evaluate team capacity, role clarity, and performance and recommend staffing, training, or process changes as needed.
• Partner with the CFO to align accounting operations with organizational priorities and reporting needs.
• Own the general ledger and lead monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes.
• Review and approve complex or material journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, allocations, and closing schedules.
• Prepare or oversee accurate GAAP-aligned financial statements, supporting schedules, and management reports.
• Ensure all campuses, ministries, funds, departments, and revenue streams are accurately reflected in financial reporting.
• Investigate material discrepancies, unusual transactions, and unresolved reconciling items and ensure timely resolution.
• Maintain executive accounting oversight of accounts payable, receivables, giving and revenue accounting, cash receipts, disbursements, contractor payments, expense reporting, and related workflows.
• Develop, document, and maintain accounting policies, standard operating procedures, approval requirements, and internal controls.
• Ensure accounting activity follows established authorization, coding, documentation, and segregation-of-duties requirements.
• Monitor close calendars, recurring accounting activities, and key control deadlines across the department.
• Support the CFO's budgeting and forecasting processes through accurate historical data, schedules, assumptions, and accounting analysis.
• Produce or review budget-to-actual and variance reports and identify significant trends, risks, and discrepancies.
• Provide reliable financial data and operational insight to support CFO-led planning and executive decision-making.
• Serve as the accounting owner for Sage Intacct and the financial control owner for Ramp workflows and integrations.
• Maintain the chart of accounts, reporting dimensions, close workflows, permissions, and accounting-system controls.
• Ensure Ramp coding, approvals, card activity, reimbursements, and system integrations support accurate accounting and established spend controls.
• Lead financial-system training and partner with the Assistant Controller to support effective user adoption and workflow compliance.
• Partner with the Executive Accountant/Compliance and Risk leader by providing accurate financial records, schedules, explanations, and requested documentation for audits and compliance reviews.
• Review accounting-related audit findings and ensure assigned corrective actions are implemented and sustained.
• Collaborate with Human Resources on payroll and contractor-payment accuracy and with Supply Chain on procurement and vendor processes.
• Perform other related duties and special projects as assigned.
• When assigned, serve as a visible leader during weekend worship experiences.
• Support church-wide conferences, leadership gatherings, special events, and outreach initiatives.
• Represent Change Church with professionalism, humility, and servant leadership during all ministry opportunities.

Skills

Technical Accounting

Close & Reporting

Internal Controls

Systems & Ramp

Team Leadership

Financial Analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA

Master’s degree

Tools

Sage Intacct

Ramp

Excel

Job description

Change Church Inc. is seeking a strategic Controller to lead our accounting organization across multi-site operations.

You will own the general ledger, close processes, and GAAP reporting, while guiding the accounting team and partnering with the CFO to align finances with church priorities. You will oversee internal controls, system implementations (Sage Intacct, Ramp), and the annual budget, providing timely, accurate financial information to leadership.