The American Association for Justice (AAJ) works to preserve the constitutional right to trial by jury and to make sure people have a fair chance to seek justice when they are injured by the negligence or misconduct of others – even when it means taking on the most powerful corporations.

AAJ is seeking aControllerfor its Finance department. The Controller leads the day-to-day accounting operations and supervises three finance team members with functional responsibility over accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash, and financial reporting for AAJ, the AAJ Education Fund, the AAJ PAC, the AAJ Endowment Fund, and the consolidation of all AAJs related entities. The Controller also ensures that AAJ has the systems and procedures in place to support effective program implementation and conduct flawless audits.

Essential Duties include:

• Consistently analyze financial data and present financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; clearly communicate monthly and annual financial statements; monitor progress and changes and keep senior leadership abreast of AAJs financial status.
• Support the CFO in engaging the boards audit and budget committees around issues and trends in financial operating models and delivery.
• Manage organizational cash flow forecasting and establish finance and administrative systems to support program operations.
• Maintain internal control and safeguard receipt of revenue, costs, program budgets and actual expenditures.
• Oversee all accounts, ledgers and reporting systems ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements.
• Design, establish and maintain an organizational structure and staffing to effectively accomplish the departments goals and objectives.
• Coordinate annual business insurance renewal.
• Direct financial audits: serve as primary contact for auditors and oversee preparation of audit financial statements and footnotes.
• Oversee preparation of tax schedules for completing Form 990 and related schedules.
• Oversee preparation of lobbying schedules for completing lobbying reports.
• Assist AAJs leadership in the annual budgeting and planning process.
• Monitor and analyze monthly operating results against budget.
• Administer and review all financial plans and compare actual results with a view to identify, explain and correct variances as appropriate.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in accounting required. CPA strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience at Director and/or Controller level preferred and supervisory experience of Finance team required.
• Non-profit organization experience required.
• Exceptional knowledge of financial practices and procedures; experience with public accounting preferred.
• Demonstrated history of delivering timely and accurate month end reports.
• Strong systems management skills.
• Experience implementing financial software systems desired.
• Strong communication skills.
• Must successfully pass a criminal background check.

Salary Range: $142,000 – $175,000