Career Opportunities with Covenant House California
Job Description for Full Time Controller
Covenant House California is seeking qualified applicants to become a part of an exciting and dynamic organization that makes a difference in the lives of homeless and trafficked youth.
Applicants that have experience working with youth that have experienced homelessness, who have traumatic histories, identify as LGBTQ, are gender non-conforming and/or who often face multiple issues and have complex needs.
Applicants with knowledge and/or experience working with youth development programs, utilizing a harm reduction framework, using trauma informed practices and will value working with a multi-disciplinary team to create a safe inclusive environment would be highly preferred.
Become a part of an exciting and dynamic organization that makes a difference in the lives of homeless and trafficked youth.
Covenant House California offers an excellent benefits package in a supportive work environment.
During these tough times CHC is committed to keeping our staff safe and healthy so all full time employees who are hired will have benefits at date of hire.
These benefits include: medical, vision, dental, life insurance and Long Term Disability.
Other benefits include pension, tax deferred annuity and a generous vacation package.
Covenant House California (CHC) has experienced tremendous growth during the past four years, including growth from $9 million in revenue to over $21 million this past Fiscal Year.
This trend has also resulted in more profitability, which has been invested in building agency infrastructure and expanding services for youth.
Most importantly, CHC is in the process of doubling the number of young people housed and served each year and providing comprehensive services for the youth in both Southern and Northern California.
The growth will continue with new sites opening in Anaheim and Santa Clara this quarter as well significant expansion of existing programs.
The trend has also been a factor of changing revenue blends which now includes approximately 49% government funding.
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE : The candidate will be able to lead the accounting staff at CHC.
This role will include helping the staff achieve their professional goals and work at their optimal capacities.
CHC expects that all Executive Team members set an example for the agency, by leading through our mission of ‘Unconditional Love and Absolute Respect’.
At CHC this often means interacting with, knowing, leading all levels of staff, and ‘rolling up your sleeves’ to work alongside staff, when necessary and appropriate.
It also means a willingness and a passion to get to understand the challenges faced by the young people served by the agency.
This understanding is critical to help ensure agency goals, policies, and strategies are in alignment with the needs of young people experiencing homelessness.
The candidate will have a fine-tuned understanding of their own strengths and weaknesses, and a history of leading a team with varied leadership skills and styles.
The candidate will be self-aware, comfortable with their leadership style and professional in their approach to dealing with differences, conflict and change.
Finally, the role requires a high level of personal accountability and the ability to hold others (staff, peers, and the CFO) to a high level of accountability commensurate with their responsibility.
PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervise and manage the daily accounting functions, the Controller will be charged with ensuring that the accounting books and records, processes and controls are maintained in accordance with our policies and standards as well as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Assist the CFO with managing the annual budget process, detailed monthly analysis of budget to actual performance.
Developing metrics and financial tools to assist in understanding CHI operations more deeply.
Direct the Financial reporting function to meets the needs of CHC and compliance with the various grantors, donors and other regulatory requirements.
Direct the process of compliance from Grantors, Donors, and various Federal, State, and Local agencies and government entities.
Periodic review of our internal controls and procedures.
Serve as interface regarding the various periodic and annual independent audits of the organization’s financial operations.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Excellent supervisory, managerial skills and the ability to manage grant billing.
Have strong leadership skills and the ability to hold one’s self and others accountable for their responsibilities.
Have experience in working with financial institutions on both securing debt and complying with debt covenants.
Having a thorough knowledge of accounting, budgeting, finance.
Ability to establish and revised both IT and reporting controls.
Ability to delegate, teach and lead but also a willingness to jump in to meet deadlines.
Have experience in preparing budgets and administering the process of analyzing actual results to budget.
It is important that the experience include holding line and operational leaders accountable for their budgets.
This includes providing a level of communication and leadership so that these operational leaders can own their budgets.
Possess excellent written, verbal, and, interpersonal, skills.
Must be able to interact effectively with all levels of management and maintain and confidentiality.
Required knowledge of federal, state and local government grant reporting, financial accounting, internal management control systems, information systems applications, and audit planning and have working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), non-profit accounting, and related FASB/OMB requirements.
REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelors Degree in Accounting or equivalent is required.
5 years accounting experience in a managerial role with 2 years minimum experience in a non-profit organization.
CPA desired but not required.
Covenant House California does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.
These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and firing of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, clients, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and clients.
Covenant House California is an equal opportunity employer.
We will not discriminate and will take affirmative action measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.