Employment Opportunity
Put your financial acumen to work for the good of your community. Vibrant local nonprofit dedicated to social justice seeks a FT Controller to support our finance department. Community Connections has served children and adults with disabilities in SW CO since 1985. Applicants with disabilities encouraged to apply. Remote work options available.
This position supports the CFO of the organization with processing accounts payable and accounts receivable, reconciling balance sheets, preparing financial statements, and assisting with the annual audit and yearly budget preparation. The Controller supervises the Staff Accountant.
Bachelor’s degree in accounting and minimum of five years’ accounting experience required.
$88,400/annual salary. Full time benefits available, including medical, dental, and vision available for purchase; paid life insurance; paid time off; paid holidays; 401K participation after 12 months and 1000 hours worked in those 12 months; AFLAC and Legal Shield available for purchase; paid Employee Assistance Program. To apply: Submit a current resume and complete the CCI application at
www.communityconnectionsco.org – Join Our Team. Accepting submissions until 5 pm, Friday, December 6, 2024. EOE
Title: Full Time Controller
Reports To: CFO
FLSA: Hourly/Non-exempt Full-Time
Job Description: This position will support the financial operations of the organization. Supervises the Staff Accountant, manages the accounts payable, accounts receivable and billing processes, prepares balance sheet reconciliations, assists management with important financial decisions, works closely with the CFO to complete audit and budget processes. All employees will uphold our mission, vision, and values.
Responsibilities may include:
- Monitor financial reports and work closely with Managers to provide variance explanations, and work with CFO and managers to establish corrective actions as necessary.
- Maintain timely monthly close processes, general ledger entries, and production of monthly financial reporting.
- Establish, monitor and enforce internal controls with CFO.
- Work closely with Finance and Operations team to develop most efficient financial processes.
- Supervise and provide backup support to Staff Accountant.
- Supervision of the monthly processing of Accounts Receivable, Medicaid billings and re-bills.
- Follow up with staff regarding billing issues.
- Review, approval and banking related to Accounts Payable.
- Ensure vendors are input in accounting software.
- Annual 1099’s, 1095’s, 1094’s are accurate and distributed.
- Review contractor files for accuracy and completeness.
- Review coding of accounts for deposits and accounts payable.
- Oversee and review all credit card transactions.
- Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
- Maintenance of fixed asset schedule and recording fixed assets in general ledger.
- Assist with preparation of audit workpapers and annual audits.
- Assist with preparation of the annual budget.
- Assist with ensuring Policies and Procedures are up-to-date.
- Help provide financial information as needed for other department needs such as the Annual Report and grant requests.
- All other reasonable duties as assigned.
Core Competencies:
- Alignment & Compliance: Walking the Talk
- Compassion
- Decision Quality
- Informing
- Integrity & Trust
- Interpersonal Savvy
- Managing & Measuring Work
- Negotiating
- Organizational Agility
- Political Savvy
- Quality of Work Output
- Strategic Agility
- Use of Resources
- Knowledge and Abilities:
- Must be able to prepare and analyze accounts receivables/payables, general ledger, financial statements, budget and all organizational operational functions.
- Must have knowledge of budgeting and audit processes.
- Must have experience with accounting software (Abila preferred) and advanced Excel skills.
- Must have supervisory skills.
- Ability to commute for business, when needed. If driving, must possess a drivers’ license in the state they reside and current auto insurance.
- Satisfactory completion of all background checks and references, including Motor Vehicle Record is required.***
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting with a minimum of three years’ experience; non-profit accounting experience preferred.
Physical Demands of the Job:
These essential tasks may be performed with or without accommodation or assistive technology. Employees in this position may spend significant hours on the computer writing and corresponding. The employee must be able to read text on the computer and paper documents. Communicating with others via email, letters and telephone is required. An employee in this position will use a laptop computer and may also have documents and files that they will need to transport within and outside the office. The employee will be required to attend meetings, training and other community activities within the region of Southwest Colorado, with the possibility of occasional travel within Colorado or out of state to training or conferences.
This is a remote position.
Community Connections' mission is to connect people with disabilities, developmental delays, and complex needs to the resources they choose to lead healthy and fulfilling lives.
Vision Statement: We envision a world where all people fully belong, contribute, and thrive.
Organizational Values:
At Community Connections…
• We support people in reaching their own goals.
• We create a safe & welcoming space for all.
• We empower people to be themselves.
• We advocate for justice.
• We develop trust through our actions.
The Organization
The Case Management Agency is comprised of four main components: Administration, Case Management, Early Intervention Services, and Family Support Services. The Board of Directors establishes financial, program, and personnel policies that in turn are administered by the President/CEO. The Board may have up to eleven members representing businesses, parents of individuals with disabilities, people with disabilities, etc. All board members are volunteers from communities within our service delivery area which includes Archuleta, Dolores, LaPlata, Montezuma, and San Juan counties. A continuous attempt is made to have representation from all ethnic and cultural communities served. The Board of Directors, employees, volunteers, and persons served by this organization will be selected entirely on a non-discriminatory basis with respect to age, sex, disability, race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, and other protected classifications.
