We are looking for a Controller to support a non-profit organization in Fairport, New York through a Contract position. This role will lead core accounting operations, provide financial oversight, and help maintain accurate reporting across payroll, cash activity, reconciliations, and monthly close activities. The Controller will also partner with internal teams to strengthen financial controls, support cash flow planning, and guide accounting staff in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities:

• Lead day-to-day oversight of accounting, accounts payable, and accounts receivable activities while coaching staff and providing operational guidance.
• Examine payroll support files, approve related reconciliations, and authorize journal entries to maintain accurate financial records.
• Monitor bank activity by posting transactions, tracking cleared checks, resolving outstanding items, and approving completed bank reconciliations.
• Review purchase orders for policy compliance, confirm appropriate general ledger coding, and support adherence to internal purchasing standards.
• Manage liquidity by tracking cash flow, preparing projections, and coordinating funding movements such as line of credit or endowment withdrawals when needed.
• Approve monthly financial statements and prepare written analysis that explains budget-to-actual variances and key financial trends for leadership review.
• Perform and oversee reconciliations for pledges, deferred revenue, prepaid balances, fundraising platforms, payment systems, petty cash, and other assigned accounts to ensure consistency across records.
• Verify cash receipts, post donation activity, prepare batches from online giving reports, and coordinate selected invoice coding and payment processing tasks.
• Assign and maintain project coding for staff and collaborate across departments to support financial analysis, forecasting, and reporting accuracy.