CONTROLLER (Community Council of Idaho / Accournting) Caldwell
About The Position
The Controller serves as a senior financial authority for Community Council of Idaho, supporting sound fiscal management across all programs, departments, and service areas. The role establishes and monitors consistent accounting practices, financial policies, internal controls, and reporting standards, and advises the CFO and executive leadership on financial performance, risks, compliance, and opportunities to strengthen financial operations. The Controller oversees corporate accounting and financial reporting, including general ledger integrity, reconciliations, journal entries, account analysis, and month- and year-end close. The role leads audit readiness and supports external, programmatic, funder, and regulatory audits; maintains internal controls; tracks findings and corrective actions; and assesses financial and operational risk. It also coordinates organization-wide budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, scenario analysis, and financial planning. The position oversees compliance and reporting for grants, contracts, and restricted funds, supports program leaders with budgets and cost allocation, and reviews expenditures and documentation for compliance with applicable requirements. The Controller evaluates and improves financial workflows and systems, provides technical guidance and training across the organization, and collaborates with program directors, department managers, and executive leadership. Periodic travel throughout Idaho is required, with additional travel possible for conferences, professional development, or organizational needs.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
- CPA, CIA, or equivalent advanced experience.
- Progressive accounting or financial leadership experience in a complex, multi-program organization.
- Nonprofit or grant-funded experience.
- Demonstrated experience with financial audits, internal controls, general ledger oversight, financial reporting, and process improvement.
- Strong understanding of grant and contract management, cost allocation, restricted funds, and nonprofit financial compliance.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
- Ability to evaluate complex financial operations, identify risk and control issues, and work effectively with leaders across multiple departments and business units.
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Responsibilities
- Establish, implement, and monitor consistent accounting practices, financial policies, internal controls, and reporting standards across the organization.
- Advise the CFO and executive leadership on financial performance, emerging risks, control issues, compliance concerns, and opportunities to strengthen financial operations.
- Lead financial audit readiness and coordinate schedules, reconciliations, supporting documentation, and management responses for external, programmatic, funder, and regulatory audits.
- Maintain and improve the internal control framework, perform or coordinate reviews of financial processes and transactions, and track audit findings and corrective action plans.
- Oversee corporate accounting operations, including general ledger integrity, reconciliations, journal entries, account analysis, and month- and year-end close activities.
- Ensure timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting; review financial statements, balance sheet accounts, schedules, and supporting documentation.
- Lead and coordinate the annual budgeting process, consolidate program and departmental budgets, and provide variance analysis, forecasting, scenario analysis, and financial modeling.
- Oversee financial compliance and reporting for grants, contracts, and restricted funding, including review of expenditures, allocations, and supporting documentation.
- Evaluate and improve financial workflows and business processes, and support financial systems, reporting tools, reconciliations, and standardized procedures.
- Maintain knowledge of nonprofit accounting requirements, grant and contract compliance, applicable financial regulations, and relevant audit standards.
- Provide training, guidance, and technical support on accounting practices, internal controls, financial procedures, audit readiness, and compliance.
- Represent the Finance Department in audits, monitoring visits, planning sessions, internal committees, and cross-departmental initiatives.
- Communicate financial risks, findings, and recommendations clearly to financial and non-financial audiences.
- Travel periodically throughout Idaho to support program sites, audits, reviews, training, and organizational business.
Benefits
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Basic life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment
- Supplemental voluntary life insurance
- Long- and short-term disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care
- 401(k) retirement plan (participation requires age 21 or older)
- Voluntary benefit options, including accident insurance, critical illness, legal assistance, identity protection, and a Verizon discount plan
- Generous paid time off, increasing with years of service
- Twelve paid holidays
- Employee Assistance Program with 10 free sessions per topic or situation
- Educational leave of up to 5 hours per week, subject to approval and eligibility
- Flexible work arrangements when needed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
