Controller - New York, United States - North Star Fund

Description

North Star Fund Seeks a Controller

North Star Fund is a social justice fund that supports grassroots organizing led by communities of color building power in New York City and the Hudson Valley. We also organize people across race and class to give in support of social justice movements.

We were founded over 40 years ago by a group of New Yorkers who wanted to disrupt traditional philanthropic practices. They built the fund to be a collective giving community where donors support movements AND support a different way to practice philanthropy-specifically, by shifting power and resources into the hands of community organizers who make our grantmaking decisions. We began with a small handful of donors and today, we have over 1,400 donors who moved $15.3 million through our grant programs last year alone. North Star Fund supports emerging grassroots groups, and provides year-round programming to help organizers build and sustain their work.

This position is a full-time position at 32 hours per week. The Controller will report to the Finance and Operations Director and will regularly partner with other staff. North Star Fund staff is currently working from home and has not yet set a date for return to our physical office. The Controller will be expected to be available for meetings and events in the communities we serve (New York City and Hudson Valley) and therefore must reside within daily commutable distance from these locations (particularly New York City where we maintain a main office).
Responsibilities

The Controller will be responsible for:

Financial Management - 60%

• Supervision of accounting functions, including those held by related staff and North Star Fund's offsite external bookkeeper.
• Daily, weekly and monthly management of financial records.
• Maintaining and supporting relationships with financial services vendors, including North Star Fund's auditor and bookkeeper.
• Ensuring accuracy and maintenance of the general ledger and timely month-end close.
• Managing cash, including the reconciliation of bank accounts.
• Preparing all internal financial reports including the month-end package and budget versus actuals.
• Monitoring the allocation and release of restricted grant awards.

Project Management (in partnership with the Director of Finance and Operations) -20%

• Developing forecasting and projection models for the organization's budget process.
• Leading the budget development process.
• Leading the annual financial audit process.

Compliance - 10%

• Preparing the financial component of all compliance-related matters ( i.e. financial reporting related to 990 filings, PTO payouts/ accrual schedules, etc.)

Cross-Team Support - 10%

• Preparing financial reports, budgets and other statements of financial summaries as needed for North Star Fund teams, including fiscally sponsored staff members and departments, such as Development and Programs.

Expected Skills

• 5+ years; nonprofit accounting experience, CPA strongly preferred
• Strong financial analysis skills
• Supervisory experience
• Understanding of restricted and unrestricted funding
• Excellent communications skills, including the ability to communicate complex or detailed financial information to a wide range of audiences
• Ability to receive and prioritize multiple requests from various stakeholders
• Experience with Quickbooks, Airtable, Salesforce or other content management systems, as well as comfort with new applications and platforms
• Experience recording transactions for/and balancing investment accounts

Desired Skills

• Strong commitment to anti-racism, social justice values and fostering an equitable workplace.
• Familiarity with philanthropy and structural vehicles such as grantmaking, donor-advised funds, and fiscal sponsorships.
• Demonstrated synergy with North Star Fund's mission via the written word, meetings and events.
• Detail oriented and highly collaborative.

Additional Requirements

• Must be able to work at a computer screen for several hours a day.
• Must be able to meet with staff or stakeholders in person and/or via teleconferencing.
• Must be available for occasional evening and weekend events, as needed.
• Participation at in-person events may be required.

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $104,596 - $117,142 and is in accordance with North Star Fund's annual pay levels (cost of living adjustments) and compensation structure. North Star Fund offers generous benefits that include 100% premium paid for medical, dental, and vision insurance, work-from-home stipend, employer contribution to retirement savings program, flex-time, vacation and holidays. North Star Fund operates a 32-hour, 4-day full-time work week.

How to apply

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North Star Fund is firmly committed to affirmative action and strongly encourages people of color, women, LGBTQ+, veteran, elderly and differently-abled candidates to apply. We are looking to fill this role quickly. We strongly encourage interested candidates to apply by November 7, 2023. We appreciate all application submissions and commit to arriving at a diverse pool of qualified candidates for this and all open roles at North Star Fund position.