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Controller

Location: Manchester, England

Category: Accountant Jobs

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Description:

At Families in Transition, we’re on a mission to Prevent and Break the Cycle of Homelessness. Our mission moves us to empower people and we do that by providing dignified housing, by delivering comprehensive and innovative solutions, by developing collaborative relationships with our clients and partners, and by creating opportunities for donors and volunteers committed to making a difference where they live and work.

Families in Transition is currently looking for a Controller to join our team!

Job Summary:

The Controller is responsible for oversight of all finance, accounting and reporting activities and will lead all day-to-day finance operations and supervise the finance team including functional responsibility over accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, grants management and medical billing. Please note that the Controller will be expected to be in the office 5 days a week (M-F) from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm.

Essential Functions

Finance and Accounting Leadership

Oversee all accounts, ledgers and reporting systems ensuring compliance with the appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements.

Maintain internal control and safeguards for receipt of revenue, costs and program budgets and actual expenditures.

Coordinate all audit activity.

Consistently analyze financial data and present financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; clearly communicate monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements; monitor progress and changes and keep senior leadership and/or CFO abreast of FIT's financial status

Assist leadership in the annual budgeting and planning process;

Administer and review all financial plans and compare to actual results with a view to identify, explain and correct variances as appropriate.

Support the CFO in engaging the board’s audit and finance committee around issues and trends in financial operations.

Oversee all financial, project/program and grants accounting; ensure that expenditures are consistently aligned with grant and program budgets throughout the grant/fund period; collate financial reporting materials for government, corporate and foundation grants.

Manage organizational cash flow forecasting

Continuously collaborate with program leaders to assess the financial efficacy of program operations and establish finance and administrative systems to support program operations.

Manage and track the performance of invested assets in keeping with the policies and investment guidelines.

Assist CFO with special projects and other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Required:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related discipline

5+ years’ experience in accounting and finance

Experience working with a non-profit organization in an accounting role

Proficient skills conducting audits and general ledger experience

Solid experience coordinating audit activities and managing reporting, budget development and analysis, accounts payable and receivable, general ledger, medical billing and accounting for investments

Keen analytic, organization and problem solving skills which allows for strategic data interpretation versus simple reporting

Ability and desire to translate complex financial concepts to individuals at all levels including finance and non-finance managers

Proficiency with Microsoft Office products and accounting software programs

Strong leadership and employee development skills

Preferred:

CPA and/or MBA

Experience in grants management as it relates to compliance and reporting of government, corporate, and foundation grants

Experience with Paylocity HCM helpful

Families in Transition offers excellent benefits including:

Generous PTO policy

9 paid holidays

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Employer-paid Life and Disability Insurance

403(b) Retirement Savings plan

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Verizon wireless cell phone discount

Working Advantage/ Tickets at Work benefit program

30% employee discount at Outfitters Thrift Store

*Families in Transition is an Equal Opportunity Employer*

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