Controller, Finance & Banking, Financial Reporting

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Charleston North Charleston, SC, US

Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
Controller

Division:
Finance

Reports To:

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Direct Reports:
Financial Analyst;
Director of Grant Compliance

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Location:

Charleston, SC

Revised:
October 2026

The Controller is the Chamber’s senior accounting and financial planning & analysis leader and a key partner to the COO in developing and executing the Chamber’s finance strategy. The role is responsible for building and leading a scalable internal Finance function while ensuring the integrity of financial reporting, month-end and year-end close, forecasting and analysis, cash-flow forecasting and liquidity oversight, internal controls, nonprofit and grant accounting, audit readiness, and finance-team development.

Leading the Financial Analyst and Director of Grant Compliance, the Controller will play a central role in transitioning accounting from an outsourced model to an internal operating structure, implementing and optimizing modern finance technology, including responsible adoption of AI-enabled capabilities, and establishing stronger forecasting, analytics, cash-management, and Board-reporting capabilities. The Controller is accountable for the quality and effectiveness of the Finance function while appropriately delegating transactional, preparer, and analytical work across the team.

• Own the monthly and year-end close process and ensure timely, accurate financial statements and management reporting across entities, funds, departments, programs, grants, and projects/events.
• Maintain general-ledger integrity and appropriate accounting under GAAP and nonprofit standards, including ASC 958, revenue recognition, receivables, deferred revenue, contributions, grants, and restrictions.
• Review and approve journal entries and reconciliations prepared by the Financial Analyst; divide balance-sheet reconciliations with the Analyst based on complexity, risk, workload, development opportunities, and segregation of duties.
• Oversee intercompany accounting, allocations, working-capital accounts, payroll accounting, and other significant or judgmental accounting matters.

• Lead monthly management reporting, budget-to-actual analysis, monthly reforecasting, annual budget mechanics, and forward-looking financial analysis.
• Own the rolling cash-flow forecast and liquidity analysis, reviewing detailed updates prepared by the Financial Analyst and developing scenarios and other decision-support analyses.
• Review and challenge business assumptions with department/program leaders and translate operating activity into reliable organizational forecasts.
• Create a presentation-ready monthly Financial Reporting Package (FRP) for the COO, including financial statements, forecasts, cash position, key variances, risks, opportunities, and financial outlook; partner with the COO and CEO on strategic context, insights, and decision support.

• Oversee banking and treasury controls while delegating routine banking, cash monitoring, transfer initiation, bank and cash reconciliation preparation, and corporate-card administration to the Financial Analyst within established authorization and segregation-of-duties requirements; review and approve bank and cash reconciliations prepared by the Financial Analyst.
• Establish and continuously improve accounting policies, internal controls, authorization protocols, documentation standards, and finance compliance processes.
• Provide financial…