Controller

About the Job:

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Controller is responsible for managing the organization’s day-to-day financial and accounting functions, and designing and implementing policies, procedures, and a system of internal controls to comply with regulatory requirements and safeguard the assets of Craft3. The Controller is responsible for coordinating and preparing the organization’s internal and external financial statements, supporting presentations to executive leadership and the Board of Directors as well as ensuring compliance with financial covenants. The Controller is also responsible for collaborating with Craft3’s independent accountants to help ensure the successful audit of its financial statements and completion of its tax and information returns.

The Controller partners with the CFO to manage a distributed accounting team that works independently from remote locations. Regular communication and mentorship are of vital importance in managing and motivating the team, recognizing their accomplishments and delivering accuracy and high-quality performance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Craft3 reserves the right to change, add, or delete responsibilities and duties. Essential duties and responsibilities include some or all of the preceding; these are not, however, intended to be all-inclusive.
The essential duties and responsibilities for this position are:

Accounting Leadership:

• Day-to-day management of financial and accounting operations, including payroll, accounts payable and receivable.
• Design and implementation of policies, procedures and a system of internal controls consistent with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and provide timely notification to CFO of any required or planned changes.
• Ensure timely issuance of monthly and quarterly financial statements in accordance with established policies and compliance-related obligations. Accounting for and reporting of loans receivable and allowance for loan losses, consistent with current expected credit losses (CECL) methodology and GAAP.
• Maintain knowledge of and ensure accurate fund accounting and grant accounting as utilized by not-for-profit entities.
• Manage annual NFP, FI, and Single audits ensuring completion within the timeframe required by debt covenants.
• Ensure timely issuance of the audited consolidated financial statements in accordance with established policies and compliance-related obligations, and without material adjustments or material weaknesses in internal controls.
•  Ensure timely filing of federal, state and local tax and information returns, in consultation with tax accountants.
• Maintain accounting and financial internal controls to avoid control deficiencies and breaches leading to financial losses to Craft3 or impact to borrowers, lenders and others.
• Monitor, ensure compliance with, and report on financial covenant obligations of funding agreements,
• Ensure proper accounting for assets and liabilities of individual funds and programs.
• Maintain accurate cost accounting by financial product.
• Support the financial information needs of the CFO and the Legal, Data and other business units.
• Ensure proper accounting for reserve for loan losses (CECL) throughout the year and subject to audit by Craft3’s independent accountants without material adjustment.
• Proficient at completing their own tasks while also supporting other team members and overseeing their performance on a timely basis.

Human Capital

• Partner with CFO to ensure a stable, highly skilled, and high-performing team of accounting and finance professionals to support Craft3’s mission, growth and sustainability.
• Supervise Staff and Senior Accountants in their day-to-day management of accounting functions, ensuring productive cross-functional teams of Loans Receivable/Notes Payable, Utility, and Operations
• Mentor team members through regular communications and active listening, promoting their professional development and providing timely feedback on performance, areas for improvement, and accountability.
• Maintain current job descriptions for team members.

Direct / Indirect Reports: This position may supervise 6-8 other employees, as well as external consultants/ vendors.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive finance experience.
• Experience with a CDFI or similar finance organization preferred.
• Knowledge of allowance for loan loss reserves consistent with CECL.
• Extensive knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, regulatory and tax compliance requirements for CDFIs.

Preferred Skills and Abilities:
We encourage all candidates with diverse perspectives and backgrounds to apply regardless of whether you meet all the requirements of the job description. Some specific things we are looking for in this role are candidates who demonstrate:

• Proven skill managing organizational finance and accounting functions.
• Experience and proficiency with budgeting, fund accounting, and loan management systems and related policies and procedures.
• Experience with external auditors, compliance management, and regulatory oversight.
• Motivated self-starter.
• Strong work ethic, unquestioned integrity, and the desire to achieve.
• Excellent prioritization, solution orientation, detail orientation, organization skills and effective time management to succeed in a semi-autonomous, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to question assumptions, solve problems, and make intentional choices that
• align with strategic objectives.
• Strong conflict negotiation, consensus-building, collaboration, and situational
• leadership skills, ability to comfortably liaise and negotiate with internal stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability working equitably and respectfully with diverse people from a wide range of races, ethnicities, backgrounds, and identities.
• Intellectual curiosity and commitment to continuous learning.
• Ability to identify gaps and areas of improvement and existing processes, and develop and adapt to new / changing procedures to meet identified needs.
• Accomplished at aligning goals of the department with individual goals of other team members in accounting for and accomplishing those goals.
• Effective at managing and mentoring direct reports, including frequent 1:1 and small group communication, active listening, goal setting and performance evaluations.
• Ability to successfully work with colleagues located in local and satellite offices, involving effective electronic communications with high degree of precision and detail and good communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively over the phone, in person, by video chat and email to a variety of audiences.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite, shared files system and Contact Relationship Management systems.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations - CPA or MBA desired.
Travel:

A level of travel is to be expected with job responsibilities covering a geographic area that includes the States of Oregon and Washington, branch office visits and company events.

Physical Demands
Frequently requires use of manual dexterity and repetitive motions, primarily with the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. Must be able to occasionally list and/or move up to 10 pounds.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Craft3 is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Craft3 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and make all hiring and employment decisions based on individual qualifications and merit. Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, or to perform essential job functions, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at recruitment@craft3.org, 888-231-2170.    

Employment offers may require final candidates to successfully complete and pass a background check prior to employment, consistent with business necessity and applicable federal, state and local law. We're actively working to create a workplace where everyone can thrive. We believe different perspectives make us stronger and help us better serve the Pacific Northwest.