Deputy Comptroller

Compass Connections • San Antonio, TX

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About The Position

It's a great feeling to work for a company that does so much good for others around the world! This role supports communication and coordination between the Finance Department, divisional leadership, operational teams, and First Day Foundation (FDF) accounting/finance partners while overseeing the day-to-day direction, prioritization, and performance of the Financial Analyst team to ensure timely and accurate financial support services. The Deputy Comptroller will also assist in the financial development and review of grant proposals, contract awards, renewals, and amendments by collaborating with internal stakeholders, financial analysts, and maintaining a thorough understanding of financials for the preparation of comprehensive budgets, to ensure funding compliance, and align financial plans with organizational and programmatic objectives. Additionally, this role partners with divisional leadership to evaluate and strengthen financial performance through analysis of program budgets, forecasting, revenue and expenditure trends, and long-range financial planning to support operational efficiency and grant/contract sustainability. The Deputy Comptroller oversees the monitoring and auditing of monthly and annual budgets by analyzing actual financial performance against projections, identifying variances and financial risks, recommending corrective actions, and enhancing fiscal accountability across departments and programs. This role also assists in leading financial systems and process training initiatives for leadership and support staff, ensuring effective utilization of approved fiscal management tools and systems, including Acumatica, Excel, general ledger reporting, financial dashboards, and budget management resources. The Deputy Comptroller provides direct supervision, leadership, mentorship, and performance management for Financial Analysts and other assigned finance personnel, fostering professional development, accountability, operational excellence, and the delivery of accurate and timely financial reporting and analysis. The role analyzes and monitors financial trends, budget activity, and operational performance across multiple locations, departments, and programs, proactively identifying variances, compliance concerns, and financial risks while providing recommendations to executive leadership. The Deputy Comptroller serves as a trusted financial advisor to administrators, program directors, and operational leadership by providing consultative guidance on budgeting, spending controls, grant compliance, cost management, and financial strategy to support fiscal stability and organizational goals. The role oversees and coordinates monthly budgeting activities and financial reporting deliverables in collaboration with Finance Administrators, departmental leadership, and FDF accounting/finance partners, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, consistency, and alignment with organizational financial objectives. The Deputy Comptroller assists with the coordination and support of internal and external audit activities, including Single Audits (A-133/Uniform Guidance audits), by ensuring timely preparation of audit schedules, supporting documentation, compliance reporting, and implementation of corrective action plans, as necessary. This role oversees financial data integrity and reporting accuracy by collaborating with FDF accounting/finance teams and financial analysts to review financial information, resolve discrepancies, improve reporting workflows, and ensure compliance with organizational policies, grant/contract requirements, and regulatory standards. The Deputy Comptroller supports the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of internal controls, financial policies, procedures, and workflow efficiencies to strengthen financial integrity, mitigate risk, and improve operational effectiveness. The role assists the Comptroller and executive leadership with financial reporting, cash flow monitoring, strategic initiatives, regulatory compliance, financial analysis, and special projects as assigned. Other job-related responsibilities and assignments in alignment with organizational priorities will be executed, and contributions to team success through flexibility in handling other duties and cross-functional support as needed are expected.

Requirements

• Pass a pre-employment drug screen and random drug screens throughout employment.
• Provide proof of work eligibility status upon request.
• Pass a pre-employment and biennial criminal background checks.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles.
• Maintain ability to provide outcomes, results, recommendations, and solutions based on the review and creation of division-wide budgets and accounting reports.
• Maintain ability to make decisions to effectively resolve problems or issues by using judgement that is consistent with agency standards, practices, policies, and procedures.
• Maintain and enhance systems, processes, and operational workflows to improve team performance and overall divisional effectiveness.
• Train and mentor junior staff on business processes while leading initiatives focused on improving team performance and divisional impact.
• Exhibit excellent computer skills with experience assisting with the development, implementation, and maintenance of data collection.
• Maintain confidentiality with clients and staff.
• Demonstrate the ability to present and maintain professional appearance and demeanor as a member of the organization’s management team.
• Demonstrate the ability to work effectively with leadership, state licensing representatives, and funding source entities.
• Demonstrate the ability to respond sensitively and competently to the service population’s cultural and socio-economic characteristics.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally in English.
• Demonstrate the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and maintain emotional control and professional composure at all times.
• Demonstrate the ability to organize and prioritize responsibilities and duties efficiently.
• Maintain and build on computer literacy is required to meet the responsibilities of the position.
• Demonstrate the ability to work effectively and without intensive supervision both independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate the ability to participate and work effectively with an Incident Management Team, as needed.
• Demonstrate ability to understand local and applicable social welfare policies, to include demonstrating a working understanding of Compass United policies and procedures, as well as any relevant regulations, guidelines, and standards.
• Company policy requires that all employees must receive an annual Influenza vaccination or obtain an approved exemption as a medical or religious accommodation. This is a condition of employment, and all new hires will be responsible for providing proof.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s and/or CPA Certifications
• First aid, CPR, Emergency behavior intervention
• Three (3) years of supervisory experience as a designated team leader in financial or accounting operations.
• Five (5) years of experience working with Accounting or Financial tools, and Microsoft products including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Preferred experience in Power BI and/or Acumatica.
• Five (5) years of experience in financial or accounting operations including but not limited to: Mentoring and training of junior accounting and/or financial staff Preparing/reviewing of budgets, journal entries, reconciliations. Identifying, analyzing, and resolving ambiguous or non-routine issues impacting operations. Preparing budget-to-actual variance analyses and supporting explanations. Reviewing financial statements. Reviewing contracts for financial impact. Working with GAAP.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the preparation of budgets across all grants/contracts and locations.
• Work with the leadership team to complete monthly, and as needed, internal audits to assess budget compliance.
• Utilize systems to track and ensure level and regulatory compliance, as well as internal controls and financial procedures, followed at all levels of the division.
• Assist leadership team with the creation of divisional budgets for grants, projects, and contracts, budget tracking documentation, and other tracking systems as needed.
• Ensure budget narrative templates reflect current language as required by the Office of Management and Budget and the Code of Federal Regulation.
• Direct and oversee the Financial Analyst team to ensure completion of their critical financial deliverables, including (but not limited to) budgeting, grant and contract management, financial reporting, adherence to reporting timelines, analytical accuracy, and alignment with organizational goals and strategic initiatives.
• Partner with the Comptroller to support communication and coordination between the Finance Department, divisional leadership, operational teams, and First Day Foundation (FDF) accounting/finance partners while overseeing the day-to-day direction, prioritization, and performance of the Financial Analyst team to ensure timely and accurate financial support services.
• Assist in the financial development and review of grant proposals, contract awards, renewals, and amendments by collaborating with internal stakeholders, financial analysts, and maintaining a thorough understanding of financials for the preparation of comprehensive budgets, to ensure funding compliance, and align financial plans with organizational and programmatic objectives.
• Partner with divisional leadership to evaluate and strengthen financial performance through analysis of program budgets, forecasting, revenue and expenditure trends, and long-range financial planning to support operational efficiency and grant/contract sustainability.
• Oversee the monitoring, and auditing of monthly and annual budgets by analyzing actual financial performance against projections, identifying variances and financial risks, recommending corrective actions, and enhancing fiscal accountability across departments and programs.
• Assist in leading financial systems and process training initiatives for leadership and support staff, ensuring effective utilization of approved fiscal management tools and systems, including Acumatica, Excel, general ledger reporting, financial dashboards, and budget management resources.
• Provide direct supervision, leadership, mentorship, and performance management for Financial Analysts and other assigned finance personnel, fostering professional development, accountability, operational excellence, and the delivery of accurate and timely financial reporting and analysis.
• Analyze and monitor financial trends, budget activity, and operational performance across multiple locations, departments, and programs, proactively identifying variances, compliance concerns, and financial risks while providing recommendations to executive leadership.
• Serve as a trusted financial advisor to administrators, program directors, and operational leadership by providing consultative guidance on budgeting, spending controls, grant compliance, cost management, and financial strategy to support fiscal stability and organizational goals.
• Oversee and coordinate monthly budgeting activities and financial reporting deliverables in collaboration with Finance Administrators, departmental leadership, and FDF accounting/finance partners, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, consistency, and alignment with organizational financial objectives.
• Assist with the coordination and support of internal and external audit activities, including Single Audits (A-133/Uniform Guidance audits), by ensuring timely preparation of audit schedules, supporting documentation, compliance reporting, and implementation of corrective action plans, as necessary.
• Oversee financial data integrity and reporting accuracy by collaborating with FDF accounting/finance teams and financial analysts to review financial information, resolve discrepancies, improve reporting workflows, and ensure compliance with organizational policies, grant/contract requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of internal controls, financial policies, procedures, and workflow efficiencies to strengthen financial integrity, mitigate risk, and improve operational effectiveness.
• Assist the Comptroller and executive leadership with financial reporting, cash flow monitoring, strategic initiatives, regulatory compliance, financial analysis, and special projects as assigned.
• Execute other job-related responsibilities and assignments in alignment with organizational priorities.
• Contribute to team success through flexibility in handling other duties and cross-functional support as needed.

Benefits

• EEO Statement In accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other applicable federal and state laws (e.g., the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity and treat all employees equally regardless of race, religion, national origin, color, sex, or any other classification made unlawful or prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws, such as age, citizenship status, veteran or military status, or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, training, working conditions, transfer, job assignments, benefits, layoff, and termination.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager