Comptroller

Position Summary


The Comptroller serves as the senior accounting and compliance authority for a rapidly growing, multi-state charter school network. This role provides enterprise-wide leadership over accounting operations, financial reporting, internal controls, and regulatory compliance. The Comptroller ensures financial integrity, audit readiness, and scalable systems that support new school launches, replication, and expansion into additional states.


Key Responsibilities


Enterprise Accounting Leadership and Oversight

• Direct and oversee all accounting operations across the charter network, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll accounting, cash management, and financial close processes.
• Enforce network-wide accounting policies, procedures, and standards across multiple states and legal entities.
• Ensure timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements at both the network and school level, including consolidated reporting.
• Lead the financial setup and integration of newly approved schools and entities, including chart of accounts, grant structures, banking, and internal controls.

Internal Controls, Risk Management, and Compliance

• Design, implement, and monitor a robust internal control framework appropriate for a multi-state, grant-funded organization.
• Ensure compliance with federal procurement standards, conflict-of-interest requirements, time-and-effort reporting, and payroll allocations for grant-funded staff.
• Identify financial, compliance, and operational risks associated with rapid growth and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Oversee corrective action plans related to audits, CSP monitoring, or regulatory findings.

Audit, Authorizer, and External Reporting Leadership

• Serve as the primary accounting liaison for external auditors, single audit firms, state agencies, CSP grant managers, and charter authorizers.
• Direct preparation of audit schedules, consolidated financial statements, and compliance reports.
• Oversee annual financial audits, single audits, and CSP monitoring reviews across all network entities.
• Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting to governing boards, authorizers, and public stakeholders.

Leadership and Organizational Capacity Building

• Build scalable finance infrastructure to support continued growth and additional state expansion.
• Provide training and guidance to school leaders, program staff, and operations teams on financial policies, CSP requirements, and compliance expectations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with academics, operations, facilities, HR, and compliance to ensure financial alignment with school launch and grant requirements.

Qualifications


Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. CPA required.
• Minimum of 8-12 years of progressive accounting experience, including senior-level leadership.
• Experience supporting multi-entity, multi-state charter school networks or similarly complex nonprofit organizations strongly preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Expert knowledge of GAAP, fund accounting, and governmental or nonprofit accounting standards.
• Proven ability to design and scale financial systems in a high-growth, multi-state environment.
• Strong leadership, judgment, analytical, and communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency with accounting systems, ERP platforms, and Excel.

Working Conditions

• Hybrid work environment with a combination of on-site and remote work, subject to organizational needs and grant compliance requirements.
• On-site presence required for key activities such as audits, monitoring visits, critical meetings, and collaboration with school-based staff.
• Periodic extended hours during audit cycles, fiscal year-end close, or grant reporting deadlines.