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The Controller is an active participant in the management and general leadership of the Treasurer’s Office. The Controller sets an example for the entire Treasurer’s Office and Church organization in ethics, professionalism, the Golden Rule, and basic Church standards.\nReporting to the Accounting, Audit, and Tax Director in the Treasurer’s Office, the Controller leads and manages the daily key functions of general ledger, audit, accounts receivable (AR), and accounts payable (AP), ensuring timeliness and accuracy as well as the integrity of systems and reporting. The Controller applies an understanding of technology-based tools and solutions to streamline and improve the effectiveness of the Church’s accounting processes and works on complex accounting projects requiring specialized skills.\nESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES\nOverall responsibilities:\nSupervise the Accounting Manager and the Manager, AP / AR as they oversee the daily work of their accounting teams.\nEnsure adequate staff and other resources are in place to carry out the work.\nManage a documented system of accounting, audit, and AP / AR policies and procedures.\nDevelop and implement policies and procedures in accounting and financial reporting, as needed, with a continued focus on process improvement and an effective, orderly accounting system.\nDevelop, implement, document and maintain adequate and effective internal controls and separation of duties in general ledger, accounts payable, and accounts receivable.\nProtect financial operations by ensuring strict confidentiality of all financial and business information.\nFunctional specific responsibilities:\nGeneral ledger accounting (40%):Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and management of general ledger to include proper account reconciliations, reconciliations of external inputs to resulting financial information, and accurate interfaces with external systems.\nOversee timely, accurate, and effective execution of core fiscal operations, including accounting, monthly close by the 10th business day, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and all required external reporting.\nProduce accurate and timely monthly and yearly financial statements. Review the monthly accounting process closely including analytical review of the monthly operating results to ensure accurate accounting records are maintained.\n\nAccounts Payable and Receivable (AP/AR) (20%):Oversee the procedures and processes of accounts payable systems. Ensure all internal controls needed are in place for timely and accurate bill processing, approvals, and payments. Coordinate with the Assistance Controller on payment approvals and banking matters.\nEnsure proper processes and controls exist for Procurement’s set up and management of vendor payment and banking data.\nOversee the procedures and processes of accounts receivable systems. This includes customer billings and receivables, processing of donor contributions and coordination with the Assets Management Team\n\nAudits (30%):Responsible for timely and accurate audit processes and deliverables. Prepare and review work papers and oversee the audit support work of the Accounting Manager, Manager AP/AR, and their teams.\nAct as the primary point of contact for daily work with the auditors. Coordinate with the Accounting, Audit, and Tax Director in upfront planning of audits and ongoing performance of audits.\nPropose improvements in policies and procedures, business operations, and financial decisions based on outcomes of audits.\n\nSpecial projects and systems (10%).Serves as a resource and team member on specialized financial systems projects. Contributes to the design and implementation of new systems and conversions that relate to accounting and financial areas.\nSupports existing financial software and applications in coordination with other Treasurer’s Office management and staff.\n\nSTAFF MANAGEMENT AND JOB CONTACTS\nReporting Relationships\nSupervisor: Accounting, Audit, and Tax Director\nSupervises: Accounting Manager; Manager of AP / AR\nRegular Contacts\nThe position has regular contact with staff and management throughout the department and the organization. It also has contact with outside firms providing accounting and administrative services for related financial services.\n\nJOB REQUIREMENTS\nEducation/Experience\nBA in accounting, business, or finance; CPA and/or master’s degree in accounting highly preferred. A minimum of 7 years of experience in accounting, financial, and business management, with a preference for experience in not-for-profit institutions.\nKnowledge/Skills\nThis position requires a strong background in accounting and financial systems. Must have proven organizational skills. Needs the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Must be an effective manager and sensitive to the needs of employees.\nTechnology Skills\nFinancial systems management, Google Docs, and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) skills are required.\nWork Environment\nThis position works onsite for The Mother Church in Boston.\nEngagement with Christian Science\nMembership in The Mother Church required, Primary Class instruction highly preferred.\nBackground Checks\nThis position is required to complete a background check to be hired and annual background checks thereafter.\nPay range: $145,701 - $189,409.80 annually\nThe pay ranges disclosed in our job postings are the compensation ranges the Church reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for a given position at the time of posting.\nThe offered salary will be determined by factors such as the applicant’s relevant education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities; and benchmarking, work location, and internal equity.\nIn compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6104,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":7,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-01T20:37:17Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":39,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.711,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":44,"expected_fill_days":36,"reasons":["conf:4","win:tail"],"computed_at":"2026-10-17T05:46:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":189409,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/christian-science-controller","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/christian-science-controller.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-18T00:23:45Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":710,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-19T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1944489},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1944489"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fchristian-science-controller"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fchristian-science-controller"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fchristian-science-controller"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/christian-science-controller\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fchristian-science-controller"}]}