The Controller is responsible for essential financial and accounting functions, including appropriate close and reporting cycles, audit, and tax support.

The individual in this position is expected to maintain a high level of professional standards and ethics while maintaining a positive approach in day-to-day work activities. This position embraces and supports TLSC's overall mission while complying with all regulations, best practice standards, policies, and confidentiality requirements.

This position works 100% in the TLSC office for first 60-90 days.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Process all vendor, staff/contractor invoices for payment accurately and in a timely manner.
• Ensure credit card purchases are reconciled on a monthly basis.
• Prepare monthly AP accruals for accounting month end close.
• Maintain supporting financial documents (e.g. travel forms, purchase orders, requests for checks, etc.) and file documents on a timely basis.
• Process 1099s and maintain current W-9s.
• Maintain accuracy of general ledger and manage organizational cash flow.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, 2 CFR200 (Super Circular) as well as state and federal regulatory requirements.
• Ensure General Ledger upload of payroll information is timely and accurate.
• Maintain readiness and preparation for year-end audit coordination, along with various other monitoring and site visits.
• Ensure internal controls, record keeping systems and accounting policies and procedures are compliant and aligned with financial, audit and grantor requirements.
• In coordination with Grants Manager, determine allowable expenses according to grant and contract guidelines and regulations, and monitor spending to ensure funds are fully expended, accurately and appropriately.
• Reconcile bank statements.
• Facilitate development and continuous improvement of internal controls, organization policies and procedures and financial processes.
• Work closely with leadership team to facilitate completion of needed financial processes and adherence to deadlines.
• Perform special projects as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum 5 years of relevant accounting and financial experience, or the equivalent in education and experience required.
• Experience working with non-profit or grant invoicing or billing governmental agencies.

Knowledge/Skills:

• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and custom reporting; proficiency with other Microsoft Office products, and ability to learn in-house technology, such as, payroll, case management systems, and other office software applications.
• Experience with SAGE-MIP Accounting Software preferred.
• Strong planning and organization skills.
• Excellent customer service and collaboration skills.
• Effective oral and written communications skills.
• Skill in exercising sound judgment, critical thinking and effective decision making.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to identify variances and recommend budgetary and operational solutions.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of advanced nonprofit accounting, grant accounting and contact management.
• Knowledge of the state and federal laws, rules, and regulations for nonprofit financial record keeping and reporting especially grant and other donor requirements.