Function:
Under direction of the Director of Finance, the Controller will oversee all activities related to full-cycle accounting. The successful candidate thrives in a changing and rapidly growing environment and will be responsible for overseeing all day to day accounting activities. This position will work with the Director of Finance to ensure Klingberg Family Centers, Inc. (Klingberg) has the financial systems, internal controls, and procedures in place to support the programs within Klingberg. Must be detail oriented and enjoy hands-on identification and implementation of process changes. This role will report directly to Director of Finance, and is a full-time, in office, exempt position.
Controller Job Responsibilities:
Finance and Accounting Leadership
- Oversee all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with 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.
- Analyze financial data and present financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; monitor progress and changes and keep the Director of Finance and the Vice President of Finance informed of Klingberg’s financial status.
- Assist in the annual budgeting and planning process.
- Review financials and compare actual results with budgets with a view to identify, explain, and correct variances as appropriate.
- Government, corporate and foundation grant reporting to ensure that expenditures are consistently aligned with budgets throughout the grant/funding period.
- Manage organizational cash flow forecasting by working in partnership with Director of Finance and the Vice President of Finance and Administration; 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 policies and investment guidelines.
Qualifications:
This is an extraordinary opportunity for a mature leader with five to ten years of accounting and finance experience, ideally beginning in accounting and audit, followed by experience gathering, evaluating, presenting and reporting financial information to executive teams and external stakeholders. They will ideally have experience in a complex nonprofit that has multiple programs.
Specific requirements include:
- Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and unwavering commitment to Klingberg’s mission; a proactive, hands-on strategic thinker.
- Minimum of a BA; MBA preferred.
- Solid experience coordinating audit activities and managing reporting, budget development and analysis, accounts payable and receivable, general ledger, and payroll.
- Advanced knowledge of accounting and reporting software.
- Keen analytic, organization and problem solving skills which allows for strategic data interpretation versus simple reporting.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills; experience in effectively communicating key data.
- Create and promote a positive and supportive work environment.
Generous Benefit Package Includes:
- Competitive Wages
- $1,000 Sign On Bonus
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Health Savings Account (H.S.A.) with $1,000-$2,000 employer contribution annually
- Health Reimbursement Account (H.R.A.) with $1,500-$3,000 contribution annually (depending on medical benefit chosen)
- $100 reimbursement for getting annual physical exam (if covered under Klingberg’s medical plans)
- 3 weeks’ vacation
- 12 Sick days
- 12 Paid Holidays
- 12 Staff Appreciation Activities / Events annually
- Tuition Assistance (Winter, Spring and Summer semesters)
- Company Paid Life (Employee, Spouse and Children) and AD&D Insurance
- Company Paid Short Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
- 401K Retirement Plan (up to 4% company match)
- 10% Tuition Discount at Educational Institutions
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Free and Confidential Counseling
- Training and Professional Development Opportunities, including “Risking Connections”
- Referral Bonus Program
- Monthly Mileage Reimbursement (as applicable)
- Eligible to apply for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
- Reduced Lunches at Raymond Hill School
Klingberg Family Centers (and its Affiliates) is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, learning or physical disability, past or present history of mental disorder, developmental disabilities, veteran status, or any other category protected by state, federal or local law.
We are an Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred
- Five to ten years of accounting and finance experience
- Experience coordinating audit activities
- Experience managing financial reporting, budget development, and budget analysis
- Experience with accounts payable and accounts receivable
- Experience with general ledger accounting and payroll
- Advanced knowledge of accounting and reporting software
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Experience in a complex nonprofit with multiple programs
What We Do
Klingberg Comprehensive Program Services Inc. is a Connecticut nonprofit serving children and young adults through residential care, education, and therapeutic counseling. Its programs include academic instruction for students from first grade through high school and Webster House, a residential setting for youth ages 12–21 with behavioral-health challenges and physical-health needs. The organization collaborates with families to support young people’s well-being and transitions to family, another permanent placement, or greater independence.
