Controller

Fraser has been a cornerstone of mental health services in Minnesota since 1935, earning national recognition for our commitment to quality and personalized care for families. Joining our team means elevating your career with professional development opportunities, mentorship, and customized career paths. At Fraser, you'll find a collaborative and relationship-oriented culture where your contributions are valued, and we prioritize the growth of our employees, offering mentorship, training programs, and customized career ladders to help you reach your full potential. 

Fraser is seeking a Controller who is responsible for the management, supervision, and coordination of the Accounting Department, ensuring a customer service focus responsive to the management and organization’s needs for timely, useful, accurate financial data, and for the management and protection of the organization’s financial assets. 

Accounting Group Management:

• Provide leadership and support in the completion of all accounting functions of the organization, including billing, accounts receivable / cash, accounts payable, general ledger and client accounting.
• Manage the purchase and operation of accounting and related software. Assist with integration of software within other divisions that affect the accounting department.

Accounting Responsibilities:

• Manage banking and cash management activities including account selection and balances, transaction review, fraud prevention and borrowing requirements, in consultation with the CFO.
• Oversee / prepare general ledger and related activity to ensure accounting information is accumulated and reported in an accurate and timely manner. Provide financial analysis, reconciliation, and review.
• Assure financial statements are consistent with federal, state and county reporting requirements affecting each division and with accepted accounting practices (GAAP), nonprofit law, and organizational policy.
• Oversee / prepare departmental financial reports, including graphic and narrative information. Meet with department directors as needed to analyze and explain financial data and statistics so the current financial impact of operations can be effectively monitored, and the organization remains on budget. Assist in preparing regular re-forecasts.
• Assist in preparing regular re-forecasts.
• Manage grant and designated funds usage for agency financials in partnership with the VP of Development and Program Leadership
• Make recommendations to the CFO and develop new and updated organizational finance and accounting policies, procedures, and services that will guide staff in achieving organizational goals and that are consistent with public practice and regulatory requirements.

We are proud to offer our employees the following benefits:

• Collaborative and relationship-oriented culture

• Scheduled performance feedback

• Career growth opportunities

• Opportunities for community involvement in Fraser organized events

• Work-life balance is important; Fraser offers generous paid time off to those employed full time

• Benefits (available to employees working 30 or more hours per week)

• 403(b) retirement account with Fraser contribution

• Childcare discount at Fraser School

• Referral bonuses

• Verizon Wireless cell phone plan and accessories discount

Qualifications:

• AA/AS or BA/BS degree in Accounting, Business Administration or related field required.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification preferred.
• Generally, 10 years of experience in public accounting or prior experience supervising an accounting department or other accounting professionals required.
• Commitment to promoting diversity, multiculturalism and inclusion with focus on culturally responsive practice, internal self-awareness and reflection.

Location & Schedule: 

• This position is hybrid work model / Bloomington, MN 
• This is a full-time, benefit eligible position working standard business hours Monday through Friday.

Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging: Fraser values a diverse staff to ensure the best outcomes for our diverse client base. We are committed to anti-racism at Fraser. Our anti-racism committee assesses, develops, and implements numerous initiatives ranging from recruiting and retaining diverse staff to staff training and more.

Fraser is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

If you are having trouble applying or have questions, please contact Fraser HR at careers@fraser.org or 612-767-7550. If you have successfully submitted your application, you will get a confirmation email. If you do not receive the confirmation email, please check your junk/spam folders; then contact us as we may not have received your application. Thank you for considering Fraser!