Controller
At a glance
Mid-level Accounting role at GO-HR. Columbus · full-time · $65,000–$75,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Direct budgets, cash forecasts, financial statements, account reconciliations and day-to-day fiscal oversight
- Oversee payroll, vendor payments, customer receipts, banking, investments and purchasing
- Coordinate grant and contract financial reporting, audit activity and preparation of Form 990 materials
- Serve as the Finance Committee’s primary staff contact, join Board meetings and clarify financial results
- Supervise the Fiscal Assistant while strengthening financial processes, reports and controls
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration or another listed field
- Progressive accounting and finance leadership, including work in a mission-focused nonprofit or comparable organization
- Experience working with a Board, Finance Committee or similar governance group
- Understanding of grants, contracts, compliance, audits and internal controls, plus supervisory experience
Who this fits
This role suits an experienced finance leader comfortable advising executives and governance groups, presenting financial information, and supervising a staff member. You’ll work from the Columbus/Clintonville office for your first thirty days; after successful onboarding, a hybrid schedule may include two office days each week. Regular and occasional travel within Ohio is required.
From the employer
Controller
Advocacy and Protective Services, Inc. (APSI Ohio) | Columbus, Ohio
$65,000-$75,000 | 37.5 hours/week | Hybrid eligible after 30 days
Bring Your Financial Leadership to a Mission That Matters
Advocacy and Protective Services, Inc. (APSI) is a nonprofit organization providing guardianship services for adults with developmental disabilities throughout Ohio. Our work is centered on dignity, respect, advocacy, and quality of life.
We are seeking an experienced Controller who understands that nonprofit financial leadership goes beyond accounting. This is a key leadership role for someone who can protect the organization’s financial health while helping shape its future.
Reporting directly to the Executive Director and serving on the Leadership Team, the Controller will oversee APSI’s fiscal operations, partner with organizational leadership, and work closely with the Finance Committee and Board of Trustees.
We are particularly interested in candidates with demonstrated financial leadership experience in a mission-driven nonprofit and meaningful experience working with a Board or Finance Committee.
Why Consider APSI?
- 37.5-hour workweek
- Potential for hybrid work after the first 30 days, with two days per week in the office
- A seat on the Leadership Team
- Direct partnership with the Executive Director
- Meaningful interaction with the Board of Trustees and Finance Committee
- The opportunity to strengthen financial systems and help shape the organization’s future
- Mission-driven work supporting individuals throughout Ohio
What You’ll Do
- Lead budgeting, cash flow, financial reporting, reconciliations, and fiscal oversight
- Oversee payroll, accounts payable/receivable, banking, investments, and purchasing
- Manage nonprofit financial reporting related to grants, contracts, audits, and Form 990 preparation
- Maintain effective internal controls and financial policies and procedures
- Serve as the lead staff partner to the Finance Committee and participate in Board meetings
- Translate financial information into clear insights for leadership and Board members
- Partner with the Executive Director and Leadership Team on organizational priorities and opportunities
- Supervise and support the Fiscal Assistant
- Identify opportunities to improve financial systems, processes, reporting, and controls
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, public administration, or a related field
- Progressive accounting and financial leadership experience
- Demonstrated experience in a mission-driven nonprofit or comparable organization
- Experience working directly with a Board of Trustees, Finance Committee, or similar governance body
- Knowledge of nonprofit financial management, including grants, contracts, compliance, audits, and internal controls
- Experience presenting financial information to executives, Board members, and nonfinancial audiences
- Supervisory experience
- Strong Excel and financial systems skills
- Excellent communication, judgment, and problem-solving skills
- A strategic, collaborative, and continuous-improvement mindset
Experience in human services, disability services, guardianship, advocacy, healthcare, social services, or another similarly regulated nonprofit environment is especially valuable.
Work Schedule
This is a full-time, 37.5-hour-per-week position. The Controller will work in the Columbus/Clintonville office during the first 30 days. Following successful onboarding, the position may transition to a hybrid schedule with two days per week in the office.
Some regular and occasional statewide travel is required.
Help Shape What Comes Next
This is an opportunity for an experienced nonprofit financial professional who wants more than a traditional accounting role. The Controller will have a voice at the leadership table and the opportunity to strengthen the systems, financial practices, and decision-making that will support APSI’s mission going forward.
If you have successfully led nonprofit financial operations, are comfortable working with executive leadership and a Board, and want your expertise to contribute to meaningful work, we’d like to hear from you.
APSI Ohio is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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