Controller

Title:  Controller

Starting Salary Range:  The starting salary range for this position will be in the $101,400 – $104,442 range, depending on experience, education, and skills relevant to the position.  Please note that the indicated starting salary range describes the range for an incumbent in this position.  Most new staff generally start at the beginning of the range percentile to ensure internal salary equity.

Location: Fully remote eligible – Preference for Durango, CO, Salt Lake City, UT, Albuquerque, NM, Denver, CO, Colorado Springs, CO or Phoenix, AZ.   

Status:  Full-Time, Exempt

Benefit Eligible: Health, Vision, Dental, Short/Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Retirement, Paid Time Off, Supplemental benefits including critical care, pet insurance, supplemental life, and others.

Reports to:  Director of Finance

Posting Period: Please apply before May 16, 2025

Organizational Summary: 

Conservation Legacy is a nationwide non-profit.  The Corps programs within the organization engage participants in diverse conservation and community projects that serve public and private lands.   These projects provide opportunities for personal and professional development and strive toward a high priority of needs for public land managers and community partners. Through the mission of engaging future leaders who protect, restore, and enhance our nation’s lands through community-based service; Conservation Legacy works toward a world with healthy lands, air, and water; thriving people and resilient communities.

Position Summary:

The Controller is responsible for maintaining and overseeing Conservation Legacy’s financial, accounting and reporting activities.  This position is responsible for implementing an overarching financial structure for the entire organization that supports the viability of the business model and program mission. The Controller works closely with the leadership team to set the organization’s goals, objectives, and results. In addition, along with the Director of Finance, the Controller partners with and offers support to the board’s finance committee. The Controller will lead all day-to-day finance operations for the organization’s annual budget and oversees the accounting department staff with functional responsibility over accounts payable, accounts receivable, financial reporting, fixed asset management, agreement management, budgeting, and cash management.  The Controller will work closely with operations to provide education on finance and accounting policies, procedures, and compliance requirements, as well as to explore how the finance department can support program operations.

Outcomes & Functions of Position:

Financial Leadership

• Oversees all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems to ensure compliance with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) and any other appliable local, state, or federal regulatory requirements across the organization and within program operations.
• Establishes and maintains internal financial controls throughout the organization; monitors compliance and implements improvements.
• Consistently analyzes financial data and produces accurate, assists with timely and complete financials reports for management and the Board of Directors.
• Prepares reports for external financial reporting requirements.
• Supports the annual audit with an independent audit firm for all financial audits.
• Oversees the audit fieldwork and engages with the auditors as needed.
• Leads monthly reconciliations of general ledger accounts.
• Supports the monthly cash flow planning and ensures availability of funds.
• Continually assesses current practices, procedures, and operational processes and identifies appropriate changes or improvements that maximize accuracy and efficiency.
• Train and support AR and AP functions.

Strategic Leadership

• Identifies and develops annual and long-term objectives to support Conservation Legacy’s strategic plan.
• Collaborates with the Conservation Legacy Leadership Team and other Conservation Legacy senior leaders.
• Leverages strengths of staff and Board members, helps to clarify roles and responsibilities, and provides guidance and mentoring to team members to achieve optimal individual and organizational goals.

Organizational Advocacy

• Successfully engages, leads, and supports a positive work environment for all within the organization and the communities we serve.
• Leads and/or participates in organizational-wide teams, projects and initiatives that support the work of the Strategic Plans goals.
• Reports any potential complaints within the organization as identified in the Personnel Policy Manual.
• Assists or leads other responsibilities, as assigned.

Our Commitment:
Conservation Legacy is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to perform essential job functions. Physical requirements may include periodic overnight travel, non-traditional work hours, ability to move across varied terrain, use program-specific tools and a range of technology on an infrequent or frequent basis. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. The ability to safely drive an organizational vehicle may also be required for some positions. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to the hiring manager.

Qualifications: 

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree and 10+ years of related experience OR 15 years of related experience.
• Minimum of 5 years managing administrative systems in non-profit or similar organization preferred.
• Experience in grants management as it relates to reporting and compliance of government, corporate and foundation grants.
• Significant experience and knowledge of nonprofit accounting principles, including fund and grant accounting.
• Ability to operate Microsoft Office programs and applications, or similar platforms.
• Ability to successfully work in a fluid, changing work environment.
• Ability to keep others and oneself, in remote locations, accountable to expectations.
• Must be able to pass the organization’s criminal history check requirements.
• Master’s Degree preferred.

Other Competencies Desired for this Position’s Success: Manage Complexity, Resourceful, Effectively Communicate, Cultivate Innovation, Drive, and/or Influence Results, Plans & Aligns.

Conservation Legacy is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodations due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to the hiring manager.