Assistant Controller

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Assistant Controller Opportunity

• Salary up to $165,000
• Hybrid Role
• 6 weeks vacation/paid holidays from first year of employment
• Up to 8% retirement 403b match

Jewish Family and Children's Services (JFCS) has served the San Francisco Bay Area for 175 years. We offer world‑class services to support individuals and families across all stages of life, including adoption, mental health, senior care, disability services, financial assistance, Holocaust education, and youth development. While our mission and work are rooted in Jewish values, we serve people of all faiths and backgrounds. JFCS has exceptional financial strength, operating with $82M in revenue, endowment/reserves of $75M+, assets of $250M+, and literally decades of clean audits. With less than 10% of revenue coming from government funding, our rock‑solid financial strength is ensured for years to come.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Assistant Controller, reporting to the Controller, supports the management of all financial accounting and reporting activities, including journal entries, general ledger processing, account reconciliations, bank reconciliations, variance analysis, and other related tasks. This position serves as a steward for the agency’s financial resources and helps promote its economic liability by ensuring accounting systems and assets are managed with integrity.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

• Salary Range: Up to $165,000 (depending on experience)
• Up to 8% 403(b) retirement match
• Extensive cafeteria benefits plan that lets you customize coverage to fit your needs
• 3 weeks of vacation and 2 weeks of sick leave, annually
• 16 holidays (10 federal and up to 6 Jewish holidays), annually
• Controller has active California CPA license, and can sponsor CPA license.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Planning, organizing and reviewing the financial activities and programs, including preparation of monthly budget-to-actual variance reports and supporting development of the annual budget
• Leading monthly, quarterly, and year‑end closes. Preparing quarterly GAAP financial statements, operating results narratives and ad hoc reports for the Finance Committee, Executive Director, CFO, Controller, and Program Directors
• Overseeing investment accounting, including preparation of the Summary of Investment worksheet, Investment Roll forward schedule, monthly journal entries, monthly investment activity analysis, reconciliation of investment balance sheet accounts and preparation of investment reports for the Investment Committee
• Reviewing reconciliations of all bank, credit card, and other balance sheet accounts prepared by the Staff Accountant or Senior Accountant; performing reconciliations of assigned accounts and preparing monthly and quarterly summary analyses
• Providing finance support for the Development Department, including production of Named Fund and Donor Advised Fund reports. Serving as backup for processing stock gift transactions and supporting financial services for JFCS’ Endowment Program, including internal endowed funds, split‑interest gifts, and donor‑advised funds. Providing backup for grants and contract accounting and reporting
• Assisting with preparations for audits (workers’ compensation, 403(b), and year‑end financial statement), tax return work papers, and year‑end footnotes
• Recommending, implementing, and maintaining accounting systems and procedures to meet reimbursement and reporting requirements. Participating in system selection and implementation as requested
• Administering the general ledger accounting software (Sage Intacct)

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• CPA license highly preferred
• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, Business Administration, or related field is required
• Solid knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Minimum five years of experience in accounting, payroll processing, bookkeeping, and budget management. Public accounting professionals just entering industry encouraged to apply. Controller has active California CPA license, and can sponsor CPA license.
• Nonprofit sector experience helpful
• A minimum of two years of supervisory experience is preferred
• Proficiency with accounting systems, preferably Sage Intacct, Adaptive Planning, HR systems such as Paylocity or similar, and MS Access
• Intermediate proficiency level in Microsoft Excel, and other MS Office suite software products
• Demonstrated experience with system implementation and process improvement
• Ability to effectively supervise, guide, and evaluate the work of assigned staff

Contact

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Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Accounting/Auditing

Industries

Non‑profit Organizations