Controller, Finance & Banking, Financial Manager

Job Title:
Controller

Department: Finance and Accounting

Direct Supervisor: Chief Financial Officer

Supervisory Position: Yes

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Position Summary:

The Controller serves as the chief accounting officer for Associated Students, Inc., overseeing all financial operations, internal controls, compliance, and fiscal stewardship for a complex nonprofit auxiliary organization. This role manages accounting and financial reporting for ASI and its operating entities—including the Children’s Center, Student Recreation Center, and Conference Center—and ensures accurate consolidated financial statements which also include other ancillary operations and Student Clubs.

The Controller also maintains and updates ASI’s Business Procedures to ensure operational consistency, compliance, and alignment with CSU and campus auxiliary requirements.

Financial Management & Reporting

• Direct all accounting operations including general ledger, AP/AR, payroll, cash management, investments and fixed assets across ASI and its operating entities.
• Oversee accounting and reporting for the Children’s Center, Student Recreation Center, and Conference Center, and many other financial operations including Student Government and all organizational activities. Manage full cycle accounting functions for the student clubs on campus as fiduciary.
• Oversee all capital expenditures ensuring proper classification. Responsible for organizing, managing and reporting for the Wellness Initiative, a 250M project in the planning stage.
• Coordinate with the Accounting Manager in performing the monthly close process, ensuring timely reconciliations, journal entries, and financial statement preparation.
• Review and approve the Accounting Manager’s work related to campus financial coordination, including fee revenue reconciliations, transfers, campus billing, and financial compliance matters.
• Supervise the relationship and deliverables with the campus, ensuring ASI meets all reporting deadlines, financial obligations, and compliance requirements.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements, including eliminations and intercompany reconciliations.
• Lead annual audit preparation and coordinate with external auditors and campus auditors.
• Ensure timely completion of tax filings, regulatory reporting, and compliance documentation.
• Monitor financial performance, prepare project based financials and review with stakeholders to analyze variances, and provide strategic operational insights working with the Chief Financial Officer.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Stakeholder Communication

Budget Leadership & Strategy:

• Lead the end-to-end annual budgeting process, establishing timelines, guidelines, and modeling tools for all operational and program budgets.
• Partner with department heads and program directors to collect, review, and analyze budget requests, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and funding constraints.
• Responsible for the capital budget including deferred maintenance and other long term use assets. Monitor funding and ensure adherence to Board requirements.
• Present the consolidated annual budget to the Executive Leadership Team and Board of Directors/Finance Committee for review, iteration, and final approval.

Monthly and Ongoing Management:

• Provide monthly budget-to-actual reporting with detailed variance analysis for executive-level review.
• Present financial results to leadership and governing bodies, highlighting trends, risks, and recommended actions.
• Communicate regularly with all budget stakeholders to ensure budget performance is monitored and tracked throughout the fiscal year.
• Partner with department leaders to resolve variances, adjust forecasts, and maintain…