North Charleston
Job Description Controller Thank you for your interest in joining the Coastal Community Foundation team. Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is an Equal Opportunity Employer with offices in North Charleston and Beaufort, as well as three affiliate foundations. We serve all nine counties on South Carolina's coast: Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Hampton, Horry and Jasper counties. Established in 1974, Coastal Community Foundation works to create vibrant communities by identifying the challenges facing the region and bringing together resources to address them. Coastal Community Foundation is the largest community foundation in South Carolina, managing more than 700 charitable funds established by individuals, families and organizations and awarding tens of millions of dollars in grants and scholarships each year. Financial resources are among the many tools we employ in our effort to create vibrant communities. Throughout our history we have served as conveners to bring residents and leaders together to facilitate solutions to community-wide challenges such as housing affordability, economic mobility, quality education and physical and mental well-being. We also have a long history of helping nonprofits build their capacity, and incubating grassroots causes to provide them with structural support, so they grow into fully operational organizations. Why Work for Us? When you join Coastal Community Foundation, you join a dedicated staff and Board of Directors who have earned the trust of donors and grantees alike, helping them advance positive outcomes in the communities they seek to serve and adapting to their evolving needs so that our region thrives together. We take that same approach and dedication to supporting our staff members to ensure their success at work and outside of the work environment. We offer a competitive salary and a full benefits package, including Paid Time Off, Holidays, Insurance (health, dental, vision, life, disability), 401(k), and professional training and development opportunities. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement Inclusion with equity is one of our four core values at Coastal Community Foundation, so we not only work to recruit diverse candidates, we work to ensure our team members have all the tools they need to be successful. Our purpose is most effectively fulfilled through proactively supporting the values of equity, inclusion, and diversity. Diversity may be measured by, but is not limited to, differences in age, ethnicity, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, economic circumstance, class, religion, disability, geography, and profession. We acknowledge and respect the many differences that comprise thriving communities and seek diversity in our staff to ensure that a range of perspectives, opinions and experiences are recognized and acted upon in achieving our purpose. It is our intention to promote a fully equitable philanthropic sector that justly represents and serves all our constituencies. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from candidates of color, of LGBTQ+ identity and of other historically marginalized communities. About the position The Controller is the primary accounting and tax manager for Coastal Community Foundation (the Foundation) and its supporting organizations. The Controller performs key finance and accounting tasks, by managing the annual financial statement audit, tax and information reporting processes, and by assisting with budgeting and financial performance reviews for the organizations. Essential Functions Finance, Accounting, and Compliance Responsibilities • Oversees the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process ensuring all required entries, reconciliations, and financial statements and other reporting are completed. Monitors budgets., • Performs and/or reviews intercompany eliminations, journal entries and reconciliations., • Manages process for external audit and preparation of annual consolidated financial statements., • Responsible for day-to-day management of the external audit and delivering financial information requests to the auditors as needed., • Manages the completion of annual IRS 990 and 990-T returns for CCF and Supporting Organizations and provides all required schedules and supporting documentation to external tax return preparers., • Responsible for other required annual or one-time filings, including South Carolina Secretary of State filings, IRS 1099/1096 filing, tax exemption filings, and others as required, • Completes the financial statement template that generates the annual audited financial statements., • Manages and controls the approval process for accounts payable and grant distribution., • Works with the Procurement & Operations Officer and the Finance & Treasury Officer to oversee the development and monitoring of vendor and payables management, including accounts payable for CCF and Supporting Organizations, Credit Cards, Petty Cash, vendor W-9s, and 1099 year-end reporting., • Supervises the Payroll & Accounting Specialist and reviews and completes journal entries, month-end close, reconciliations, financial statement preparation, and departmental analysis for CCF and Supporting Organizations., • Assists the Vice President & CFO with strategic planning and operational management of CCF and the Finance Department., • Assists the Vice President & CFO in completing budget to actual reviews and financial analysis as needed. General Responsibilities, • Communicates regularly with department members, fellow staff members and leadership team members regarding accounting and tax questions., • Prepares financial presentations and other communications for internal and external stakeholders., • Assists donors, Board members, grantees, and the general public in a courteous, helpful and respectful manner, with everyone given equal consideration., • Bachelor's degree required, master's degree in accounting or business preferred, • 3-5 years of accounting or auditing experience required, • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) required, • Consolidated financial statement preparation or audit experience required, • Nonprofit accounting and tax knowledge preferred, • Trust accounting and tax treatment preferred, • Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and accounting software applications, • Excellent written and verbal communication skills required, • Must be able to sit and work at a computer for long periods., • Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc., and lift small items (less than 20 pounds)., • Continuously operates a computer and other office productivity equipment, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer., • Frequently communicates with colleagues and the public. Must be able to exchange accurate information.