Controller

Washington, DC

Employer:	The National Academy of Sciences
Category:	Accounting
Job Type:	Full Time
Description
Job Description Summary: Resume and Cover Letter Required Directs the establishment and maintenance of the organization's accounting principles, practices, and procedures for the maintenance of its fiscal records and the preparation of its financial reports. Directs general and property accounting, cost accounting, and budgetary control. Appraises operating results in terms of costs, budgets, operating policies, and trends. Directs the analysis of the organization's cash flow. Plans and directs the organization's overall accounting function, with responsibility for establishing budgets, staffing plans, and resource allocation. Ensures function successfully integrates work output or services with other internal departments. Has authority to formulate, affect, interpret, or implement management policies or operating practices. Decisions have long-term implications and affect continuing operations. As subject matter expert, interfaces with leaders on high-level functional issues, providing recommendations and solutions with full understanding of cross-organizational impact and needs. Ensures function successfully integrates work output or services with other departments. Direct subordinates are managers and/or, high level professional staff. Job Description: ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES: Directs the accounting department in the preparation of all external financial reports following generally accepted accounting principles. Establishes internal controls and audit procedures to ensure that accurate financial information is provided to management and other internal users of accounting data. Ensures that tax returns and external financial reports are prepared and filed in a timely manner. Closes the books in preparation for annual financial statement audit. Has primary responsibility for development and day-to-day maintenance of the accounting system. Analyzes and interprets statistical and accounting information in order to appraise results and report variances. Directly supervises and coordinates activities of employees in the accounting department. Provides leadership and mentors employees. Trains and develops employees to successfully perform current responsibilities and encourages development of staff for future roles. Forms effective teams and cultivates a work environment that fosters teamwork. Interprets and ensures consistent application of organizational policies. Initiates personnel actions, including performance and compensation reviews and disciplinary actions. Establishes and maintains accounting policies and controls. Ensures that accounting principles and policies are consistently practiced. Consults with Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on policy or action. Recommends improvements to policy or practices and implements approved recommendations. Serves on various multi-disciplinary teams convened for special projects. Works with external audit firm, internal auditors, and government auditors to provide accurate and timely information to support audits. Develops and sustains ongoing working relationships and collaborates effectively with colleagues across the organization and with constituents outside of the organization (e.g., volunteers and sponsors) to share ideas and expertise in areas requiring interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches. Recommends and develops ways to further strengthen collaboration at the Academies. Fosters an environment that emphasizes and values sharing of knowledge across program and administrative organizational groups as well as broad participation in building consensus. Maintains an appropriate standard of confidentiality. When handling secure, privileged, sensitive, or confidential information and matters, maintains strict confidence and exercises care to prevent disclosure to others. Accesses confidential information for work-related reasons only, following the policies and procedures of the organization. Ensures that any privileged, sensitive, or confidential information is securely stored, disposed of, and transmitted according to the Institutional guidance. Ensures procedures are in place to maintain and protect confidentiality and to prevent disclosure. Trains and updates staff/team members on these issues periodically. NONESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES Related duties and special projects as assigned. JOB SPECIFICATIONS Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Ability to solve intellectual problems of substantial variety and complexity using originality and ingenuity. Ability to operate using substantial latitude for independent judgment and action. Ability to train and develop staff. Ability to serve as a resource to others in the resolution of complex problems and issues. Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across the organization and with constituents outside of the organization. Ability to manage and maintain privileged, sensitive, and confidential information and matters appropriately. Ability to work successfully in a team environment and to form and maintain effective teams. Experience working in complex environments with a high degree of organizational effectiveness. Ability to develop relationships with co-workers and employees in other National Academies' departments through effective communication. Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to effectively interact with all levels of employees. Minimum Education/Training Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field, or equivalent knowledge. Minimum Experience: Ten years of related professional experience, five of which were in a supervisory capacity. Physical Capabilities: Ability to work at a computer for extended periods of time. Required Licenses, Certification or Registration: CPA preferred. Supervisory Responsibilities/Controls: Reports to Chief Financial Officer. Independently establishes goals and objectives. Supervises unit staff. Work Environment: Hybrid Office/Telecommute environment, expected onsite percentage 40%, with occasional travel between National Academies' facilities and to off-site meeting/sponsor locations. Compensation Range: The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine support equity, fairness, and transparency in our compensation programs. An estimated compensation range for this position is $170,000 - $222,040. Compensation offered to the selected candidate will be based on the candidate's relevant knowledge, skills, and work experience, commensurate with compensation of current employees in comparable positions with similar knowledge, skills, and work experience, and subject to budget parameters. Note it is not typical for a candidate to be hired at the higher end of the range. The National Academies' Statement on Diversity and Inclusion: We, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies), value diversity among our staff, members, volunteers, partners, vendors, and audiences. We recognize that talent is broadly distributed in society and that many perspectives enhance the quality of our work and drive innovation and impact. We pledge to cultivate a workplace culture and climate that promotes inclusion, belonging, accessibility, and anti-racism; upholds equity; and values the participation of all who are engaged in advancing our mission. By embracing the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in our programs, institutional policies and practices, and products, we will be able to better advise the nation on the most complex issues facing society and the world. Equal Opportunity Employer: It is the policy of the National Academies to recruit, hire, transfer, compensate, and promote people in all job categories and to administer all other personnel actions, terms and conditions of employment in a manner that is consistent with equal employment, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, disability, medical condition for which a person has been rehabilitated or cured, marital status, family responsibilities, genetic information, political affiliation, personal appearance, matriculation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. It is also the institution's policy to recruit, hire, promote, and provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities and covered veterans who are otherwise qualified. Any qualification to be considered equivalent, in lieu of stated minimum, requires the prior approval of the Office of Human Resources. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Some functions in this description may be specific to a particular unit of the National Academies and not applicable to other units. Job Family: ACCT Employee Type: Employee Scheduled Weekly Hours: 37.5 City/State: Washington, District of Columbia

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Controller

Washington, DC

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