Controller, Accounting, Financial Compliance

The Robert Joseph Group, a Washington, DC-based accounting and finance resource firm, is seeking an experienced Controller, Vice President on behalf of a nonprofit client in the Washington, DC area.

Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Director of Finance, the Controller will provide strategic and operational leadership for the organization’s accounting functions, ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial reporting and regulatory compliance. This individual will oversee a large accounting team, strengthen internal controls and financial processes, and support organizational decision-making through effective financial reporting and analysis.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive nonprofit accounting experience, strong technical accounting expertise, demonstrated people-management capabilities, and the ability to operate independently while collaborating effectively with senior leadership and cross-functional teams.

• Direct, manage, and coordinate the organization’s accounting operations, ensuring accurate, complete, and timely financial records and reporting.
• Oversee the accumulation, reconciliation, and consolidation of financial data to support accurate reporting at the organizational, combined, and consolidated levels, as applicable.
• Deliver timely and reliable financial information to support the evaluation of financial performance against strategic objectives, budgets, and forecasts.
• Oversee general ledger activities, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and financial reporting processes.
• Identify opportunities to enhance accounting procedures, reporting practices, and financial systems to improve efficiency, accuracy, and effectiveness.

• Lead, develop, and mentor a large accounting team, fostering collaboration, accountability, knowledge-sharing, and continuous improvement.
• Establish clear expectations and support individual and departmental performance through effective coaching, communication, and professional development.
• Promote consistent, efficient, and effective accounting practices aligned with the organization’s strategic and operational goals.
• Facilitate employee training on financial policies, procedures, processes, and accounting best practices.

• Lead the annual financial statement audit and serve as a primary liaison with external auditors.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), applicable tax requirements, and relevant federal and state laws and regulations.
• Oversee the development, implementation, and maintenance of effective internal controls, accounting policies, and procedures to safeguard organizational assets and promote accurate financial reporting.
• Work closely with the Regulatory Compliance Accountant to oversee the timely and accurate completion of required regulatory and tax filings, including IRS Forms 990, 1099, W-9, W-8, and 1042, charitable solicitation registrations, sales tax filings, and other applicable federal and state reporting requirements.

• Collaborate with finance leadership to evaluate the existing shared services model, review cost-allocation methodologies, and assess their alignment with functional expense reporting in the organization’s financial statements and tax returns.
• Review agreements between affiliated entities and recommend updates as needed.
• Partner with the development team and the Controller of an affiliated organization to ensure the appropriate accounting and recording of donor transactions, including annual campaign contributions and endowment gifts.
• Strengthen and improve quarterly donor…