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About the Role

As Controller, you will play a critical leadership role in shaping and safeguarding the financial health of Anderson Center for Autism. Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, you will oversee the daily operations of the Finance Department, provide leadership to accounting and finance team members, and help ensure the fiscal stability that supports life-changing programs and services across our organization. This role is ideal for a financially savvy leader who enjoys balancing strategic thinking with operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the daily operations of the Finance Department, providing leadership and direction to Senior Accountants and other finance team members.
• Maintain oversight of the general ledger, internal controls, financial systems, and accounting processes to ensure accuracy, integrity, and compliance.
• Develop financial reports, forecasts, and analyses that support organizational planning and decision-making.
• Oversee agency billing activities, including regulatory and reimbursement requirements associated with OPWDD, SED, OCFS, and clinic funding sources.
• Lead the preparation, monitoring, and reporting of the agency's annual budget while identifying opportunities for financial efficiency and cost control.
• Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting, regulatory filings, cost reports, audits, and compliance activities.
• Oversee annual audit preparation and coordinate the provision of financial records and documentation to auditors.
• Provide oversight of cash flow, banking relationships, accounts receivable, and accounts payable activities to support the organization's financial stability.
• Provide financial guidance and meaningful reporting to organizational leaders, department heads, and other key stakeholders.
• Lead, mentor, and develop finance team members while fostering a culture of accountability, transparency, continuous learning, and professional excellence.
• Support the implementation and optimization of financial technologies and systems that improve efficiency and strengthen financial operations.
• Help ensure compliance with all applicable financial regulations, reporting standards, and industry best practices while promoting ethical stewardship of organizational resources.

Requirements

• Strong financial leadership, strategic thinking, and sound business judgment.
• A commitment to accountability, integrity, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• The ability to communicate complex financial information clearly and effectively to both financial and non-financial audiences.
• Proven leadership skills with a passion for coaching, mentoring, and developing others.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, internal controls, and regulatory compliance.
• Alignment with our mission and values.
• A desire to contribute to an organization committed to making a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals with autism.
• Possess the knowledge, experience, and technical expertise necessary to successfully oversee complex financial operations.
• Demonstrate familiarity with financial reporting, budgeting, audit preparation, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Have experience leading and developing accounting or finance professionals.
• Complete agency-required orientation and training.
• Fulfill all organizational compliance requirements and adhere to agency policies and procedures.

Skills

• Financial reporting
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Internal controls
• Regulatory compliance
• Audit preparation
• Cash flow management
• Financial leadership
• Strategic thinking
• Problem-solving
• Decision-making
• Communication

Location

• New York

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Leadership experience

Education Level

• Master's Degree or Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or a closely related field.

Salary/Compensations

• $102,670.00 - $107,870.00

Benefits

• Up to 6 weeks of paid time off (starting in your first year!)
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match and annual contribution
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
• Wellness program
• Ongoing professional development
• Invitations to staff appreciation events and experiences

About the Company

• Anderson Center for Autism is committed to providing a diverse workforce by ensuring that discrimination barriers to equal employment opportunity and upward mobility do not exist here.
• Founded over 100 years ago (in 1924), our award-winning, evidence-based educational, vocational, residential, clinical, and consulting/training programs have successfully optimized the quality of life for individuals with autism for decades now.
• In addition, we work every day to cultivate a broader culture of acceptance in society, further adding to the legacy of compassion for which we have come to be known throughout the country and around the world.

Equal Opportunity

• Equal opportunity means employment, development, and promotion of individuals without consideration of race, color, disability, religion, age, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, unless there is a bona fide occupational requirement which excludes a person in one of these protected groups.
• Anderson Center for Autism is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• EOE