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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $176k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

⛔️ Financial Controller

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Convergent Research

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11 - 50 employees

🤝 Non-profit

🔬 Science

Non-profit • Science • Technology

Convergent Research is a nonprofit organization that supports the creation and operation of Focused Research Organizations (FROs). These are new types of scientific startups dedicated to tackling large-scale, coordinated projects in science and technology. The organization aims to produce high-impact public goods and drive forward technically ambitious projects led by teams of scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs. Convergent Research operates with a focus on achieving pre-specified, quantifiable technical milestones within finite-duration projects. It is supported by significant funding from notable entities, including investment by influential figures in the science and tech communities.

📋 Description

• Oversee the full accounting operation across Convergent, its disregarded entities, and subsidiaries • Oversee monthly reconciliation and close, including consolidation and intercompany accounting • Set the close calendar and review standards • Manage and develop Finance & Accounting Managers • Design and implement Convergent’s federal grants compliance program under 2 CFR Part 200 • Establish policies, procedures, internal controls, allowable cost review, time and effort reporting, cost allocation, indirect and fringe rate support, and subrecipient monitoring • Oversee each federal award from setup through closeout • Review budget-to-actuals, burn rates, cost share, drawdowns, invoicing, federal financial reports, SEFA, and procurement documentation • Lead annual audit and Single Audit preparation, including PBC requests, supporting schedules, SEFA, and corrective action plans • Coordinate Form 990 workpapers and own regulatory financial reporting • Oversee revenue recognition, donor restriction tracking and releases, payroll allocations, and time and effort reporting • Review monthly financial reports and improve decision-making insights • Write and maintain accounting SOPs and internal control documentation • Improve workflows and systems and strengthen controls across entities • Partner with the Head of Finance to transition work from the outsourced accounting firm in-house • Support annual budgeting, financial policies, internal control design, and chart of accounts changes • Make financial insights accessible to scientists, engineers, and program leads

🎯 Requirements

• Deep, hands-on experience across the full accounting cycle in nonprofits • Experience with fund accounting, net asset restrictions, multi-entity consolidation, and revenue recognition for contributions, grants, and exchange transactions • Experience researching and documenting technical GAAP positions, including conditional grants, restricted gifts, leases, and intercompany transactions • Extensive audit and Single Audit experience • Experience filing Form 990s • Knowledge of all components of 2 CFR Part 200 • Experience building federal grant compliance programs from the ground up • Experience writing policies, procedures, and control documentation • Experience standing up systems and auditing federal grant compliance programs • Experience across agencies and award types, including grants, cooperative agreements, and other transactions • Experience leading accounting teams, including managers • Firm grasp of accounting systems and comfort working with multiple systems • Ability to translate complex accounting matters into plain English • Knowledge of GAAP and federal grant compliance

🏖️ Benefits

• A rare chance to build institutional architecture for frontier science and work with experts from different fields • Competitive salary of $176,000 • 5-10% premium for especially high cost of labor locations or the NYC office • Up to a 6% 401k match • Top-tier medical, dental, and vision insurance, with most options fully covered for employees and dependents • Company-paid life insurance, AD&D, long- and short-term disability insurance • Voluntary supplemental insurance options • 19 holidays, including a full week off at the end of the year • 3 weeks PTO with tenure increases • Separate sick and parental leave allotments • Generous fertility benefits and childcare reimbursement • Education and professional development benefits • Wellness allowance for fitness and wellness activities • 3x/year offsite team retreats • Additional opportunities to meet teammates in person

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