GHJ Search and Staffing serves as the recruitment division of GHJ, a prominent national accounting and advisory firm. Our team provides qualified Accounting and Finance professionals on a temporary and permanent basis across a broad range of industries. GHJ’s relationship with our Global Advisory and Accounting Network provides the resources needed to better understand client’s needs, attract a higher caliber of candidates and assess candidate potential.
We are seeking a mission-driven Controller to oversee the financial & accounting operations of a highly-respected $50m nonprofit organization in Los Angeles.
Reporting directly to the CFO, the Controller will oversee all financial, accounting, and reporting activities of the agency. This includes all day-to-day finance operations, functional responsibility for accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, cash and investment accounts, and preparation of monthly Financial Statements.
Experience managing LA County Department of Mental Health (DMH) contracts is required.
Responsibilities
- Oversee all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements
- Oversee all financial, project/program accounting to ensure that all allocated funds are expended as planned and program resources are allocated beneficially
- Ensure expenditures are consistently aligned with grant and program requirements, restrictions, and budgets throughout the grant/fund period
- Identify and address inefficiencies in practices, software, and work flows
- Track and report on current asset accounts, reserves accounts and lines of credit to ensure adequate liquidity
Qualifications
- 7+ years of accounting or finance experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
- LA County Department of Mental Health (DMH) contracts experience is required
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What We Do
GHJ is an accounting and advisory firm that specializes in nonprofit, food and beverage, entertainment and media and health and wellness companies. Previous recipient of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Employee Champion For Life Work Harmony Award and named a “Best Places to Work” by the Los Angeles Business Journal eight times since 2008, GHJ is passionate about helping clients and its people #BeMore by focusing on building thriving businesses and creating a better future.
GHJ works as a business advocate for its clients — providing personalized service and building long-term relationships to help position our clients for growth. Through its affiliation with HLB International, a global network of independent professional accounting firms and business advisers, GHJ is able to partner with other top firms across major cities throughout the U.S. and the world. GHJ’s audit, tax and advisory teams leverage the HLB network to better serve its clients and give clients access to member firms in over 158 countries across the globe and over 775 offices worldwide.
Also ranked as a top-20 largest accounting firm on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Book of Lists, GHJ has 15 partners and more than 160 staff members that serve over 3,000 clients. GHJ is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center (GAQC), the California Society of CPAs and the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofit).
