Controller, Finance & Banking, Accounting Manager

The Opportunity

The Controller is a key leadership role at MFB, reporting directly to the Vice President, Finance. The Controller is the operational leader of the accounting function and the guardian of financial integrity—ensuring that all financial activity is accurate, compliant, controlled, and audit‑ready while building the systems, processes, and team necessary to support a growing, mission‑driven organization.

• Accounting Operations & Financial Reporting:
  Own all day‑to‑day accounting operations, including general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, payroll accounting, and month‑end close. Ensure timely, accurate financial statements and deliver reliable reporting packages to leadership, leveraging financial data to generate insights, identify trends and proactively inform strategic and operational decision‑making.
• Financial Governance, Controls & Compliance:
  Design and maintain a strong internal control environment aligned with GAAP and nonprofit accounting standards, embedding clear ownership of controls across functions – not solely within finance. Partner with teams to operationalize controls within day‑to‑day workflows, ensuring accountability, consistency, and practical application. Oversee compliance with grant requirements, donor restrictions, and regulatory standards and ensure all documentation, policies, and procedures are in place and consistently followed across the organization.
• Audit Readiness & Grants Management:
  Lead all audit preparation and coordination for internal and external audits, including the annual single audit under Uniform Guidance driving organization‑wide readiness rather than point‑in‑time audit support. Establish clear expectations and processes across teams to ensure documentation, grant compliance, and supporting materials are maintained throughout the year. Oversee accurate tracking and reporting of restricted and unrestricted funds. Support preparation of Form 990 and other regulatory filings.
• Systems, Process & Infrastructure Building:
  Build scalable accounting systems and processes to support organizational growth. Drive process standardization, documentation, and automation across accounting workflows with a focus on successful adoption across teams. Ensure Finance holds ownership and final approval over accounting‑related system decisions.
• Change Management & Organizational Adoption:
  Lead accounting and finance transformation efforts with a strong change management lens, ensuring stakeholders across the organization understand the purpose, impact, and value of changes to processes, systems, and controls. Drive clarity around the “why,” build buy‑in, and support teams through adoption, embedding new ways of working that are sustainable and consistently applied.
• Chart of Accounts & Data Integrity:
  Ensure a well‑structured, consistently applied chart of accounts that supports data‑driven decision‑making. Drive improvements in data accuracy, accessibility, and usability across all accounting outputs.
• Team Leadership & Development:
  Lead, develop, and mentor the accounting team, including Senior Accountant, Accounts Payable, and accounting support roles. Build technical capability, strong ownership, and a culture of accuracy, discipline, and continuous learning. Foster a thriving team culture grounded in shared ownership, deep collaboration, and a commitment to growing better together.

A Technical Accounting Authority

• Deep expertise in nonprofit accounting, including GAAP compliance, restricted fund management, grant accounting, and financial statement preparation.
• Proven ability to lead clean, efficient audits—including single audits under Uniform Guidance—with minimal findings. Treats audit readiness as an ongoing discipline, not an annual exercise.
• Strong command of internal controls: designs, implements, and monitors control environments that protect the organization and ensure financial integrity, while exercising sound judgment to balance risk, efficiency, and mission impact.
• Holds a consistently high bar for accuracy and data integrity; understands that reliable financial data is the foundation for every…