REPORTS TO: Chief Financial Officer

FLSA CLASSIFICATION: Exempt

WORK LOCATION: Assigned Service Center; Hybrid-opportunity available within North Carolina. Occasional travel within Central/Western North Carolina.

SUMMARY OF POSITION

The Controller oversees day-to-day accounting operations, internal controls, financial reporting, and audit readiness, ensuring that financial information is accurate, timely, and prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and nonprofit accounting standards (ASC 958). This role is responsible for the preparation and presentation of financial reports for review by the CFO, CEO and Finance Committee of the Board. They advise and assist the CFO in planning for and managing the council’s financial reporting, accounting systems, and annual budgeting process to support the organization’s mission and financial objectives.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Manages the development and ongoing monitoring of the Council budget, leading efforts to ensure best practices are implemented and that resources are efficiently deployed in accordance with the Council’s goals.
• Monitors cash flow and liquidity, including the timely escalation of risks or timing concerns to the CFO.
• Supervises financial reporting activities, providing the CFO and CEO with accurate and timely financial reporting of Council activities. Provides timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial reports, and financial trends to assist the executive team in decision-making and goal execution.
• Designs, implements, and monitors internal controls over cash, receivables, payables, payroll, and troop banking. Identifies financial and compliance risks and proactively recommends mitigation strategies to the CFO.
• Prepares audit schedules and supports annual financial statement audits, while serving as the primary staff liaison for external auditors and tax preparers with CFO guidance.
• Supervises and develops Accounts Receivable and Accounts payable staff by establishing clear expectations, providing feedback and supporting professional development.
• Ensures that all Council financial operations are carried out in compliance with local, state, federal, and not-for-profit regulatory requirements.
• Oversees the day-to-day administration and control of accounting functions to safeguard the Council’s assets and to ensure financial transactions are timely, accurate, and recorded in accordance with accepted accounting standards and principles; monitors payroll trends and works in partnership with HR to ensure compliance, accuracy, and timeliness of processes and reports.
• Provides troop banking oversight and initiates troop audits.
• Ensures timely and accurate filing of Forms 990, 5500, 1099, payroll tax returns, state sales tax and property taxes in coordination with other departments and team members as appropriate.
• Reviews and approves routine journal entries; prepares complex or non-routine entries as needed.
• Maintains accurate tracking and reporting of net assets with and without donor restrictions, as well as fixed asset accounting to ensure the proper recording of asset acquisitions, disposals, construction, improvements, and maintenance.
• Owns the monthly and year-end close process, including schedules, reconciliations, accruals, audit preparation and the review of journal entries for accuracy and completeness
• Ensures accounting information generated from integrated systems, including Salesforce (membership), gsEvents, Campwise, Paylocity, and banking platforms, is accurately recorded, reconciled, and supported.
• Maintains the chart of accounts, in accordance with GSUSA guidelines.
• Actively participates in developing environments that foster diversity, equity, inclusion and access through words, actions and attitude. Contributes to the Council’s DEI goals by ensuring that all plans reach out to all racial/ethnic groups and provide equal access through knowledge and understanding of DEI.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Core Competencies

• Financial Acumen
• Business Acumen
• Problem Solving
• Time Management
• Reporting & Control
• Judgement and Decision Making
• Leadership & Team Management

Education, Experience, & Certifications

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting or a closely related field and a minimum of four years of accounting experience is required.
• Experience in nonprofit accounting and fund accounting is strongly preferred.
• Experience and proficiency in accounting software package is required; Experience with Financial Edge and/or Abila is preferred.
• Demonstrated competency in supervision and leading teams is required.

Skills & Competencies

• Ability to exercise independent judgment and sound-decision making and work independently and in partnership with others to achieve goals and objectives.
• Ability to lead, motivate, retain and evaluate high-performing team members.
• Commitment to providing top-notch customer service for all internal and external contacts with a desire to resolve customer inquiries on first contact
• Must have consistent drive, persistence, sense of urgency, flexibility, willingness to learn, and resilience to manage change.
• Proficient with a variety of technology platforms, including Microsoft Office, and ability to learn and utilize new software.
• Excellent communication, including verbal and written communication and report creation and presentation, is essential to the position.
• Reliable and punctual attendance and willingness and ability to work regular hours which include some evenings and weekends, extended days and hours

Additional Requirements

• Subscribe to the principles of the Girl Scout Movement and become and remain a registered member of GSUSA, Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont.
• Successfully pass criminal and driver background investigation.
• Valid state-issued driver’s license, valid auto insurance, acceptable driving record and access to a vehicle on a daily basis and willingness and ability to travel throughout the council’s geographic area.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

The employee is often required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls including the operation of computer keyboard, calculator, copier machine and other office equipment; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; bend and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear within normal range for telephone use. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The employee must have close visual acuity to perform activities such as viewing a computer terminal, preparing and analyzing data and figures, and extensive reading.

DISCLOSURE & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The statements above reflect the essential functions and qualifications for this job, but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing. Employees may be asked to perform other duties as needed to ensure the smooth functioning of Council operations. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. All employees of Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont are employees “at-will”.