Controller, Finance & Banking, Financial Manager

Job Title: Controller

Supervisor: Chief Finance Officer

Classification: Exempt

Hiring Salary Range: $125,000 - $140,000

Founded in 1964, UMOM is Arizona's largest provider of services for families experiencing homelessness. Our mission is to end family homelessness by restoring hope and rebuilding lives. With an annual operating budget of $22 million dollars, UMOM provides shelter, supportive services, and housing programs to families and single women experiencing homelessness in Maricopa County. UMOM serves over 15,000 unique individuals across all our services annually, including families receiving support at the Family Housing Hub.

The Controller serves as the organization's lead accounting professional and is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of all financial operations. This role oversees the full accounting function—including general ledger management, accounts payable and receivable, payroll, cash flow monitoring, and financial reporting—while maintaining strong internal controls and compliance with GAAP and regulatory requirements. The Controller provides leadership to the accounting team, manages monthly and annual close processes, prepares financial statements, and supports budgeting, forecasting, and long‑term financial planning.

This role also coordinates external audits, evaluates financial systems and processes, and implements improvements that enhance efficiency and strengthen financial oversight. In addition to technical expertise, the Controller serves as a strategic partner to organizational leadership, translating financial data into clear insights that support decision‑making. The position requires strong analytical skills, sound judgment, and the ability to communicate effectively with both financial and non‑financial stakeholders.

• Plan, direct and coordinate all accounting operational functions
• Manage the accumulation and consolidation of all financial data necessary for an accurate accounting of consolidated agency results
• Coordinate and prepare internal and external financial statements
• Oversight of activities of external auditors
• Provide management with information vital to the decision‑making process
• Oversight of the budget process
• Develop and enforce internal controls to maximize protection of agency assets, policies, procedures, and workflows
• Develop, implement, and maintain financial controls and guidelines
• Evaluate accounting and internal control systems
• Evaluate the effectiveness of accounting software and supporting database, as needed
• Develop and monitor business performance metrics
• Oversee regulatory reporting, frequently including compliance
• Hire, train and retain skilled accounting staff
• Administration and oversight of all banking and investment portals including any credit or purchase card relationships
• Help develop and support short‑and‑long‑term operational strategies

• Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or similar
• CPA or MBA preferred, or equivalent experience
• Excellent verbal and communication skills
• 5 years+ supervisory experience
• Strong knowledge of GAAP Accounting, Internal Controls, Uniform Guidance and Federal Code of Regulation
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

• Valid Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card or ability to obtain one
• Valid Arizona Driver's License and a driving record that meets UMOM's policy requirements
• 50/100 level car insurance coverage (mileage reimbursement available)
• Ability to comply with and pass all required background check and drug screening requirements, including but not limited to pre‑employment and random drug screening as required/requested

The physical demands and working conditions described here are representative, but not exhaustive, of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• This position is typically performed in an interior, environmentally controlled office setting. The duties of the job require extended periods of time being…