Controller

Summary

Join WorkMoney, Inc. as their new Controller and lead their accounting operations, ensuring financial accuracy and compliance. Reporting to the CFO, you will oversee a team, manage all accounting functions, and build scalable systems. This role requires a mission-driven financial leader with at least 8 years of progressive accounting experience, including 4+ years in a leadership role. You will translate financial complexity into clarity for cross-functional teams and improve accounting systems. The ideal candidate is a systems thinker, collaborator, and people-centered leader. WorkMoney offers a competitive salary and robust benefits package.

Requirements

• Mission & Values Alignment: Be inspired by the WorkMoney mission and passionate about advancing economic fairness and opportunity
• Financial Leadership & Integrity: Have at least 8 years of progressive accounting experience, including 4 or more years in a leadership role
• GAAP Mastery & Technical Excellence: Be fluent in GAAP and technical accounting standards and have successfully managed financial operations for organizations with $40M+ across multiple entities, including 501(c)4 and 501(c)(3)
• Systems Thinker & Operational Builder: Be a systems thinker who understands how financial infrastructure supports long-term strategy
• Cross-Functional Collaborator: Excel at building relationships across teams and communicating financial concepts accessibly
• Nonprofit or Mission-Driven Experience: Understand the unique requirements of nonprofit accounting
• Change Leader & Scaler: Have helped organizations evolve by scaling teams, improving systems, or building new processes
• People-Centered: Lead with empathy, clarity, and a deep investment in your team’s growth and well-being

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day accounting functions, including accounts payable and receivable, general ledger, and monthly close
• Review the monthly close process and prepare GAAP-compliant financial statements
• Collaborate with colleagues across teams/departments, making funder requirements less intimidating, bringing clarity to budgets
• Work cross-functionally to scope improvements to accounting systems and tools
• Coordinate with auditors to ensure a seamless audit process
• Review and refine financial policies and internal controls
• Meet with department leads to review forecasts, explain variances, and offer guidance
• Oversee grant and restricted fund accounting, ensuring compliance and accuracy
• Identify areas where processes, systems, or structures need to evolve and propose thoughtful, scalable solutions
• Mentor team members, celebrate wins, and identify new opportunities for growth

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• CPA designation
• Experience supporting participatory budgeting and/or collaborative financial planning

Benefits

• Fully covered premiums for medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Retirement plan with up to a 6% employer match for IRA contributions
• Contribution toward student debt repayment
• Five weeks of paid vacation each year
• Generous paid family and medical leaves
• Stipends for remote work expenses
• Stipends for professional development
• Stipends for health & wellness
• Stipends for cell/internet data usage