Highlights
Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, this individual will serve as the senior accounting leader, providing financial oversight, strategic guidance, and support to organizational leadership. Serve as the primary finance contact for the annual external audit, coordinating audit schedules, supporting documentation, reconciliations, and responses to audit findings.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Stamford, CT |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1994 |
| Website | http://www.cfstaffing.com/ |
Description
Part Time Controller
Schedule: Part-time, approximately 20 hours per week
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Controller to oversee financial operations, reporting, internal controls, and audit readiness for an established nonprofit organization. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, this individual will serve as the senior accounting leader, providing financial oversight, strategic guidance, and support to organizational leadership.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Oversight, Reporting & Analysis
- Oversee accounting and financial operations, ensuring accurate, timely, and reliable financial reporting.
- Review account reconciliations, journal entries, financial schedules, payroll reporting, and other key accounting activities.
- Establish and maintain accounting policies, procedures, approval workflows, and internal controls to safeguard organizational assets.
- Oversee cash management, banking activities, payment controls, and treasury-related processes.
- Monitor accounting and reporting related to municipal funding, grants, restricted funds, receivables, and reimbursement activity.
- Provide financial analysis and recommendations to leadership regarding budgets, operating priorities, resource allocation, and financial trends.
Audit, Compliance & Internal Controls
- Serve as the primary finance contact for the annual external audit, coordinating audit schedules, supporting documentation, reconciliations, and responses to audit findings.
- Ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), applicable nonprofit and public-sector regulations, contractual obligations, and funding requirements.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- At least 7 years of progressively responsible accounting and financial management experience.
- Demonstrated experience with financial reporting, budgeting, audits, internal controls, and staff supervision.
- Strong knowledge of GAAP, accounting systems, Microsoft Excel, and financial reporting practices.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, and work effectively with leadership and cross-functional teams.
About Company
Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.
CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.
Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.
