Controller/Director of Finance
Cherry Bekaert • Alexandria, Virginia • Full Time
Posted on Wed, Oct 14, 2026
Responsibilities
- Oversee and support the month-end close process, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
- Provide overall accounting and finance oversight.
- Review accounting activity, reconciliations, journal entries, and financial statements as needed.
- Coordinate and provide support for the annual audit, including preparation of schedules and supporting documentation.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement, stronger controls, and increased efficiency within the accounting function.
- Lead and support the budgeting and forecasting process.
- Monitor financial results and assist with budget-to-actual analysis.
- Partner with organizational leadership on financial reporting and accounting matters.
- Provide hands-on support to the accounting team and help address issues that arise during the contract engagement.
- Nonprofit accounting experience required.
- Significant experience in a Controller, Director of Finance, or similar senior accounting/finance role.
- Strong knowledge of month-end close, financial reporting, reconciliations, and general accounting.
- Experience leading or supporting financial statement audits.
- Hands-on experience with budgeting and forecasting.
- Demonstrated ability to assess accounting processes and implement process improvements.
- NetSuite experience a plus
- CPA preferred, but not required.
- Public accounting experience preferred, but not required.
- Ability to quickly assess an accounting environment and contribute in a hands-on contract capacity.
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AuditFriendly salary estimate
The employer did not post a salary for this role. Based on AuditFriendly's salary intelligence model (comparable live postings, role, seniority, and location), we estimate base pay of $147,000–$207,000 per year (median ~$184,000). This is an AuditFriendly estimate, not an employer-provided figure.
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- Advertised pay for Finance Director: a median of $165,000 across 749 priced postings. Explore the market
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