Part-time Financial Controller

​Position Summary
The Cambridge Public Library Foundation seeks a part-time financial controller who will be responsible for bookkeeping and providing high-level financial reports and recommendations. Primary responsibilities include accounts payable, bank deposits, reconciliations, payroll, audit management, budget and report generation and other finance-related duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:
  • Maintaining records according to generally accepted accounting principles including the recordation of general journal entries, accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash management and reconciliation of bank statements;
  • Applying strong accounting skills including A/P, A/R, purchasing backup, journal entries, track and record investment activity, and all bookkeeping through financial statement preparation;
  • Producing reports, upon request, for the Director, Finance Committee and Board of Directors;
  • Budget preparation and forecasting;
  • Reconciling and maintaining records related to restricted expenditures;
  • Preparing for and participating in the annual audit;
  • Attending to duties, as assigned, on a set schedule (remote for now, in the office post-pandemic); and
  • Performing other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications
  • Attention to detail with an exceptional level of accuracy and a track record of reliability, confidentiality and conscientious work habits;
  • Five or more years of bookkeeping experience with excellent practices and procedures;
  • Payroll skills, experience in accounting and facility with Quickbooks;
  • Experience managing audits and the audit process;
  • Ability to produce timely reports and present to Foundation Committees and the Board of Directors;
  • Ability to work independently with limited supervision; and
  • CPA and/or Foundation experience preferred, but not required.

Compensation
Flexible, part-time (average of 15 hrs per month). $50-75/hr, based on experience. Geographically flexible. Remote work while pandemic continues, in-person in Cambridge office once per month when it is safe to do so.

Submission Details
This position reports to the Director of the Cambridge Public Library Foundation, Katie Welch. If interested, please email one PFD document to katie@cplfound.org that includes your cover letter and resume.
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This job was posted on February 12, 2021. The ideal start date is on or before April 1, 2021.
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