Senior Nonprofit Controller — Grantmaking & Compliance

Scion Staffing; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual incentive

Leadership opportunity

Oversee nonprofit accounting

Direct reports leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Job summary

Scion Nonprofit Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for an experienced Controller for a prominent philanthropic organization in Menlo Park, CA. This is a high-impact leadership role overseeing nonprofit accounting, grants, and financial operations onsite five days per week.

The successful candidate will bring 10+ years of accounting experience, including 4+ years at the Controller level, with strong GAAP and exempt-organization reporting, and the ability to manage two direct reports

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA preferred.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible accounting experience, including 4+ years at Controller level.
• Expertise in nonprofit GAAP, financial statement prep, GL management, month-end close, and reporting.
• Strong nonprofit grants accounting, grantmaking operations, and financial compliance.
• Experience with ASC 958, restricted/unrestricted funds, multi-year grants, and exempt-organization reporting.
• Investment accounting experience with alternative assets; knowledge of Form 990/990-PF is a plus.
• Advanced Excel; experience with NetSuite, Concur, Adaptive, Salesforce, and Google Workspace.
• Leadership, collaboration, and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual close, journal entries, reconciliations, GL, and GAAP nonprofit statements.
• Lead financial reporting, cash forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis with strong internal controls.
• Ensure compliance with nonprofit accounting standards, tax regulations, and reporting requirements.
• Oversee grants accounting, restricted funding, multi-year grants, ASC 958 requirements.
• Support domestic/international grantmaking oversight, including expenditure responsibility and determinations.
• Coordinate tax and regulatory requirements (Form 990, 990-PF, other exemptions).
• Serve as primary liaison for annual audits and related tax/regulatory reporting.
• Oversee investment accounting, including alternatives, partnerships, and K-1s.
• Supervise two direct reports; mentor and develop staff; drive process improvements.
• Collaborate with leadership across finance, grants, programs, operations, and legal.

Skills

Nonprofit accounting

GAAP knowledge

Financial reporting

Grant accounting

Leadership

Advanced Excel

NetSuite

Concur

Adaptive

Salesforce

Regulatory/tax knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA preferred

Tools

NetSuite

Concur

Adaptive

Salesforce

Google Workspace

Job description

Scion Nonprofit Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for an experienced Controller for a prominent philanthropic organization in Menlo Park, CA. This is a high-impact leadership role overseeing nonprofit accounting, grants, and financial operations onsite five days per week.

The successful candidate will bring 10+ years of accounting experience, including 4+ years at the Controller level, with strong GAAP and exempt-organization reporting, and the ability to manage two direct reports