Controller

Community College Preparatory Academy Public Charter Schools•Washington, DC

2h•$110,000 - $140,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Controller leads CCPrep’s accounting and financial-control functions to support accurate accounting, disciplined internal controls, timely reporting, and trusted financial information for organizational leaders. The role oversees the general ledger and close processes, prepares financial reports and forecasts, coordinates audits and filings, reviews financial transactions and funding, supervises finance staff, and administers the financial-system environment. The Controller partners with academic and operational leaders to provide reliable cost and resource information and support financial processes aligned with documented learner needs and approved priorities. This is a full-time, exempt position in the Finance and Compliance department, based on campus in Washington, DC. The Controller reports to the Chief Financial Officer and directly supervises the Business Manager and other assigned finance staff, subject to the CFO’s final assignment of duties. The salary band is $110,000–$140,000 annually. CCPrep serves adults who are under-credited or have aged out of traditional K–12 pathways, preparing learners for employment, postsecondary education, industry credentials, and lifelong learning. Sound financial stewardship helps preserve resources for instruction and student support, prevent disruption, and give the Board a clear view of sustainability.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a closely related field, or a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or an equivalent combination of education and directly related experience.
At least five years of progressively responsible experience, including project, program, or staff leadership.
Demonstrated skill with data, documentation, cross-functional communication, and service-oriented problem solving.

Nice To Haves

Advanced experience with QuickBooks Online and electronic payables, banking, card, payroll-interface, and grant-reporting systems such as RAMP.com and EGMS, or comparable platforms.
CPA or active progress toward CPA.
Nonprofit, grant, education, or public-funds accounting experience with strong knowledge of GAAP.
Graduate degree or recognized professional certification related to the function.
Experience in adult education, workforce development, public charter education, or a nonprofit setting.
Experience establishing practical controls, dashboards, and continuous-improvement workflows.

Responsibilities

Lead general ledger activities, month-end and year-end close, reconciliations, accounts payable and receivable, payroll accounting, and cash controls.
Prepare financial statements, budget-to-actual reports, forecasts, and supporting schedules in accordance with GAAP and charter school requirements.
Maintain internal controls, accounting policies, the chart of accounts, and segregation of duties appropriate to the organization’s scale.
Coordinate audits, tax filings, grant reporting, and documentation requests.
Review restricted funding, contracts, purchasing, capital assets, and revenue recognition for appropriate accounting treatment.
Supervise finance staff and strengthen financial workflows, documentation, and quality review.
Partner with program leaders to connect spending and resource recommendations to documented learner needs, access barriers, and approved instructional improvement priorities.
Provide reliable cost and resource data for program reviews and improvement decisions, explaining financial constraints and options without substituting cost measures for learning outcomes.
Track approved funding for instructional materials, digital access, assessment, and learner interventions; identify processing delays or restrictions that could interrupt learning.
Collaborate with academic and operational leaders to maintain financial processes that reliably support learners and staff through changing conditions.
Use documented learner needs and institutional priorities to inform equitable recommendations for human, material, digital, and fiscal resources.
Administer and continuously improve the financial-system environment, including QuickBooks, RAMP.com, banking and card platforms, payment services, payroll interfaces, and grant-reporting portals, with documented approvals, segregation of duties, reconciliations, access controls, and reliable audit trails.