Vice President, Controller

Securityplus Federal Credit Union • Milford Mill, MD

11h • $125,000 - $188,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

This position is open to candidates working hybrid from our Baltimore area offices or fully remote. We are glad to consider strong candidates in either arrangement. The Vice President, Controller owns the integrity of everything Securityplus reports about its financial position. You will lead the accounting function, run a disciplined close, certify our regulatory filings, and serve as a trusted financial voice on the senior management team and in front of the Board of Directors. This is a hands-on leadership seat, not a review and sign one. The best people in this role are precise without being slow, explain numbers clearly to colleagues who do not live in them, and build an accounting team that can be trusted to get it right the first time. If you bring deep financial institution accounting experience and the judgment to know what matters, we would love to hear from you.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Eight or more years of progressive accounting experience, including at least five years in a supervisory or management role.
• Accounting leadership experience within a credit union, bank, or other financial institution.
• Working knowledge of GAAP, NCUA regulations, and internal control frameworks applicable to financial institutions.
• Demonstrated ownership of financial institution regulatory reporting, including the NCUA 5300 Call Report or comparable filings.
• Proven general ledger governance and close ownership across multiple reporting units, including reconciliations and account certification.
• Experience coordinating audits and regulatory examinations and driving findings to sustainable resolution.
• Demonstrated success building, developing, and holding accountable an accounting team, including team members working from different locations.
• Proficiency with core banking and general ledger systems and financial reporting tools, including advanced spreadsheet skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain financial results clearly to audiences without a finance background.
• Sound judgment and the ability to formulate decisions using available information while maintaining confidentiality and integrity.
• Ability to be bonded by an insurance company.
• Flexibility to attend meetings or events that occur outside regularly scheduled work hours.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation, master’s degree, or MBA.
• Experience with financial institution technology platforms, including Fiserv DNA and Prologue, and tools supporting reconciliation, CECL, budgeting, forecasting, profitability, investment accounting, and ALM.
• Experience leading or supporting a core system conversion or general ledger migration.
• Experience with investment, liquidity, correspondent banking, borrowings, and reserve accounting.
• Participation in professional development opportunities, including those from America’s Credit Unions (formerly CUNA), Credit Union Executive Society (CUES), Graduate School of Banking, American Bankers Association, or similar industry financial management coursework.

Responsibilities

• Direct monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statement production and own general ledger governance across all reporting units, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, account certifications, and attestations.
• Run a disciplined month-end and year-end close with clear calendars, ownership, and review standards, and oversee daily balancing, accounts payable, fixed assets, and cash management.
• Give the CFO and executive leadership timely insight into financial performance, emerging trends, risks, and opportunities, and translate what the results show into recommendations leaders can act on.
• Conduct branch, product, and member profitability analysis.
• Prepare, review, and certify the NCUA 5300 Call Report, IRS 945, and related filings, backed by documentation that holds up to scrutiny.
• Serve as a financial liaison with our external CPA firm, examiners, and internal audit in collaboration with the Supervisory Committee.
• Drive audit and examination findings to sustainable resolution by identifying root causes, implementing corrective actions, and establishing controls that prevent recurrence.
• Oversee accounting for the investment portfolio, borrowings, correspondent banking relationships, cash positions, and reserves.
• Produce ALM, liquidity, and interest rate risk reporting in support of the CFO.
• Work alongside executives and Board members on the Asset Liability Management Committee (ALCO), providing updates on the financial position, margin, and yield performance of the Credit Union.
• Administer CECL accounting with Lending and Risk Management.
• Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting process under the direction of the CFO, coordinating assumptions, timelines, departmental submissions, analysis, and reporting.
• Produce the projections, variance analysis, and scenario modeling that inform strategic, pricing, and capital decisions.
• Develop and enforce accounting policies and procedures.
• Design and monitor internal controls over financial reporting.
• Serve as the accounting owner for core, general ledger, reconciliation, and financial reporting systems, including conversions and upgrades.
• Identify automation opportunities that shorten the close and strengthen audit readiness.
• Build and sustain a high-performing accounting function with clear roles, measurable expectations, appropriate segregation of duties, cross-training, individual development plans, and succession readiness.
• Contribute as a member of the senior management team to strategy and planning across the Credit Union.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive retirement benefits, including a 401(k) with company contributions
• Health coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Opportunity to earn an annual performance bonus

What This Job Offers

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