Controller

 
 
Job Title: Controller
 
Reports to: President/CEO
 
Overview: This role is responsible for maintaining and producing the consolidated financial statements for the three Chamber entities (The Chamber, The Foundation, and Chamber Management Services) in service to the Chamber’s strategic plan.
 
Responsibilities:

• (25%) *Prepare financial statements to the Chamber Board Leadership on a monthly basis
  • Oversee all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements.
  • Consistently analyze financial data and present financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; clearly communicate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements; monitor progress and changes and keep senior leadership abreast of said changes
  • Maintain internal control and safeguards for receipt of revenue, costs, and program budgets and actual expenditures.
  • Prepare and present monthly treasurer report to Chamber and Board leadership
• (20%) *Coordinate with relevant leadership to reconcile and analyze general ledger with current and expected dues revenue
  • Reconcile all revenue with GrowthZone records for dues revenue
  • Maintain daily cash schedule and assist with cash flow forecasting
  • Maintain and reconcile all bank statements on a daily basis
• (10%) *Responsible for checking the accuracy and processing of payroll as well as insurance and benefit administration on a semi-monthly basis
  • Issues paychecks and manage direct deposits: preparing and issuing earning statements, calculating payable hours, commissions, tax withholdings, contributions, and deductions.
  • Checks all benefit monthly billing and deferred compensation to reconcile against the payroll accruals
• (10%) *Support Accounts Payable function to ensure accuracy and integrity of expenditures
  • Review and release invoices entered for payment, accurately recording the information in the financial statements
  • Review and reconcile bank and credit charges on a daily basis, verifying accurate expense coding and business purpose
  • Oversee ACH and ET payments with Accounting Manager
• (10%) Annual Audit
  • Lead and manage the annual audit with external auditors and relevant internal staff
• (5%) *Investment Strategy
  • Manage and track the performance of invested assets in keeping with policies and investment guidelines.
• (5%) Drive the annual budget process
  • Support department and program managers in preparing annual budgets
  • Enter final budget information into financial software database
• (5%) Miscellaneous Administrative tasks
  • Act as a resource to Chamber staff
  • Provide variances between revenue and expenses to leaders and help resolve related questions or concerns
  • Support GrowthZone or Microsoft Dynamics questions or concerns
  • Coordinate and file tax returns for the organizations
  • Maintain required insurance policies such as liability, unemployment, and workers’ compensation
• (10%) Supervise direct report
  • Provide career development and guidance, including on-going and annual performance feedback
  • Oversee administrative logistics such as time off approval, scheduling, performance management
  • Communicate important Chamber and Department news and information, as needed

 
*Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions
 
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
 
Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required and a minimum of seven years’ relevant work experience
• Non-profit or government experience preferred
• Experience with fund accounting
• Experience with financial software, Microsoft Dynamics preferred
• Experience with GrowthZone, or other customer relationship management system, preferred
• Must be extremely detail-oriented
• Proficiency with Excel

 
Core Value Competencies:
At the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, we:

• TRUST each other
• Embrace FLEXIBILITY
• COLLABORATE openly
• Commit to INCLUSION
• Act with INTEGRITY

 
Job Competencies and Skills:

• Technical Aptitude
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
  • Skillful in use of tools and equipment relevant to job performance
  • Ability to quickly master use of technology necessary to perform job functions
  • Ability to gather, capture, and analyze data leveraging our GrowthZone database system
• Communication
  • Ability to convey information clearly and concisely either verbally or in writing.
  • Ability to listen and respond appropriately to others
• Professionalism and Work Ethic
  • Demonstrates personal accountability and effective time management skills to meet multiple deadlines and adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate.
  • Independently determines what needs to be done and acts on it
• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
  • Researches all available avenues of information to develop solutions to problems
• Relationship Building
  • Builds strong relationships with colleagues and clients working together towards common goals
• Project Management
  • Bring together every component of a project, including resources or planning, that are needed to complete it in a timely manner

 
Inclusive Leadership Competencies

• Innovative Collaboration
  • Recognize and celebrate differences, leveraging potential of each individual and team to improve decision-making and innovation
  • Continuously challenge their own and others’ existing mindsets
• Awareness and Clarity
  • Proactively create time and space for open and welcoming dialogues, leaning into uncomfortable conversations
  • Intentionally seeking out diverse perspectives
• Courageous Accountability
  • Proactively challenge bias, intolerance, and resistance to change
  • Create culture of accountability, holding self and others responsible to do the work
• Empowering Others
  • Connect with team members to understand and identify individual strengths and areas for development
  • Expand personal and professional opportunities for growth by connecting to networks, resources, enhanced job responsibilities, etc.

 
 
Additional Eligibility Requirements:

• Offer of employment is contingent upon a successful background check.

 
FLSA Classification:

• Full-time, Exempt

 
Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

 
Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position a minimum of 75% of the time
• Needs to occasionally move about to assist with meeting room set-ups

 
Travel Required:

• N/A

 
EEO Statement:
The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce maintains a policy of non-discrimination in employment and complies with and supports all Federal, state, and local laws regarding discrimination in employment. Specifically, the Organization does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, citizenship status, pregnancy, mental or physical disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic to the extent prohibited by Federal, state, or local law. Decisions regarding recruiting, hiring and promotion are made on the basis of individual qualifications related to the requirements of the position. Likewise, the administration of other human resources matters such as compensation, benefits, transfers, reductions-in-force, recall, training, education, and social/recreational programs are free from any discriminatory practices.