Downtown Partnership of Baltimore (DPOB) is looking for a Controller/Sr. Accountant for their corporate headquarters on South Charles Street. The Controller /Sr. Accountant will be responsible for preparing the organizations’ financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), facilitate and complete monthly closing procedures, and preparing monthly account reconciliations for both DPOB and the Downtown Management Authority (DMA). This position reports to the Chief Financial Officer and has three direct reports. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities   

• Coordinate and lead the monthly and annual completion of financial statements, statement of financial position, statement of activity along with related statements.  

• Coordinate and lead annual budget preparation and budget systems maintenance. 

• Coordinate and lead external audit and tax activities, including preparation of audit schedules and related footnotes. 

• Assist and collaborate on preparing Grant applications, and Grant budgets. 

• Keep senior leadership team abreast of the organization’s financial status. 

• Recommend improvements to accounting systems, controls, and procedures to improve efficiency and effectiveness. 

• Manage chart of accounts for department, project, and funder reporting. 

• Assist and collaborate on redeveloping current CRM platform Salesforce, and ensuring it follows GAAP and financial information best practices. 

• Support CFO in managing organizational cash flow and forecasting. 

• Lead the relationship between Baltimore City and DMA on tax surcharge data. 

• Manages accounts payable, accounts receivable, and accrual accounting staff. 

• Participates to the extent possible in DPOB events and activities to promote Baltimore and become familiar with all organizational events and programming.   

• Other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications   

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, and/or finance.  

• Professional experience of 5-10 years of overall accounting experience. 

• Audit experience. 

• Management experience. 

• Experience with government grant requirements. 

• Non-profit accounting experience is highly preferred.  

• An active CPA license can replace 100% of professional experience and is preferred. 

Skills and Experience include: 

• Experience with single audits is a plus. 

• Working knowledge of Intacct Sage, ADP, Salesforce, and Bill.com a plus. 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel. 

• Excellent time management and organizational skills. 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 

• Strong relationship-building skills with an ability to prioritize, negotiate, and work with various internal and external stakeholders. 

• Must be detail oriented, organized, and able to demonstrate initiative and follow-up skills.  

• Must have strong analytical skills. 

• Ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced team environment.  

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work 

This is a full-time exempt position on site at DPOB.  

Occasional evening and weekend work may be requested for work deadlines or DPOB events. 

Salary: $93k-$119k 

DPOB offers competitive benefits including healthcare, life & disability, and 401K. 

Downtown Partnership of Baltimore is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.