Controller

Position: Controller (Nonprofit)

Compensation range: $100,000 - $120,000/year (exempt)

Reports to: Executive Director

Job Type: Full-time, in-person, Monday through Friday

Company Overview

Mission: Rise Up Industries minimizes gang involvement by providing integrated gang prevention, gang intervention, and post-detention reentry services.

History: Rise Up Industries (RUI) was founded in 2013 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, modeled after Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, the world’s most successful gang intervention and reentry program. In March 2016, we opened our Reentry Program. It assists formerly incarcerated, previously gang involved individuals to successfully reenter society; thereby reducing the gang population and the recidivism rate. A key component of the Reentry Program is employment and job training in our Machine Shop Social Enterprise. The social enterprise provides on the job training (OJT) on contracted machining work that generates revenue to help off-set program operating costs.

In August 2024, RUI launched Rise Up Leadership Academy (RULA). RULA is a gang-prevention program that serves youth beginning in 5th grade and will continue to provide services through high school graduation.

Position Overview

Rise Up Industries is seeking a Controller. This role will perform the day-to-day accounting functions of the organization, including accounting for grants, donations, and social enterprise revenue/expenses. The role will also includes supervision of an accounting assistant.

Essential Responsibilities

With the help of an accounting assistant, the Controller will be responsible for the following functions:

• Manage the day-to-day financial and accounting operations of the organization and associated LLC, ensuring that appropriate systems are in place to maintain effective internal controls.
• Process accounts payable, including invoices, credit card transactions, check requests and expense reimbursements. Perform coding and approve charges.
• Ensure that all transactions are entered accurately into our accounting software (QuickBooks Online), and the backup documents saved onto our server.
• Process receivables and invoice clients and customers of our social enterprises.
• Lead the planning and preparation of the annual operating budget and workplan, as well as ongoing re-forecasting throughout the fiscal year.
• Assist with HR-related tasks, including managing the organization’s health insurance plan and enrolling employees into required programs/trainings.
• Prepare bank deposits.
• Account for fixed assets, including a depreciation schedule.
• Reconcile bank accounts and credit card charges.
• Monitor cash levels.
• Prepare and enter journal entries.
• Ensure accuracy in general ledger.
• Prepare financial statements and related financial reports on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis
• Process employee time sheets and payroll; submit payroll to a third-party payroll processing firm.
• Reconcile payroll and related accruals to third-party payroll processing firm’s reports and tax filings on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
• Allocate labor time and project materials to their specific customer order in the machine shop.
• Manage accounting for grants and donations, including properly charging and allocating costs to donor restricted funds. Create and maintain reporting of grants in process, projections and comparison to budget.
• Prepare information for tax filings and submit to a third party for Form 990 and other tax filings and compliance reports.
• Prepare and file 1099s.
• Prepare schedules and documents for annual financial audit.
• Maintain a coherent chart of accounts, with a supporting filing system.
• Manage social enterprise inventory and reconcile to ERP software.
• Participation in Executive and Finance committees.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, preferred, or a combination of education and work experience that demonstrates knowledge and understanding of non-profit accounting principles.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience.
• QuickBooks experience a must
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), a must
• Knowledge of Nonprofit accounting and reporting, strongly preferred
• Experience managing grants and grant reporting, strongly preferred
• Aptitude for business
• Detail oriented
• Must be able to meet tight deadlines
• Experience with financial statements, nonprofit operations and nonprofit tax returns

Rise Up Industries is an equal opportunity employer.