Controller, Accounting, Financial Reporting

The Controller reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and is responsible for the leadership, management, and execution of the John

F. Kennedy Library Foundation's accounting and financial operations. As a key member of a small, collaborative finance team, the Controller serves as both a strategic partner and a hands‑on accounting professional who actively performs a significant portion of the Foundation's day‑to‑day financial work.

While the Controller supervises accounting functions and provides leadership to finance staff, they are also expected to personally prepare, review, and complete essential accounting and financial activities. The successful candidate will be comfortable moving seamlessly between financial strategy and detailed accounting execution, including reconciliations, journal entries, financial reporting, grants management, compliance activities, audits, and month‑end close responsibilities.

Working closely with the CFO, the Controller plays a critical role in maintaining the Foundation's financial integrity, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations and donor requirements, supporting earned revenue activities, assisting with the Foundation's capital campaign, and identifying opportunities to improve processes and systems.

The ideal candidate will possess strong technical accounting expertise, nonprofit financial management experience, exceptional organizational and analytical skills, and the ability to thrive in an environment where teamwork, flexibility, and a willingness to roll up one's sleeves are essential to success.

• Lead and actively participate in the day‑to‑day accounting operations of the Foundation, including general ledger maintenance, accounts payable, pledge receivables, cash receipts, payroll, purchasing, fixed assets, collections, inventory, investments, and monthly close activities.
• Personally prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, financial analyses, and other accounting work products.
• Manage and participate in the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Prepare and analyze monthly financial reports, forecasts, dashboards, and budget‑to‑actual variance reports for the CFO, senior leadership, and Board of Directors.
• Assist the CFO in the preparation and management of the annual operating budget, financial forecasts, and long‑range financial planning.
• Work closely with department leaders to support annual budget development and ongoing financial management.
• Monitor organizational cash flow and prepare cash flow forecasts and analysis.
• Reconcile and review all balance sheet accounts and key revenue accounts.
• Maintain investment accounting records and prepare all related accounting entries and reconciliations supporting the Foundation's investment portfolio.
• Ensure accurate accounting for earned revenue activities and other Foundation programs.
• Establish priorities and manage workloads to ensure all Finance Department responsibilities are completed accurately and on time.
• Manage the Finance Department's records retention process.

• Administer federal, state, foundation, and privately funded grants throughout the full grant lifecycle.
• Ensure grant expenditures comply with donor restrictions, grant agreements, Uniform Guidance requirements (where applicable), and Foundation policies.
• Monitor grant budgets and financial performance.
• Prepare and review grant financial reports for funding agencies and donors.
• Coordinate grant reporting activities with program staff and external funders.
• Maintain documentation and internal controls necessary to support grant compliance and reporting requirements.

• Coordinate and actively participate in the annual independent audit process.
• Prepare audit schedules, work papers, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
• Oversee and participate in the preparation of IRS…