Controller

PositionSummary:

Under the direction of the Chief Operating Officer, the Controller leads the fiscal strategy andmonetary growth of our client.?The Controller is a very strategic role, focused on long-term strategies for the future of the organization as well as staying abreast of current trends for maximum impact.?The Controller participatesin establishing and updating strategic planning documents and key performance metrics to ensure our client's financial vitality.As the key strategic advisor to the CEO, COO, Board of Directors, and Executive team, the ideal candidate will have fiscal experience to guide investment decisions, utilization of capital, and management of our client's income and expenditures,exceptional analyticalandfinancialacumen,strategicaptitudewithastrongdegreeofinitiative,excellentorganizationalskills,andtheability to effectively manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail. This positionestablishesmajor economic and financialobjectives, while ensuring that all accounting records, policies, and procedurescomply withGenerally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).The Controller oversees all internal fiscal personnel as well as any outsourced finance personnel, contracts and auditors.Thesuccessfulapplicantwillhavenotonlyademonstrableinterestinandunderstandingofrealestate andfinance,butalsoapassion for the mission-oriented of social services, New York City, and the Harlem community.

Requirements

Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership

• Provides guidance and advice to the CEO/COO and the Board on legal and regulatory financial matters; evaluates operations,identifiesbarriers, and recommends/implements correctiveactionsas necessary.
• Develops andutilizesforward-looking, predictive models and activity-based financial analyses to provide insight into the organization's operations and business plans.
• Provides hands-on leadership and business partnership to cross-functional department leaders with the directionestablishedin the strategic plan.
• Providestimelyandaccurateanalysis of budgets, forecasts, financial reports, and operational trends to support strategic decision-making at the Executive and Board level.
• Long-Term Planning: Collaborates with the executive team in developing financial planning,procuringcapital investments, succession planning or joint ventures.
• Assess and evaluate fiscal data toascertainprogress and lead future decisions tomaintainfiscal stability, build a solid financial structure to keep our client secure and on a continual pathway of success.
• Strategically develop long-term goals such as minimizing project costs, negotiating acquisitions, and plotting our client's financial position years in advance, by proactively identifying and mitigating risks.
• Agent ofChange:develops and executes comprehensive financial growth initiatives,identifiesthe mostappropriate tacticsto address present financial challenges and avoid future threats.
• Drives and enhances relationships with external lenders, clients, and suppliers while negotiating contracts formaximumcost-effectiveness.
• Studies short and long-range economic trends and projects the impact our client's future growth and organizational sustainability; creates opportunities for capital development.
• Representsthe organization to its financial partners, including financial institutions, donors, auditors, and grantors.

Financial Management

• Ensuresappropriate controlsand record-keeping procedures are in place to meet all statutory regulations, accounting standards, practices, and audit requirements.
• Works with the CEO/COO, Executive team, external Finance consultant team, and Board of Directors toestablishbudget, priorities, and planning and implementation strategies.
• Accountable for the proper receipt and disbursement of departmental funds including state, federal and other monies, and ensure funds are used for the purposes for which they were intended; direct submission of due diligence.
• Monitors variances to the Department(s) budgets,analyzethe cause(s) andimplementnecessary adjustments;exerciseoverall supervision and direction of billings and reimbursements; and related work asrequired.
• Oversees preparation and communications of financial statements, government and annual audits, proper tax filings, and reports related entities including real estate development and housing entities.
• Oversees cash flow planning,investmentand asset management, as necessary, and executive risk insurance programs.
• Maintains privacy of allemployee, vendor, clients, and company information and access such information only on a need-to-know basis for business purposes.
• Remain up to date on nonprofit audit best practices and state, federal and local lawregardingnonprofit operations, including the New York Nonprofit Revitalization Act and its amendments and the new modified Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) financial reporting standards for nonprofits

Operational Processes

• Reviews current internal operations to assess the effectiveness of production, inventory management,logistics, and service, and ensures that records and inventories are properlymaintainedand reported.
• Works with leadership toidentifyopportunities to improve supply, procurement,service costs,and efficiencies.
• Works alongside the department leaders todevelop budget and create a robust costing model;improve the budgeting process on a continual basis through education on financial issues impacting their budgets.
• Develops and maintains financial policies, procedures,protocols, and performance-based metricsto ensure company goals are meton a yearly basis.
• Complies withall regulationsregardingcorporate integrity and security obligations; reports unethical, fraudulent, or unlawful activity.

Personnel Management

• Oversee the Finance Team (internal and consultants) to ensure proper maintenance of all accounting systems and functions; manages and evaluates performance.
• Provides leadership, training and technicalassistanceto the Department's key officers and staff.
• Ensures effective labor utilization with greater efficiency and focus on profitability in conjunction with programsand servicesLeadership,and Human ResourcesDepartment.
• Serves as staff liaison to our client's Board of Director's Fiscal Committees; servesas the primary point of contact.
• Interfaces with funding sources to ensure that all eligible funding resources aremade available, and develops and implementscorrective action plans, when necessary, in response to federal and state audit findings and recommendations.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Commitmenttothe client'smission,vision,andvalues
• MBA in businessor associated degreewith emphasis in accounting, business administration or public administration, CPA or CMA preferred
• Ten (10) years of experience in a senior financial-management position partnering withexecutive staff and theimplementation offinancial managementstrategiesrequired
• Demonstrated ability to plan, develop, coordinate, and supervise the work of a staff engaged in performing departmental fiscal and administrative tasks
• Demonstratedexperienceofnonprofitaccounting,fundandgrantaccounting,compliance,andreporting
• Experiencewithvariousaffordableandsupportivehousingprograms
• Understandingandexperienceinaffordablehousingmanagementandcompliancerequirements
• DemonstratedknowledgeandunderstandingoftheOfficeofManagementandBudgetCircularA133audits
• Knowledgeofhousingaccountingaplus
• Advancedproficiencywithfinancialmanagementsoftware
• Exceptionalbusinessacumen,coupledwithstrategicandanalyticalcapabilities
• Excellentverbalandwrittencommunicationskills

Qualification

Master's Degree