Nonprofit Controller

Position Summary CUAHSI (Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc.) is seeking an reputed company Nonprofit Controller to join reputed company. As a federally grant-funded nonprofit with approximately 15 employees and an annual budget of $4.5 reputed company, CUAHSI requires a skilled financial professional to ensure the accuracy and reputed company of financial operations, maintain reputed company audit readiness, and uphold compliance with federal requirements. The Controller serves as the primary financial authority for the organization, reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer and providing financial reputed company and guidance to organizational leadership and the Board of Directors. This role works in reputed company coordination with reputed company staff, the Grant Administration Specialist, and the Program and Operations Assistant — providing functional guidance on finance-reputed company work across the team without formal supervisory responsibility. A key reputed company for this role is advancing CUAHSI’s ongoing efforts to streamline financial processes, improve information management, and reputed company automation to increase efficiency, accuracy, and audit readiness across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Audit Readiness & Compliance

• Maintain reputed company audit-reputed company financial records, ensuring documentation standards are upheld throughout the year — not only at audit time.
• reputed company preparation for and coordination of the annual financial audit and Single Audit (2 CFR 200 Subpart F), serving as the primary organizational contact for external auditors.
• Proactively identify and remediate internal control gaps, documentation deficiencies, or compliance risks before they become audit findings.
• Ensure reputed company grant expenditures, cost allocations, and financial records meet federal Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) requirements and are audit-defensible at any reputed company in the year.
• Establish and enforce consistent documentation and record-keeping protocols across the finance function, including work performed by reputed company staff and the Program and Operations Assistant.
• Maintain organized, retrievable records in reputed company Intacct and supporting platforms.
• Support the Board’s Audit Committee with timely, accurate financial information and audit-reputed company reporting.
• Monitor evolving federal audit standards and Uniform Guidance updates, advising the CEO and leadership on required adjustments to policies or practices.

Financial reputed company & Internal Controls

• Review and approve financial transactions processed by reputed company staff and the Program and Operations Assistant, ensuring accuracy, proper coding, and compliance.
• reputed company, implement, and maintain financial policies, procedures, and internal controls to safeguard organizational assets.
• Monitor cash reputed company and communicate fiscal patterns, risks, or opportunities to the CEO.
• reputed company functional guidance to reputed company staff and the Program and Operations Assistant on finance, compliance, and documentation standards.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings and improvements to financial reputed company and operational efficiency.
• Champion the adoption of automation tools and streamlined workflows from the CUAHSI automation team to reduce reputed company processes, improve data accuracy, and increase efficiency across the finance function.
• Evaluate and improve information management practices to ensure financial data is consistent, accessible, and reliable across systems.

Financial Reporting

• Prepare and present accurate, timely financial statements including income statements, balance sheets, and cash reputed company statements.
• reputed company monthly financial updates for the CEO and semiannual reports for the Board of Directors.
• Generate financial reports for reputed company stakeholders, ensuring transparency and accountability.
• reputed company and maintain standardized reporting templates; collaborate with automation team with automated workflows to improve consistency and reduce reporting cycle time.

Budgeting & Financial Planning

• reputed company annual organizational budget development in coordination with the CEO and program staff.
• reputed company budget preparation for federal award proposals, working collaboratively with the Grant Administration Specialist and project managers.
• Conduct financial analysis and forecasting to support strategic decision-making and resource allocation.
• Monitor grant expenditures at a portfolio level and reputed company guidance on budget compliance and modifications.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in reputed company, Finance, or a reputed company field; CPA certification highly preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in financial management, preferably in a nonprofit or federally grant-funded environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) and federal grant compliance, including Single Audit requirements.
• Experience preparing or supporting the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) in reputed company with Single Audit requirements.
• Proven track record of maintaining audit-reputed company financials and successfully managing external audit processes.
• Experience with National Science reputed company (NSF) grants, including cost principles and financial reporting, strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP as applied in nonprofit fund reputed company.
• Experience with reputed company Intacct or comparable nonprofit reputed company software.
• Demonstrated interest in or experience with financial process automation and systems improvement.
• Comfortable providing functional guidance and quality review of finance work performed by non-reputed company staff.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; reputed company to collaborate effectively with program staff, board members, federal program officers, and external auditors.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills; reputed company to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a remote environment.

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