Controller, Finance & Banking, Financial Manager

LOVE
146 VISION: The end of child trafficking and exploitation. Nothing less.

LOVE
146 MISSION: Love
146 journeys alongside children impacted by trafficking today and prevents the trafficking of children tomorrow.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

We take care of our people so they can take care of others. At Love
146, you’ll find a culture centered on well-being, flexibility, and purpose , including:

• Comprehensive health coverage (employee contribution as low as 6%)
• 20 vacation days ,
  10 sick days , and paid holidays
• Paid sabbatical after 5 years of continuous employment
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match
• EAP access , optional vision/dental coverage, and more
• Eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

• Remote (Eastern Time) preferred states: CT, NC, NY, MA
• Hybrid option available (1–2 days/week in office if within driving distance)

Salary: $88,000–$100,000
Start Date: January 19, 2025
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Join Us in Ending Child Trafficking and Exploitation

At Love
146 , our vision is bold: the end of child trafficking and exploitation. Nothing less. We journey alongside children impacted by trafficking today — and prevent it from happening to others tomorrow.

If you’re a mission-driven financial leader who thrives on precision, systems thinking, and using your expertise to create real impact, this is your opportunity to make a difference.

About the Role

At Love
146, the Controller plays a pivotal role in ensuring the integrity, efficiency, and transparency of financial operations. This position offers the opportunity to steward and introduce improvements to the organization’s financial backbone from the lens of continuous improvement, overseeing accounting, reporting, compliance, and internal controls that support mission-critical work to protect children from trafficking and exploitation.

The Controller is a systems-oriented, detail-focused financial professional, responsible for managing the day-to-day finance operations while also helping scale infrastructure to support growth. This individual is a key partner to the CEO and a partner to department leads, ensuring accurate, timely, and insightful financial information to guide decision-making and sustainability. The Controller will lead financial operations with a deep commitment to accountability, collaboration, and the organization’s mission and values.

What You’ll Do

• Lead all day-to-day accounting/bookkeeping activities, including accounts payable/receivable, payroll, bank reconciliations, general ledger management, and monthly close
• Prepare and maintain accurate internal financial reports, statements, and dashboards to support operational and leadership decision-making.
• Oversee and improve the development of and compliance with internal controls, financial policies, and audit readiness across the organization.

• Collaborate with program and development teams to lead grant budgeting, fund allocations, and reporting compliance.
• Manage accurate tracking of restricted and unrestricted funds, proactively identifying grant spending needs, under spend, or reallocation opportunities in conjunction with programs leadership.
• Identify and lead any budget modifications necessary to ensure accurately and timely spenddown for all grants.
• Serve as the primary financial contact for all grants, particularly Just Grants, and prepare and submit timely financial data for grant reporting and compliance requirements in collaboration with the CFO and Development staff.
• Maintain real time understanding of and compliance with all Federal and state government funding requirements.

• Optimize financial systems and workflows, particularly Sage Intacct, for streamlined reporting, forecasting, and department-level dashboards.
• Work with Love
  146’s outsourced accounting firm to ensure data integrity, automation, and full realization of software capabilities.
• Monitor and support the automation of budget vs. actual reporting and real-time access for budget owners.

• Provide real-time financial insights and modeling to inform organizational…