Controller

Bezos Academy•Seattle, WA

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Bezos Academy, we believe all children deserve the great start that excellent early education provides, including in under-resourced communities. Our mission is to nurture the potential in every child to become a creative leader, original thinker, and lifelong learner by inventing the solutions needed to scale early childhood education. We are a unique organization that operates a multi-state network of schools offering quality Montessori preschool at no cost to families in under-resourced communities while also investing in creating tools, products, technology, and other solutions designed to reach children well beyond the walls of our schools. We aspire to have a profound, large-scale impact on children ages zero to five. As the Controller (internally titled Director, Accounting & Controller) at Bezos Academy, you will evaluate and manage effective accounting and reporting policies, procedures, and systems with a focus on using technology and data to drive continuous improvement. You will own all end-to-end accounting processes, including accounts payable, fixed assets, leasing, tax, treasury management, payroll operations, and the overall financial close process. You will oversee technical accounting research for US GAAP and tax-related matters and will prepare external tax and financial reports. You will own and refine policies and procedures to support a strong internal control environment. You will lead and develop a team to support these activities and the growth of our organization. Above all, you are a mission-driven, experienced accounting professional willing to roll up your sleeves and manage the accounting operation while iterating on the systems and processes necessary to scale our organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
Valid Certified Public Accountant (CPA) credential
Ten or more years of relevant accounting experience, including five or more years of team leadership
Two or more years of public accounting experience
Experience participating in the monthly close process, including reconciliations and financial reporting
Experience managing enterprise resource planning (ERP) and accounting systems and driving process improvements
Proficiency in researching technical accounting and tax matters

Nice To Haves

Experience managing all aspects of the controllership function for an entire company
Experience with nonprofit accounting principles, Form 990 preparation or review, and nonprofit tax and regulatory compliance
Ability to translate business objectives into financial data structures used to support measurement of performance, with a keen eye for simplification
Demonstrated ability to develop and implement accounting systems, policies, and processes
Track record of designing, rationalizing, implementing, and documenting internal controls

Responsibilities

Evaluate and manage effective accounting and reporting policies, procedures, and systems with a focus on using technology and data to drive continuous improvement.
Own all end-to-end accounting processes, including accounts payable, fixed assets, leasing, tax, treasury management, payroll operations, and the overall financial close process.
Oversee technical accounting research for US GAAP and tax-related matters.
Prepare external tax and financial reports.
Own and refine policies and procedures to support a strong internal control environment.
Lead and develop a team to support these activities and the growth of our organization.