Not-For-Profit / Government Assistant Controller Job in Buffalo 14216, New York Us

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We are currently working with our client to identify critical members of their Accounting team, specifically to support day to day financial reporting and accounting operations.  Our client is boasts a stable, steady environment with a steady and predictable workflow and virtually no overtime.  Achieving a work life balance is doable, and this is the place to do it!

 

The Assistant Controller will report to the Controller, and will work hand in hand with middle and executive management.  Possessing a strong foundation in fund accounting, financial reporting, routine business processes and cycles, and management reporting will be necessary skills for this role.   Critical thinking and strong leadership skills will also be necessary components.  If you’re a Manager at a CPA firm or in an accounting leadership role at a not-for-profit organization or municipality, you’ve worked hard, and are ready to take the next step with an organization that will position you to strike a balance between your professional life and personal life while not sacrificing compensation or benefits, then this is the role for you.  

 

Our client is looking for someone with a strong foundation in not-for-profit or governmental accounting, but also is in need of a dynamic profession with the following skills:

·         Communication skills are critical.  Our client needs people that understand fund accounting, but also professionals who can communicate with confidence, reasonable eloquence, and conviction. 

·         This position will have a succession plan track for the right person to become the Controller down the line.

·         Strong leadership skills

·         Strong organizational skills

·         Flexible and able to adapt and react to solve problems on the fly

·         Someone detail oriented enough to get their hands dirty, but able to pull themselves out, take a step back, and assess the big picture


Required Qualifications:  CPA License Required, 7+ years of combined Public Accounting NFP/Government Experience


Desired Qualifications:  MBA


Education:  BS in Accounting


Travel:  None


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