Glenelg Country School in Ellicott City, MD, has engaged DovetailED to lead a search for a Controller. This is an immediate hire. Interested candidates should review the Opportunity Statement and submit a cover letter, resume, and list of references as a consolidated PDF to Alison Moore, Senior Recruiter at DovetailED Talent Sourcing, at alison@dovetailedsourcing.com.
Glenelg Country School, Controller Opportunity Statement Link: https://bit.ly/glenelg-controller
The Controller plays an essential role in managing and streamlining the financial processes. This position requires a hands-leader who is responsible for preparing financial reports, including income statements, balance sheets, and analyses of past and future income and expenses, in addition to other special reports that may be needed. The Controller supervises vital functions, such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, accounting, and audit, ensuring the smooth functioning of the financial processes. This position reports to the Chief Financial Officer.
Essential Functions:
- Prepare monthly financial statements that include detailed variance analyses to support informed decision-making by senior management.
- Review account reconciliations monthly, to ensure accuracy and compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
- Provide training and support to the accounting department staff.
- Ensure that all debt service payments and covenant compliance requirements are paid accurately and in a timely manner, to avoid any financial penalties or legal issues.
- Assist the CFO in developing, monitoring, and updating the budgets and forecasts of different departments, in collaboration with other administrators and department heads, to ensure that the organization is on track to meet its financial objectives.
- Communicate accounting policies to employees affected by them and ensuring compliance is maintained across the organization.
- Assist in the preparation of schedules and work papers for the annual audit of the school and its 403b plan, ensuring accuracy and completeness of all documentation.
- Manage the preparation of the Form 990, including gathering necessary information, reviewing and analyzing financial data, and ensuring timely submission to relevant authorities.
- Establish and maintain a well-organized and easily accessible system of permanent office files for all audit schedules prepared by the school, ensuring compliance with record-keeping standards.
- Create and deliver periodic surveys and reports for the school’s trade organizations, such as NAIS, NBOA, AIMS, etc. including analyzing data, identifying trends, and providing recommendations for improvement.
- Compile and provide data as requested, ensuring that all information is accurate, relevant, and presented in a clear and concise manner.
- Support the CFO by completing other miscellaneous tasks as assigned, such as analyzing financial data, developing presentations, and providing other administrative support as needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
- 5 years’ experience in accounting. Education or nonprofit experience is highly preferred.
- Active CPA certification preferred.
- Experience with Blackbaud is strongly preferred.
Skills and Abilities:
- Demonstrate enthusiasm for learning and motivates other to do the same.
- Quickly learn current processes while identifying opportunities to streamline them.
- Recommend best practices for optimizing processes and procedures.
- Results-driven attitude, with a willingness to roll up sleeves and take action to achieve goals.
- Possess strong interpersonal skills and builds positive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
- Exhibit an exceptional ability to effectively balance competing workloads, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Strong analytical skills to conduct regular reviews of progress and measure against established goals, adjusting as necessary.
- Effectively communicates complex accounting, financial, and service issues/information to diverse audiences.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor communication style to the audience.
- Experience leading digital transformation within accounting.
- Ability to analyze complex problems, provide solutions, and develop innovative approaches.
Compensation and Benefits:
This position offers a competitive base salary of $135,000 – $145,000. GCS offers a robust benefits package including health insurances, retirement plan, and generous leave and holidays.