Controller, Accounting, Financial Compliance

The controller will act as Binaytara's principal advisor on accounting, financial planning, and compliance - bringing senior leadership, structure, and professional standards to our accounting team. You will lead a small finance team, strengthen internal controls and systems, and translate complex activity — conference revenue, donor-restricted gifts, a capital campaign, and international operations — into accurate, decision-ready reporting.

• Serve as the Executive Leadership (EL)'s primary financial partner; provide analysis and recommendations that inform organizational strategy, staffing, and program investment decisions.
• Prepare and present financial statements, dashboards, and forecasts to the EL, Board of Directors, and Finance/Audit Committee.
• Establish and maintain financial policies, procedures, and internal controls appropriate to a rapidly growing nonprofit.

• Own the general ledger and the full accounting cycle, including a timely, accurate monthly and annual close.
• Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll accounting, including reconciliations and journal entries.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, including nonprofit standards under ASC 958 (net assets with and without donor restrictions, and release of restrictions).

• Maintain & consolidate the books for the U.S. organization, the Nepal branch, and capital projects (the cancer hospital and research institute).
• Ensure appropriate documentation, controls, and reporting over international spend and construction-related disbursements.

• Lead the annual budgeting process and ongoing re-forecasting across departments and programs.
• Produce program, conference, and campaign level P&L, variance analysis, and management reporting.
• Support EL with cash-flow forecasting, operating reserves, and oversight of any invested funds.

• Track and report on donor-restricted gifts, grants, and pledges, ensuring funds are recorded, released, and spent in accordance with donor intent and grant terms.
• Support the capital campaign with pledge-to-cash tracking, gift-range reporting, and campaign financial statements.
• Safeguard restrictions: ensure donor-restricted capital gifts are not used to fund operating payroll or unrelated operating costs, consistent with ASC 958.

• Improve and apply revenue-recognition practices for our conferences, including registration, sponsorship, and exhibitor revenue.
• Partner with conference sponsor ships and operations teams to produce reliable event-level financial results and margins.

• Manage the annual financial statement audit and serve as primary liaison to external auditors; coordinate preparation of the Form 990 and any single-audit requirements.
• Oversee 1099 filings, sales/use tax where applicable, and multistate charitable-solicitation and business registrations (coordinating with outside counsel/advisors as needed).
• Monitor & support compliance with regulatory and reporting obligations arising from international operations.

• Administer and optimize the accounting/ERP system and its integration with other organizational systems
• Design and enforce internal controls, approval workflows, and documented SOPs; drive automation and process improvement as the organization scales.

• Directly supervise, coach, and develop the accounting/finance staff — including technically capable team members who will benefit from senior leadership and structure — setting goals, reviewing work, and building the team's professional depth.
• Recruit, structure, and mentor finance interns, providing meaningful learning experiences and clear supervision.
• Foster a culture of accuracy, accountability, service to program teams, and continuous improvement.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• 7+ years of progressively responsible accounting/finance experience, including 3+ years in nonprofit fund accounting.
• Demonstrated…