Assistant Controller at Step-Up on 2nd Street – Santa Monica, California
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About This Position
ASSISTANT CONTROLLER
REPORTS TO: Controller
HOURS: Full-time
CLASSIFICATION: Salary – Exempt
REQUISTION NUMBER: 1762
SUMMARY: The Assistant Controller is a member of the Accounting and Support (A&S) Department, which is responsible for the overall financial operations, and financial presentation of the Organization. This is a highly visible position, interfacing with multiple senior department heads involving the technical reporting and operational accounting needs of the Organization.
This position plays a pivotal role in providing prudent fiscal controls throughout the organization as well as ensuring that accounting functions are performing as needed and required. This position reports directly to the Controller.
This is a highly visible position which interfaces with various departmental leadership.
Benefits and What We Offer:
- Opportunities for growth and professional development.
- Generous paid time off (13 paid holidays, 10 days of EPTO, 12 sick days).
- Competitive salary and benefits package. Health, dental, vision, Aflac, and life insurance $25,000.00
- 403(b) retirement plan available on the first day of work. After working 1000 hours, Step Up matches 3% of the 6% the employee contributes.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support in leading the organization’s daily accounting functions including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general ledger maintenance.
- Assist with the monthly and annual financial closing process including timely journal entry reconciliation and financial statement preparation.
- Ensure adherence with regulatory standards including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the Uniform Administrative Requirements (2 CFR Part 200).
- Assist in overseeing outsourced third-party accounting team.
- Support the annual budgeting process.
- Coordinate with other departments to improve cost allocation methodology and analyze allowable cost trends and assist with needed adjustments.
- Assist with timely submission of various audits and oversight review processes.
- Lead efforts to streamline financial workflows, automate reporting, and implement new tools to improve efficiency.
- Collaborate with other departments ensuring alignment with financial operations with broader organizational goals.
- Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting and/or 5 years of similar work experience
- Previous nonprofit experience.
- Intacct, Bill.com, Ramp and the Microsoft Office Suite and Office 365.
SKILLS:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent accounting skills and financial analysis
- Strong initiative, self-motivation, and work ethic
- Desire to collaborate with other departments and colleagues
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands and fingers; handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk; and hear. The employee is frequently required to walk, balance, stoop, kneel, and/or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Keyboard data entry required.
Step Up utilizes the principles of trauma-informed care and mental health recovery. These principles inform our Core Values of Hope, Wellness, Voice and Choice, Respect, and Collaborative Relationships. As representatives of Step Up, employees agree to adhere to these values in their interactions with members, colleagues, supervisors, and associated community members.
STEP UP CORE VALUES
HOPE – We believe all people have the capacity for positive growth and change. We use hope to inspire and motivate ourselves, our members, our colleagues, and our community.
WELLNESS – We believe in promoting a culture that supports healthy and fulfilling lives. We use a supportive environment to foster well-being for ourselves, our members, our colleagues, and our community.
VOICE AND CHOICE – We believe in the right to choose and be heard. We use voice and choice to create meaningful outcomes and empowerment for ourselves, our members, our colleagues, and our community.
RESPECT – We believe in promoting interactions that are non-judgmental, transparent. We use respect to guide all of our words and actions with ourselves, our members, our colleagues, and our community.
COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS – We believe in forming partnerships to share resources, knowledge, and experiences. We use collaborative relationships to strengthen accomplishments for ourselves, our members, our colleagues, and our community.
Step Up provides equal employment opportunities without regard to age, ancestry, color, creed, mental or physical disability, marital status, medical condition, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.
STEP UP IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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