Temporary - Controller

OPTI STAFFING GROUP IS HIRING! Opening:
Temporary – Controller

Location:

Vancouver, WA | Onsite Pay: $56.00/hour

Schedule:

Monday - Friday | Full-Time

Employment Type:

Temporary, approximately a few months

Our client is a well-established nonprofit organization supporting education and its surrounding community. Their team manages a complex financial operation that includes significant investment funds, financial allocations, and ongoing partnership with an educational institution. They are looking for an experienced accounting professional who can step in, maintain continuity, and provide strong financial leadership while they prepare for their formal permanent hiring process.

• As the Temporary Controller, you'll take ownership of the organization's higher-level accounting and financial reporting functions while overseeing and supporting the day-to-day accounting operation.
• Lead month-end close processes and ensure accurate, timely financial reporting
• Prepare and review financial statements and supporting reports
• Maintain accounting practices and reporting in accordance with GAAP
• Oversee the allocation and accounting of significant investment pools and related income
• Manage and track the appropriate distribution and allocation of investment income
• Provide financial oversight and ensure accuracy across accounting activities
• Oversee and support the Accounting Manager
• Review existing accounting processes and identify opportunities for greater efficiency and accuracy
• Provide additional technical accounting support and guidance where needed
• Help maintain continuity within the accounting department during the organization's transition to a permanent Controller

• $56.00/hour
• Opportunity to step into a senior-level accounting role with a mission-driven nonprofit
• Work with complex financial reporting and significant investment activity
• Opportunity to contribute ideas and improve existing accounting processes
• Potential opportunity to apply for the permanent Controller position once the organization's formal hiring process begins

• Previous nonprofit accounting experience
• Strong knowledge of GAAP
• Experience managing month-end close and financial reporting
• Controller, senior accounting, or comparable financial leadership experience
• Experience working with complex financial allocations and multiple funding or income sources
• Ability to independently step into an established accounting function and quickly understand existing processes
• Experience providing oversight, guidance, or leadership to accounting staff
• Strong analytical skills and attention to financial accuracy

• Accounting experience within higher education, education, or a related nonprofit environment
• Experience working with investment accounting, investment pools, or investment income allocations
• Background identifying and implementing accounting process improvements
• Ability to balance hands-on accounting responsibilities with higher-level financial oversight

• Nonprofit accounting background
• GAAP knowledge
• Month-end close experience
• Financial reporting experience
• Comfortable working with complex financial allocations
• Available to begin quickly and support an immediate transition