Controller
- Education Resource Strategies
- Watertown, MA, USA
Job Description
Education Resource Strategies
Controller
Based in the Boston area, the Controller will be the senior most financial leader at Education Resource Strategies (ERS) and report directly to the Chief Operating Officer. This role will drive the strategic creation and maintenance of systems, processes, and structures to responsibly lead and manage the accounting and financial systems for a national nonprofit organization with a $16 million annual budget. By providing accurate financial data, the Controller will enable the Executive Leadership Team, partners, the board, and department leaders to make informed, strategic decisions that advance impact goals and align with organizational values. The Controller will lead a team of three other finance professionals. ERS expects all team members to be in their Watertown, MA office at least three days each week.
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Qualifications
The ideal candidate will bring outstanding technical accounting skills. Further, this individual will be effective in assessing and strengthening accounting and finance operations. They will have demonstrated experience serving as a Controller or as a leader within a large accounting team and will be familiar with managing all facets of an organization’s accounting and financial management processes and systems. Importantly, the successful candidate will be highly detail-oriented and someone who is energized by the opportunity to strengthen processes, improve systems, and find efficiencies.
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Application Instructions
Additional information on Education Resource Strategies as well as this role can be found here: Position Specification
Russell Reynolds Associates has been exclusively retained for this search. Inquiries, nominations, and applications are invited. Interested candidates are encouraged to confidentially submit a resume and letter of interest to ERS_ControllerSearch@russellreynolds.com
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At ERS, we empower education leaders to strategically shift resources and system structures to enable every student from every school to learn and thrive. The work we do with states, districts, and schools across the nation, the research we produce, and the data-informed insights we provide are all in service of one thing: improving student experiences and outcomes—especially for those with the greatest learning needs and those furthest from opportunity.