Finance Controller

Oregon Food Bank Inc•Portland, OR

18h•Hybrid

About The Position

Oregon Food Bank (OFB) believes that no one should be hungry and their mission is to eliminate hunger and its root causes, recognizing that hunger is a symptom of systemic barriers like racism, sexism, and cissexism. They work systemically to achieve their mission by fostering community connections for food access and building community power to eliminate root causes. OFB is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from diverse candidates, especially those with lived experience of hunger. The Controller at Oregon Food Bank is a pivotal leadership role within the Finance Department, responsible for managing all aspects of accounting and internal/external financial audits to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant financial information. Reporting directly to the Director of Finance, this role involves collaborating with leadership to provide strategic oversight and drive solutions that advance OFB's mission through financial operations and accounting systems. The Controller will design and implement strategies to optimize processes, tools, and methods for accounting, reporting, investment, audit, and compliance objectives. Additionally, the Controller will develop, lead, inspire, and manage a high-performing, diverse accounting team, and maintain strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, including the Finance & Audit Committee and Board of Directors. The ideal candidate cares deeply about community and people experiencing hunger, is committed to applying equity as a process and outcome, and has a strong affinity with OFB’s 10 Year Vision.

Requirements

A licensed U.S. Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
A bachelor's, master’s or advanced university degree in accounting, finance, or related field
10+ years of demonstrated and relevant success in advanced accounting functions, including at least 5+ years of staff supervision.
Prior experience working for an accounting firm and for a non-profit organization, including application of relevant audit procedures, compliance requirements, and financial controls.
Full understanding and demonstrated knowledge of GAAP, Uniform Guidance for Federal Awards, Internal Control COSO Framework, Federal, State, Local, and Other Compliance Regulations.
Experience in both conducting audits and being audited, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and organizational policies.
Experience performing research in financial regulations, accounting standards, and government grant requirements, as well as preparing, analyzing, explaining, and presenting financial rules.
Experience with Excel, complex databases, process automation, and artificial intelligence.
Proficiency with accounting software and the ability to learn new technologies and applications quickly.
Strong interpersonal, supervisory, and customer service skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely to different audiences and suggest actionable solutions.
Positive management style with a solutions-oriented mindset, attitude, and communication approach.
Ability to handle confidential information and sensitive situations with professionalism and discretion.
Proactive, self-directed approach in a fast-moving and evolving environment.

Nice To Haves

Senior leadership experience and/or experience managing multiple teams.
Experience in building up an accounting team, through both recruitment and professional development.
Experience in developing financial ERP systems, implementing software integrations, and creating accounting infrastructure, particularly with Sage Intacct.
Experience with accounting for affiliated 501(c)3 and 501(c)4 organizations.
Deep passion for eliminating hunger and its root causes.
Professional, volunteer, or personal experience within food banking, hunger relief programming, and/or community food systems work, or any type of non-profit or social services work.
Speaks another language and/or is multilingual and multicultural; can relate to the equity constituents of Oregon Food Bank, including people of color and/or immigrants/refugees.
Multilingual skills at a minimum professional level of proficiency or greater in English and any additional language/s, defined as being able to speak the languages with sufficient structural accuracy and vocabulary to participate effectively in most formal and informal conversations on practical and professional topics.
Multicultural skills of adaptation and integration are strongly preferred.
Commitment to continued professional development to strengthen capacity to work through an equity lens for equity and racial justice.
Strong capacity to consider multiple perspectives, to pivot to respond to emerging needs and lead through organizational changes.
Years of successful cultural immersion either working with and/or living within one or more of OFB’s Equity Constituencies at the time of hire.
An additional step for at least 10 years above minimum required of successful cultural immersion working with and/or living within one or more of OFB’s Equity Constituencies at the time of hire.

Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day accounting and financial reporting operations, applying best practices for non-profit financial management.
Oversee the chart of accounts, general ledger, and all balances in the Sage Intacct system, including assets, liabilities, net assets, revenues, expenses, and other accounts.
Review and approve all periodic financial statements and required reporting in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Uniform Guidance for Federal Awards.
Maintain and strengthen a system of effective internal controls, safeguarding against fraud and ensuring timely, accurate, and complete financial information.
Realize opportunities for workflow efficiencies, automation, and transformation, regularly updating documentation of accounting policies and procedures.
Ensure preparedness for all financial audits and similar reviews in compliance with federal, state, and grant-specific requirements.
Manage the organization’s treasury function, daily cash flows, investment performance, and relationships with financial institutions.
Provide supervision, coaching, and guidance for a small team of dedicated accounting professionals to achieve work objectives and support a high-performing finance function.
In partnership with the Director of Finance, Associate Director of Strategic Finance, other relevant department leaders, build and maintain best practices, policies, procedures, and structures that support an inclusive, collaborative, and effective Finance department.
Collaborate with the strategic finance and grants teams on planning, budgeting, financial systems, billing, donor restrictions, and other shared priorities.
Coordinate with partners across departments to support key organizational functions, such as payroll and human resources, donor relations, partner network oversight, tracking food movement, and information technology.
To be an ambassador and a leader for OFB’s vision and mission, a cross-departmental collaborator, and an active contributor to building a movement to end hunger for good by addressing the root causes of hunger: systemic oppressions such as racism, xenophobia, sexism, and cisexism.
In consultation and coordination with the supervisor, actively contribute to cross-departmental efforts, work culture activities and programming, advisory and consultative groups such as the compensation committee, affinity groups, Equity Ambassadors, Equity Think Tank meetings, among others.
Plan and engage in professional development activities that strengthen your capacity for your specific role as well as your capacity to contribute and advance organizational goals, OFB’s vision and mission.
Identify, share, engage in, and collaboratively adjust and make necessary changes to this description of duties according to the inevitable evolution of the role over time.