Controller
CUES School System - Omaha
Finance
Full-Time
Location
Name of Facility: CUES FundAddress
2207 Wirt
Omaha, Nebraska
68110
Submitted By
Name: Bob GlowEmail: bobg@cuesomaha.org
Description
Department: FinanceReports to: CEO/Executive Director
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
•Oversee accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems, ensuring compliance with the appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements.•Maintain internal control and safeguards for receipt of revenue and payment of expenditures.
•Manage organizational cash flow forecasting by working closely with CUES leadership.
•Manage and review the performance of invested assets and inform the CUES leadership when they fall outside policies and investment guidelines.
•Assist the CUES leadership in the annual budgeting, planning, and forecasting process.
•Administer and review actual financial performance and compare it to actual results, explain variances, and corrective plan of action as appropriate.
•Lead quarterly Finance Committee meetings and attend all Board meetings to engage them in issues and trends in financial results.
•Monitor progress and changes to the organization’s financial status, keeping the leadership team and the Board of Directors Finance Committee updated.
•Consistently analyze financial data and present financial reports in an accurate and timely manner and clearly communicate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements with key stakeholders.
•Process monthly payroll for all CUES employees working with a third-party vendor (Paycor).
•Coordinate, manage and track benefits with third party vendors.
•Recommends compensation adjustments based on market trends for non-profits and education systems.
•Maintain a tracking system on employee time – off (holiday, sick and vacation) and provide routine reports to leadership.
•Communicate the benefit package to new hires and coordinate annual benefit enrollment.
•Keep up to date on current HR trends and recommend policy and procedure updates.
•Oversee all financial, project/program, and grant accounting.
•Ensure that expenditures are aligned with grants and their corresponding budgets throughout the grant/fund period.
•Prepare budgets for all grants
•Coordinate all audit activity and non-profit tax return.
Requirements
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities•Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, QuickBooks and payroll information systems.
•Strong interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills.
•Impeccable analytical and organizational skills.
•Self-motivated and self-directed
Education and Experience
•Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, finance, or related discipline.
•Accounting designation (CMA or CPA), or an equivalent combination of related experience and education.
•Minimum 5 years accounting experience in a senior accounting or financial management role with at least 2 years human resources experience.