NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL Controller Salary in the United States

Save lives, from the workplace to anyplace.

The National Safety Council is America’s leading nonprofit safety advocate.  We focus on eliminating the leading causes of preventable injuries and deaths.  Through leadership, research, education, and advocacy, NSC focuses on areas where most unintentional injuries and deaths occur.  Our Initiatives include:

• Workplace Safety
• Roadway Security
• Impairment

We are currently looking for a Controller to join us in our mission to save lives and prevent injuries.

Position Highlights:

The Controller develops and executes strategies and standards related to accounting policy, reporting, general ledger maintenance, and financial systems and controls.  They lead and support the day-to-day accounting operations by overseeing a team of accounting professionals.  With functional leadership spanning overall accounting, accounts payable, and accounts receivable.

What You’ll Do:

• Maintain internal control and safeguards for receipt of revenue, costs, and expenditures.  Documents and assesses our current internal financial control system, identifying issues, provides and implements solutions for corrective action(s)
• Directs the audits of the year-end financial statements and benefit plans
• Direct/Ensure the processing of all accounts payable and receivable transactions, collections, billings and cash receipts
• Maintain daily cash schedule and assist with cash flow budgeting/forecasting
• Ensure preparation of bank account reconciliations and general ledger account analyses and reconciliations
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of month-end (and year-end) close
• Ensure accurate management of all restricted funding (grants and philanthropy)
• Direct preparation of work papers to support the completion of annual tax returns
• Partner with Finance in delivering accurate and timely financial results, ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements
• Assist in managing relationships with outside parties, including banking, investment, insurance, and other
• Manage and develop a 10-member Accounting team
• Other accounting/leadership projects

We’re Looking for Someone with: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting with 10 to 15 years of accounting and financial management
• CPA certification required
• Master’s degree with a concentration in accounting preferred.
• Excellent understanding of generally accepted accounting principles including financial accounting, cost accounting, grant accounting, and specific regulations related to non-profit organizations.
• Knowledge and application of financial and internal controls.
• Understanding of information systems capabilities and operations as related to accounting and business function.
• Strong ability to evaluate processes and systems, develop recommendations to improve effectiveness and efficiency, and implement changes as directed.
• Ability to select, recruit, organize, train, direct, and develop professional personnel, and to coordinate the timely accomplishment of responsibilities.
• Senior-level writing and presentation skills.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills and ability to work at all levels and across all functions in an organization.
• This is a remote position
• Salary range: $130,000 to $150,000

Reasons You’ll Love it here: 

NSC cares about the safety, health, and overall well-being of our employees.  We offer competitive benefits, resources, and tools to promote a work-life balance that supports employees during all phases of life.  We offer the following:

• At least 20 PTO days accrued 1^st year and 11 paid holidays
• Flexible work arrangements
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
• Flex spending accounts for medical and dependent care
• 403(b) & Roth 403(b)  with employer match up to 6%
• Reimbursable training
• Student loan pay-down
• Dress for your day

We believe that you can’t be safe if you don’t feel safe. Feeling safe requires a commitment to equitable policy implementation and promoting diversity in the safety profession. We must cultivate our own diverse, inclusive, and equitable work environment to deliver on our mission to save lives, from the workplace to anyplace.

NSC is an equal-opportunity employer.