Assistant Controller

Job Details

Job Location:

Hybrid
- Massachusetts
- Boston, MA 02129

Position Type:
Full Time

Salary Range: $87,800.00 - $ Salary

Job Shift: Any

Founded in 1876, the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) is the oldest conservation and recreation organization in the United States. Our mission is simple yet powerful: foster the protection, enjoyment, and understanding of the outdoors. With a focus on protecting mountains, forests, waters, and trails throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, we envision a world where our natural resources are healthy, loved, and always protected, and where the outdoors occupies a place of central importance in every person’s life.

• Serve as the Controller’s delegate for day-to-day accounting operations, financial reporting, close, audit, and compliance matters as assigned, escalating significant issues and decisions to the Controller.
• Oversee general ledger governance and financial data integrity.
• Manage monthly and annual close activities, including timelines, assignments, review, issue resolution, and timely completion.
• Direct and review accounting for capital assets, payroll and benefits, contracts, published books, and cost allocations; establish consistent practices and resolve complex issues.
• Oversee cash receipt processes and controls for memberships, donations, and other revenue, including workflows, reconciliations, recording accuracy and timeliness, and exception resolution.
• Support budget and forecasting processes by validating assumptions, advising on accounting treatment, and aligning results with financial reporting.
• Leverage the financial system to develop reports that support reconciliations, analysis, and decision-making and align with nonprofit reporting, organizational needs, and cost-allocation methods.
• Assess, design, and strengthen internal control processes and accounting policies to support organizational growth, compliance, and risk management.
• Evaluate accounting workflows and controls and implement processes, system, and technology improvements that increase efficiency, accuracy, and consistency.
• Serve as a trusted accounting advisor to development, program, operations, and other departments, translating financial requirements into practical guidance for assigned areas.

• Oversee investment accounting processes, including workflows, capital calls, funding approvals, quarterly activity, reconciliations, cash requirements, exception resolution, and audit-ready documentation.
• Oversee endowment accounting and reporting, including compliance with fund restrictions and spending policies and resolution of complex accounting or classification matters.

• Manage, review and continuously improve the systems, controls, accounting, and reporting for restricted gifts, grants, and government awards.
• Lead the accounting, compliance, and financial oversight of post-award grant management, including compliance, financial reporting, cost allocation, monitoring, and issue resolution.
• Advise program teams on the financial management of grants and restricted gifts, establishing expectations for accurate recording, expense tracking, forecasting, and balance monitoring.
• Establish and monitor financial controls and procedures designed to support compliance with federal Uniform Guidance requirements.

• Provide leadership in maintaining and enhancing financial systems, processes and reporting, including the following related to Sage Intacct:
  • Activating additional system functions (bank feeds, approval workflows, checklists).
  • Evaluating and deploying enhancements and new modules (e.g., dimension structure, dynamic allocations, grants…