Controller

Our Mission
The Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx celebrates and preserves the history of local and global Hip Hop music and culture to inspire, empower, and promote understanding.

Our Vision
Anchored in the birthplace of the culture, The Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx will provide a space for audiences, artists, and technology to converge, creating unparalleled educational and entertainment experiences around the Hip Hop culture of the past, present, and future. POSITION SUMMARY
Are you an aspiring or experienced Controller looking for an opportunity to advance your career? If yes, then we want to meet with you. The Hip Hop Museum (THHM) is a growing non-profit organization in the Bronx, NY seeking to hire a Financial Controller. The candidate we seek to join our team must be an ambitious and experienced accounting resource currently in the role or seeking to become a Controller. The candidate will be relied on for oversight and hands-on abilities to capture and manage all finance, accounting, and reporting activities.

Reporting to the CFO, the Controller will be involved in supporting presentations to the board finance and audit committee and will work closely with the senior leadership team. The candidate will be responsible for preparing financial reports to track the assets, liabilities, profits and loss, tax liabilities, and other related financial activities. They will also be well-versed in accounting principles and contribute to the overall efficient operation of the finance department. Our ideal candidate must be able to hit the ground running, work within a team environment and take initiative when needed.

The Controller will lead all day-to-day finance operations and have the opportunity to supervise a team as the THMM grows the accounting department. Core functions include known accounting areas including functional responsibility over accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and 1 grants administration. The Controller will ensure that THHM has the systems and procedures in place to support effective program implementation and conduct flawless audits. The Controller will work closely with program leaders and their staff, not only to educate them regarding finance and accounting procedures but also to explore how the finance function can support program operations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES (including but not limited to)
Finance and Accounting Leadership
• Oversee all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain internal control and safeguards for receipt of revenue, costs, and program budgets and actual expenditures.
• Coordinate all internal and external audit activity.
• 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 THHM's financial status.
• Assist THHM's leadership in the annual budgeting and planning process; administer and review all financial plans and compare actual results with a view to identifying, explaining, and correct variances as appropriate.
• Engage the appropriate board's committees (e.g. audit and finance) around issues and trends in financial operating models and delivery. 
• Oversee all financial, project/program and grants accounting; ensure that expenditures are consistently aligned with grant and program budgets throughout the grant/fund period; collate financial reporting materials for government, corporate, and foundation grants.
• Manage organizational cash flow forecasting by working in partnership with the program directors and continuously collaborate to assess the financial efficacy of program operations and establish finance and administrative systems to support program operations.
• Manage and track the performance of invested assets in keeping with policies and investment guidelines.

Team Leadership
• Leverage strengths of the finance team members, help to clarify roles and responsibilities and develop and implement training programs in order to maximize and reach optimal individual and organizational goals.
• Provide leadership in strengthening internal communications with staff at all levels throughout the organization; create and promote a positive and supportive work environment.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, strong acumen, and unwavering commitment to THHM's mission; a proactive, hands-on strategic thinker who will own, in partnership with the Executive Director, the responsibility for finance.
• Solid experience coordinating audit activities and managing reporting, budget development and analysis, accounts payable and receivable, general ledger, payroll, and accounting for investments.
• A track record in grants management as it relates to compliance and reporting of government, corporate and foundation grants is essential.
• Technology savvy with experience selecting and overseeing software installations and managing relationships with software vendors; advanced knowledge of accounting and reporting software.
• Commitment to recruiting, mentoring, training, and retaining a diverse team; the foresight and ability to delegate accordingly.
• Keen analytic, organization and problem-solving skills which allows for strategic data interpretation versus. simple reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to forecast, accounting GL skills, and business process design and implementation.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; experience in effectively communicating key data, including presentations to senior leadership, board or other external partners.
• Ability and desire to translate complex financial concepts to individuals at all levels including finance and non-finance managers.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
• Minimum of a BA; CPA and/or MBA preferred.
• This is an extraordinary opportunity for a mature leader with seven to ten years (7-10) of accounting and finance experience, ideally beginning in accounting and audit, followed by experience gathering, evaluating, presenting and reporting financial information to executive teams and external stakeholders.
• The ideal candidate will possess corporate, non-profit and government experiences with demonstrated references of success.
• Financial management of multiple programs and projects are essential.

To Apply: Please submit your resume and cover letter to ******** include in the subject line Controller.  We encourage you to apply ASAP, applications will be considered on a rolling basis. To learn more about THHM, visit our website: https://uhhm.org.

We thank you and sincerely appreciate your interest in this opportunity but will only contact those candidates who we wish to extend an invitation to interview.
 
The Hip Hop Museum provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. The Hip Hop Museum is an Equal Opportunity Employer