Assistant Controller

Thrive and Change Lives

Catholic Charities of Onondaga County is dedicated to caring for those in need while promoting human development, collaboration, and the elimination of poverty and injustice; helping people in need regardless of their religion, race, ethnicity, or nationality. We believe that all people have infinite value and are worthy of our respect and compassion. Above all, we are committed to creating hope and transforming lives.

We believe that quality service begins with a passionate, motivated and hardworking workforce; a positive and caring work environment, and recognition for the challenging work our employees perform in service to others. For these reasons and many more Catholic Charities of Onondaga County is a great place to work!

Flexible Work Schedules

Remitted Tuition

Professional Development

Competitive Pay and Work Life Benefits

Professional Supervision and Coaching

Recognition and Appreciation Programs

Opportunities for Growth and Promotion

The Assistant Controller will perform and/or overseeing financial reporting functions of Catholic Charities of Onondaga County and Lourdes Camp.

Full-time Exempt, annual starting salary of $90,000

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

Catholic Charities of Onondaga County

Oversee Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable/Cash Receipts transactions

Preparation and/or review of journal entries and month-end balance sheet reconciliations

Review bi-weekly payroll data before submission to ADP for processing

Assist with retirement plan transactions

Oversee process of importing and maintaining Grant budgets within Acumatica (accounting software)

Ensure accuracy of leases for fleet of agency vehicles

Assist with development, implementation, and/or maintenance of procedures that ensure compliance with policies, government (Federal, state, county) regulations, and several funding sources

Assist with requests of auditors (for annual financial statement audit and audits by funders)

Assist with preparation and/or review of annual Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR)

Lourdes Camp

Preparation of annual budget

Oversee all financial reporting transactions

Oversee month-end and year-end close activities

Review of seasonal weekly payroll before submission to ADP

Analyze budget-versus-actual results and presenting such results to internal and external stakeholders

Coordinate annual financial statement audit

Catholic Charities of Onondaga County and Lourdes Camp

Contribute to the department’s commitment to continuous improvement. Such initiatives include but are not limited to (i) further implementation of Acumatica, our cloud-based accounting software, (ii) implementing a new agency credit card platform, and (iii) increased digitization of workflows.

Supervise 3-5 team members. Recruit, develop, and evaluate performance of personnel. Mentor and motivate staff, assisting them in setting and achieving goals.

Foster a culture of “customer care.” Provide customer service to the Entities’ personnel. This includes but is not limited to assisting Entities’ personnel with preparation of budgets, analyzing deviations from budget, and extracting the greatest benefit from available funding.

Maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting. Identify and communicate risks that could compromise the relevancy and/or reliability of financial data.

Serve as backup for various accounting tasks.

Education and/or Experience Required at Entry

Required

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting with three (3) to five (5) years relevant financial reporting experience, three (3) years’ experience in a direct supervisory role for at least 2 supervisees, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Highly proficient in Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Office 365 applications (Excel, Outlook, Teams)

Preferred

CPA licensure

Experience with implementation of an ERP system

Skills/Abilities Problem-solves in calm, collaborative manner. Critical thinking skills. Able and willing to multi-task and embrace change. Self-motivated with effective time management and project management skills. Self-starter who excels in an autonomous work environment. Comfortable speaking to/presenting for the Entity’s stakeholders. Manages staff in a caring, consistent, and approachable manner. Comfortable in “crucial conversations” and providing in-person feedback timely. Active contributor to efforts to develop paperless workflows.

Licenses/Certificate/Clearances

• Valid N.Y.S. Driver’s License.
  
  
  

Working Conditions and Environment/Physical Demands

• Mobility sufficient to work in an office environment.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to operate office equipment, including adding machines.
  
  
  

Required Trainings

• VIRTUS.
• Corporate Compliance.
• Confidentiality/HIPAA.
  
  
  

Catholic Charities is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to building on our foundation of a diverse workforce; and fostering an inclusive environment that encourages the recruitment and engagement of a workforce that fully represents the community we serve. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race (including traits historically associated with race), color, creed, sex/gender (including pregnancy), age, disability, religion, national origin, citizenship, military/veteran status, marital status, familial status, prior arrest/conviction record, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, status of being transgender, ancestry, domestic violence victim status, predisposing genetic characteristics or carrier status, reproductive health decision making, or any other basis prohibited by law.