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We bring government, philanthropy, and business leaders together to improve systems and put capital to work in new ways. Since our founding in 2011, we have mobilized more than $500 million to create measurable results in workforce and education, health, and housing. \nWe are driven by the belief that social and economic systems should enable all people to thrive, and the conviction that we can create the most meaningful and measurable change in our communities when governments and markets work together. Our organization is built upon five core values: people, performance, integrity, collaboration, and inclusion. \nOur work spans four areas: Impact-first Investing, Workforce and Education Investments, Advisory & Public Sector Practice, and the Social Finance Institute. Our Impact-first Investment team designs, launches, and manages investments that provide solutions for effectively deploying impact capital across a range of social outcomes. Our Workforce and Education Investments team designs, launches and manages financial solutions focused on addressing workforce challenges, including skills acquisition and training access. Our Advisory team partners with government and philanthropy leaders to implement data-driven programs for advancing social impact. And through the Social Finance Institute, we aim to build the field and change systems through actionable research, communities of practice, and educational outreach. \nThe Opportunity\nThe Corporate Controller is the senior accounting leader at Social Finance and the Chief Financial Officer’s closest partner in running the corporate finance function. You will own the integrity of our financial reporting, and you will lead the planning, budgeting, and analysis work that shapes how the organization deploys its resources.\nThis role is built for someone who has a strong technical accounting foundation and now wants to spend a substantial share of their time strategically leading and planning: building the budget, running the forecast, modeling scenarios, leading a team, and helping business and operational leaders make sharper decisions with better information. You will lead and manage a team of 4, oversee an annual operating budget of approximately $30 million across multiple entities and active donations and grants, recoverable grants, government awards, and sit on the firm’s Management Team.\nIt is a good fit for candidates who want to apply accounting and finance expertise in a mission driven setting, and who are equally comfortable setting direction and getting the details right.\nResponsibilities\nReporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Corporate Controller leads the Corporate Finance group across planning and analysis, nonprofit accounting, tax, reporting, audit, and risk management. Responsibilities fall into four areas.\nPlanning, analysis, and management reporting\nLead the annual organizational operating budget process from start to finish, partnering with business practice and functional leaders to build, challenge, and finalize their plans\nOwn budget to actual reporting and variance analysis, including the written narrative that explains what the variances mean and what should change as a result\nBuild and maintain the multiyear financial model and rolling forecast, including scenario analysis for new investments, contracts, and hiring decisions\nPrepare project budgets and pricing for contract and grant based proposals, and track realized margin against what was proposed\nDevelop recurring management reporting and metrics that give business leaders a clear, current view of their financial position\nPrepare quarterly reporting materials for the Board, Finance Committee, and Audit Committee\nAccounting operations and close\nOversee the finance team’s day-to-day accounting operations, covering:revenue contracts, the production of invoices, and revenue recognition\nexpense contracts and commitments, with authorization protocols as necessary\ntimely transaction posting to the general ledger\npayroll processing\nmonthly balance sheet reconciliations\n\nOwn the month end and year end close, and work to shorten the close calendar without compromising accuracy\nMaintain accurate and timely accounting of revenues and expenditures across all lines of business\nManage all accounts and financial reporting systems to ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP\nGrants, compliance, audit, tax, and risk\nOversee federal grants financial management, reporting, and compliance, including Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) requirements and the annual single audit\nMonitor financial activity on grant programs and prepare expenditure reports for program managers as needed\nManage the annual financial statements audit for all entities\nManage federal and state nonprofit tax filings and registrations for Social Finance, Inc. and affiliated entities\nDevelop and monitor internal controls, policies, and procedures\nOwn the enterprise risk management function, including maintaining the organizational risk register, coordinating periodic risk assessments with practice and functional leaders, and reporting key risks and mitigation plans to the Management Team and Audit Committee\nTeam, systems, and continuous improvement\nLead, coach, and develop a team of 4, including goal setting and ongoing performance management\nImprove the efficiency and effectiveness of the Corporate Finance function through better process design, fuller use of systems including Sage Intacct, Rippling, Roghnu, Power BI, Tableau, Bill.com, Expensify, etc. and thoughtful adoption of automation and AI tools where they measurably improve accuracy or free up capacity\nUpgrade processes with an eye for achieving efficiency and clarity\nLead or support special projects and ad hoc analysis as needed\nIn your first year, success looks like\nA clean financial statement audit and single audit with no material findings\nA monthly close within 15 days\nA rolling forecast and management reporting package that business and operational leaders use to make real decisions\nAt least two meaningful process improvements implemented in the close or reporting cycle\nWork Arrangement\nThis position is based in our Boston headquarters and requires a minimum of two days per week onsite on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with the balance of the week flexible.\nFirm Building\nThe Corporate Controller is a Director level role. In addition to leading the Finance Team, every Social Finance Director serves on the firm’s Management Team and contributes to the building and development of our staff, our firm, and our field. These responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:\nServing as a Development Manager to members of the Corporate Finance team members, the role at Social Finance responsible for a colleague’s coaching, goal setting, and career growth\nSupporting the firm’s talent management efforts through recruiting, coaching, goal setting, mentoring, and ongoing performance management\nSupporting internal capacity building efforts\nRepresenting the firm in public forums and contributing to publications\nQualifications\nSocial Finance is seeking a dynamic finance leader with strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills. Qualifications and requirements include:\nUnquestionable work ethics and focus on ownership and accountability\nDegree in Accounting, Finance, or a related business field, or equivalent experience; CPA or MSA preferred\n8+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including substantial time in financial planning and analysis: budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and variance analysis\nDemonstrated ownership of an annual budget process and a recurring management reporting cycle for an organization or a substantial business unit\nStrong command of U.S. GAAP and internal controls\nWorking knowledge of nonprofit accounting, including fund and grant accounting, and familiarity with federal grants compliance and single audit requirements\nAdvanced Excel and financial modeling skills, with the ability to translate financial detail into clear guidance for colleagues who are not finance specialists; strong oral and written communication\nComfort and experience overseeing, coaching, and developing more junior staff members, and a commitment to building a strong, high performing team\nAbility to handle complex and confidential information with discretion\nAbility to operate across multiple competing priorities with a high level of independence and motivation, and to adapt in a team-based, fast-changing environment\nWillingness to learn and utilize AI tools appropriately to support accounting work (e.g. prompt engineering, AI-assisted workflows, or data infrastructure); experience automating financial processes or applying AI tools within a finance function a plus\nThe following are not required, but would be considered a plus for your candidacy:Experience with Sage Intacct or a comparable ERP, and with planning and forecasting tools such as Vena, Adaptive Planning, or similar\nExperience in impact investing or investment management, including financial reporting for investment vehicles\nExperience in or with the systems we seek to impact: education, economic mobility, health, or housing\n\nIf this role excites you and you meet most, though not all, of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply.\nBenefits\nAt Social Finance, we strive to deliver a benefits program that will enhance our overall value proposition to employees. Our current benefit offerings include: \nComprehensive health care coverage: medical, dental and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; Employee Healthy Actions programs and more\nRetirement savings plan with employer contribution\nShort-term, long-term and life insurance policies\nCommuter benefits and cell phone reimbursements\nHybrid work model (in office a minimum of two days per week and on an ad-hoc basis as needed)\nDedicated budgets for team building and employee recognition\nAnnual budget for external professional development opportunities\nMentorship and onboarding programs\nCollaborative and energizing workspaces in downtown Boston, San Francisco, Austin and Washington, D.C.; New York, NY. Please note this position is based in the Boston office.\nPaid vacation and paid holidays (with 12/24-1/1 off every year)\nPaid parental leave\nA truly stellar team of high performing, values-driven and fun (!) professionals\nSalary\nSocial Finance uses a lockstep compensation model for purposes of equity and transparency. We strive for everyone coming in at a given level to be paid equitably. For this position, at the Director level, the starting base salary is $160,000; however, during the interview process, we will take into account a candidate’s full work experience and may adjust the job title, and commensurate starting salary, as appropriate. At this level, employees typically receive a $5,000 salary increase annually and are eligible to participate in our firmwide annual bonus program (bonuses are typically between 5-10%, though bonuses are not guaranteed and are dependent on both organizational and individual performance).\nReview of applications will begin immediately. 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