Controller, Finance & Banking, CFO

Sum Bridge is hiring a Controller for one of our favorite clients based in South Seattle area. We're looking for a strong leader who will oversee a small but high-achieving accounting team. The Controller will serve in a permanent capacity, with a hybrid schedule, and receive competitive compensation and benefits. The Controller will be pivotal in ensuring the accuracy of the financial information of the organization and ensuring compliance with GAAP, federal, state, and local regulatory requirements, timely preparation of financial statement preparation.

This role will also include leading audit process, prep of tax returns, manages internal controls.

Job Duties:

• Leads, manages, and mentors accounting staff, providing guidance and support to ensure high-quality work and professional growth.
• Prepare monthly and annual financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
• Directs financial business cycles, including accounting and reporting, grants budgeting and analysis, grants revenue and accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, including adoption of existing and new GAAP.
• Develops and deploys internal management reporting, including establishing and implementing accepted allocation methodologies.
• Ensures organization stays current on all state and local tax requirements, including but not limited to sales tax, use tax, property tax, B&O tax, unclaimed property, charitable registrations, and business licensing.
• Develops, communicates, and implements financial policies and internal controls over financial reporting.
• Leads financial activities related to applying for, receiving, and managing external federal, state, and private foundation grant awards
• Assists management team with monthly financial analysis, decision making support and reporting.
• Works with the CFO to effectively manage cash flow according to organizational policy and strategy.
• Coordinates with the CFO on managing institutional debt.
• Leads processes to ensure timely completion of the organization's external audits and tax returns.
• Performs other duties as assigned to support the goals and objectives of the team and wider organization.

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• Related master's degree in accounting or business-related field
• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• 3+ years managing external audits.
• Public accounting experience, strongly preferred with CPA license (active or inactive).
• 3+ years serving as a leader of people, preferred
• Direct experience interpreting and implementing recent changes in GAAP.
• Demonstrated experience in systems, optimizing internal controls, and process optimization.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Ability to partner and collaborate with functional leaders across the organization.
• Demonstrates extreme ownership over areas of responsibility with minimal direction.
• Eagerness to wear many hats, innovate, and tackle challenges.
• Embrace creating and optimizing processes and systems.
• Strong growth mindset and teacher of people.
• Maintains composure under pressure.
• Lover of solving number puzzles.
• Prior experience as an accounting manager or higher in a not-for-profit setting.
• Direct experience handling federal grant funding or federal contracts.
• Experience with accounting systems implementation and cloud-based accounting tools.