Controller - FT

IMCI Overview

It’s My Community Initiative (IMCI) is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization in Oklahoma City with a mission of developing and expanding efforts to strengthen communities by building strong, healthy families. IMCI spearheads community projects, tackling issues of health, education, and employment, in partnership with other community-based organizations and through programs funded by corporate partners, federal, state, and local governments, and philanthropic organizations.

IMCI offers programs that serve a number of special population groups, including veterans, the historically unemployed or underemployed, individuals with a criminal background including those reentering communities from incarceration, incumbent workers, and low-skilled or low-wage workers. Over the years, IMCI has developed a reputation for and continues to demonstrate the value and efficacy of well-thought approaches to incorporating soft skills, vocational training, continuing education, job placement, job coaching and career advancement in ways that make obtaining consistent employment with a living wage more accessible. Additionally, IMCI continuously looks for opportunities to innovate within the workforce development field and, where appropriate, develops and fosters social enterprises that include employment opportunities for the populations served and whose financial success can be reinvested in the services and resources needed to support the Work Ready Oklahoma model.

Position Overview

The IMCI Controller is responsible for managing the administration of financial components of several contracts, grants, and funding resources. They will provide budgeting, financial analysis, post award services, and oversight to ensure adherence with OMB Uniform Guidance and grant or contract specific requirements; serve as a resource for staff of funded programs for fiscal and programmatic matters and collaborates with other staff to present timely financial information to executive leadership and the Board of Directors.

This individual can expect to perform a variety of tasks with multiple projects with multiple deadlines daily. The position collaborates closely with the leadership team to perform multifaceted, time-sensitive functions for the organization and completion of projects effectively and timely.

Essential Job Functions

• Prepare financial reports for internal and external stakeholders
• Provide insights on the financial health of the organization
• Oversees the contract accounting team
• Monitor monthly reporting, budgeting and reforecast processes
• Monitor the organization’s bank accounts and cash flow
• Ensuring, in conjunction with the operations and compliance staff, that the business meets all its statutory and compliance obligations including contractual, budget and statutory accounting and tax issues
• Develop and manage financial monitoring and reporting systems, track budgets and financial indicators, including utilization, accounts receivable and accounts payable; comply to all reporting requirements; review all projects expenditures; develop the organizations budget
• Work with management to develop cost proposals for extension of contracts and grants and for new bids
• Assist in preparations for external monitoring visits, reviews, audits, and cross-site evaluations
• Help maintain documentation for each funded project
• Maintain appropriate internal controls within the organization
• Oversee, in conjunction with operations and compliance staff, the purchasing policy and ensure that purchases conform to applicable Federal/State laws and standards of the OMB Uniform Guidance
• Interface with stakeholders/user departments to provide sound advice and recommendations regarding procurement actions
• Serve on the leadership team to provide direction and strategic forward-thinking for the organization
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Education/Training

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or other related field
• CPA preferred, but not required
  
  

Experience

• 5+ years of accounting experience
• Education and experience focusing on non-profit accounting
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Working knowledge of nonprofit business operations and federal/state grant and contract funding mechanisms
• Broad base of relevant technical knowledge and skills related to accounting and financial management and procurement systems, fund accounting experience desirable
• Proven research, data management, and statistical analysis skills
• Computer Applications, proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Adobe
• Proposal writing skills, preferred
  
  

IMCI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.