Controller

9 hours, 37 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
Finance and Accounting
Convergent Research

Convergent Research

Convergent Research enables fundamental research at scale, pursuing technically ambitious projects with a full-time team. It produces high-impact public goods for science and technology through finite-duration efforts.

Professional Services
11-50

Description

  • Oversee the general ledger, monthly reconciliations, close process, consolidations, and intercompany accounting across Convergent and its entities.
  • Lead and develop Finance & Accounting Managers, including setting priorities, reviewing work, and tracking team performance.
  • Build and operate the federal grants compliance program under 2 CFR Part 200, including policies, controls, cost allocation, time and effort reporting, and subrecipient monitoring.
  • Oversee federal awards from setup through closeout, including budgets, burn rates, drawdowns, invoicing, financial reporting, SEFA, and procurement documentation.
  • Lead preparation for annual audits and Single Audits, coordinate Form 990 workpapers, and manage regulatory financial reporting.
  • Ensure accurate revenue recognition, donor restriction tracking and releases, payroll allocations, and time and effort reporting.
  • Review monthly financial reports and improve reporting for decision-making.
  • Maintain accounting SOPs and internal-control documentation while improving systems and workflows.
  • Partner with the Head of Finance to transition outsourced accounting work in-house and support budgeting, financial policies, and chart-of-accounts changes.
  • Communicate financial insights and requirements clearly to FRO leaders and non-finance stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Deep hands-on nonprofit accounting experience across the full accounting cycle.
  • Expertise in fund accounting, net asset restrictions, multi-entity consolidation, and revenue recognition for contributions, grants, and exchange transactions.
  • Strong knowledge of GAAP, including technical accounting for conditional grants, restricted gifts, leases, and intercompany transactions.
  • Extensive experience with annual audits, Single Audits, and Form 990 filings.
  • Experience building federal grant compliance programs under 2 CFR Part 200.
  • Knowledge of federal award administration, including grants, cooperative agreements, and other transactions.
  • Experience leading accounting teams, including managing managers.
  • Strong accounting-systems knowledge and ability to improve financial processes and controls.
  • Ability to communicate complex accounting concepts clearly to non-finance audiences.
  • Ability to work remotely and travel domestically quarterly for team and organizational offsites, plus as needed.

Benefits

  • $176,000 salary, with a 5–10% premium for eligible high-cost labor locations or NYC office-based employees.
  • Up to 6% 401(k) match.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance, with most options fully covered for employees and dependents.
  • Company-paid life, AD&D, short- and long-term disability insurance, plus voluntary supplemental coverage.
  • 19 holidays, including a full week off at year-end.
  • Three weeks of PTO with tenure increases, plus separate sick and parental leave.
  • Fertility benefits, childcare reimbursement, and education and professional-development support.
  • Wellness allowance and three annual offsite team retreats.

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