Controller, Accounting-Manager, Finance-Manager Jobs

About Music Will

Music Will runs the largest nonprofit music education program in the U.S. public school system. We transform lives by transforming music education.

Using genres including rock, pop, Latin, and hip hop, our program empowers teachers to build music programs as diverse as the kids they serve. As a result, students see themselves reflected in their classes, which strengthens their connection to their school, their peers, and their community. Music Will also donates necessary instruments and curriculum, meeting a key need of many school music programs.

Since 2002, Music Will has served more than 1,800,000 students in more than 6,000 schools in over 1,000 cities and communities across 50 states with highly inclusive and culturally responsive music education. Today, over 1 million kids currently participate in Music Will programs, and we’ve set an ambitious goal to serve 11 million students annually by 2030. Learn more here: .

Summary of the Opportunity

Reporting directly to the Chief Finance & Operating Officer (CFOO), the Controller is the organization's senior hands-on accounting leader, responsible for the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of Music Will's financial reporting and accounting operations.

The Controller will own the monthly close, maintain strong accounting processes and internal controls, oversee cash-flow reporting and forecasting, support budgeting and rolling forecasts, and manage the annual audit and related financial reporting requirements. The role will ensure compliance with GAAP and nonprofit accounting standards, including restricted revenue, grants, and revenue recognition.

This role will also serve as a practical business partner to department leaders, translating financial information into clear, useful insights while supervising and developing the team member responsible primarily for accounts payable and accounts receivable.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the monthly close process, ensuring accurate and timely recording, reconciliation and reporting of financial transactions, including cash activity, pledges, journal entries, accruals, restricted funds, and grants.
• Ensure accounting practices and financial statements comply with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and applicable nonprofit accounting standards, including revenue recognition, restricted contributions, grants, and functional expense reporting, while maintaining accurate financial documentation, established accounting policies, and a strong internal control environment.
• Maintain the integrity of the general ledger, chart of accounts, and subsidiary ledgers while administering and continuously improving Sage Intacct and related accounting processes, systems, and controls.
• Develop and maintain cash-flow reporting and a rolling 13-week cash-flow forecast to support liquidity and cash-management decisions.
• Lead monthly financial forecasting and update full-year revenue and expense projections in partnership with the CFOO and department leaders, including collaboration with the Development team on fundraising projections, grants, and restricted revenue.
• Partner with department managers to review monthly budget-to-actual performance, understand variances, and update projections.
• Lead the annual organizational budget process, including developing templates and assumptions, consolidating departmental budgets, and preparing financial reports for review.
• Ensure accurate and timely preparation of monthly financial statements and reports, including maintaining supporting financial documentation and preparing workpapers for the annual external audit and Form 990 preparation.
• Manage the annual external audit process, including preparing audit schedules and supporting documentation, coordinating with external auditors and finance partners, responding to audit requests, and tracking audit recommendations to ensure timely resolution of findings and implementation of process improvements.
• Ensure compliance with applicable financial and regulatory requirements, including annual charitable registrations, federal and state tax-exemption requirements, and sales and use tax obligations, coordinating with external partners as appropriate.Maintain and strengthen accounting policies, financial documentation, and internal controls while identifying financial risks and recommending practical process improvements.
• Supervise and develop the Operations Coordinator responsible primarily for accounts payable and accounts receivable activities.
• Provide clear financial analysis, reporting, and insights to the CFOO, department leaders, and Finance and Audit Committee to support informed organizational decision-making.

Skills, Experiences, and Qualifications

About You

Strong candidates will bring a diverse set of skills, characteristics, and experiences, both professional and lived. At Music Will, we strive to mitigate inherent biases that influence hiring practices by focusing on a holistic view of potential candidates and understanding that no single candidate will offer every desired skill and characteristic.

The ideal candidate would be described as:

• A hands-on accounting leader who balances attention to detail with an ability to understand and communicate the broader financial picture.
• Mission-aligned, relationship-oriented, and committed to fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment.
• A clear and proactive communicator who listens actively and can translate complex financial information into accessible, actionable insights.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and dependable, with the ability to establish structure, maintain accuracy, and promote accountability.
• A practical and solutions-oriented problem solver who identifies opportunities to strengthen financial processes and improve efficiency without unnecessary complexity.
• A supportive and accountable people leader who values mentorship, professional development, and building strong working relationships across teams.
• A service-oriented professional who understands that finance is a support function dedicated to serving and empowering the needs of staff across the organization.

Required Skills and Experiences

• 7-10 years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including significant nonprofit accounting experience.
• At least 3 years of management and/or leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and not-for-profit accounting, including restricted contributions, grants, revenue recognition, and functional expense reporting.
• Demonstrated ownership of monthly close, reconciliations, financial statement preparation, and general ledger integrity.
• Experience managing an annual external audit and preparing audit schedules and supporting documentation.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow modeling, and budget-to-actual analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective internal controls and accounting policies.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance audiences.
• Proficiency with accounting and financial systems and Microsoft Office/Google Workspace, particularly Excel/Sheets.
• Experience specifically with Sage Intacct.

Preferred Skills and Experiences

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field.
• CPA or other relevant accounting certification
• Experience specifically with Quickbooks and Bill.com.
• Experience with Salesforce or another CRM and with finance/CRM integrations.
• Experience supporting charitable registrations, sales and use tax compliance, and Form 990 preparation.
• Experience working in a national, remote nonprofit organization.
• Passion for music, music education, or youth development.

Compensation

The starting salary range for this position is $114,506-$121,241 per year. Music Will is committed to offering a competitive and equitable compensation package that reflects our values, supports our team, and aligns with our organizational compensation philosophy.

Salary ranges are established based on market benchmarking and internal equity across roles at similar levels. To support internal equity and consistency, compensation decisions are made within this framework and are not negotiated outside of the defined salary range.

New hires are typically placed between 85% and 90% of the salary range, depending on relevant skills, qualifications, and directly applicable experience. While starting salaries are determined within this framework, employees have the opportunity to grow within their range over time through performance-based increases and organizational adjustments, and into new salary bands through promotions.

Benefits

• Benefit package (medical, dental, vision), up to 100% paid for employee coverage
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options
• Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan with 3% match after 90 days of service
• Eligibility for student loan forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
• Discretionary Time Off policy, 10 paid holidays, and company-wide office closure from December 24 through January 1
• Flexible work arrangements
• Monthly remote work stipend
• Employee Music Enjoyment stipend

Additionally, we provide employees with a laptop, monitor, docking station, and peripherals for business use.

Location and Travel

This is a full-time position, based remotely. Occasional travel will be required, including being on site for Music Will's annual Benefit event each spring, the annual Modern Band Summit each summer and our annual staff retreat.

You must reside and be authorized to work in the United States to be considered for this position.

Working at Music Will - Our Workplace Values

Our organizational values are our fundamental beliefs and guiding principles that shape our culture, influence our decision-making, and define how our team interacts, works, and leads. Our values are:

• Belonging: We create welcoming spaces of acceptance and forge authentic relationships.
• Integrity: We act with transparency, consistency, and accountability, upholding our commitment to youth thriving.
• Growth: We embrace curiosity, reflection, and creativity to promote personal and collective development.
• Joy: Together, we build a culture that inspires and promotes well-being and fun.

Music Will is committed to recruiting and maintaining a diverse staff; individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. We promote a healthy and safe workspace as we work together to foster success for generations to come. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parenthood, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

This employer participates in E-Verify.

Applications will be accepted until November 13, 2026.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications. These tools assist our team but do not replace human judgment – final hiring decisions are always made by people. For more information about how your data is processed, please contact us at .

Originally posted on Himalayas

The Arightco controller position specializes in meeting the needs of small and medium-size businesses including Series Seed, Series A and Series B startups that do not have resources to build their own Finance and HR teams. The controller is a client-facing position and services a variety of Accounting and Finance needs and supports clients in all areas required. This job profile is not all inclusive. Each client may have unique needs for their Accounting and Finance operations. This profile provides an overview of areas that the Controller should be able to provide to clients or to Arightco, Inc. internal accounting and finance support needs.

Job Duties include but not limited to:

Client Management

• Lead and oversee 10–15+ onshore and offshore teams across multiple time zones, with primary responsibility for financial and operational decision-making, team performance, resource management, and ensuring the accuracy, efficiency, and quality of client deliverables.
• Must be able to devote full time hours regardless of time zone (if remote) to position during times that coincide the needs of Arightco and client partner schedules.
• Manage client expectations of financial results by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing financial policies and procedures
• Guides financial decisions by becoming fully versed in clients finance operations and establishing, monitoring, and enforcing financial policies and procedures
• Prepare, analyze, and interpret financial data through financial reports and detailed analysis and provide status of client’s financial operations and suggestions for enhancements.
• Prepare, analyze, and interpret specialized financial reports including budgets, financial modeling, and cash flow documents, presentations, etc.
• Maximize return on financial assets by establishing financial policies, procedures, internal controls, and reporting systems based on clients unique needs and operations.
• Protects client’s assets by establishing proper internal controls and financial policies, checks and balances, and procedures.
• Prepares budgets by establishing schedules; collecting, analyzing, and consolidating financial data; recommending budgetary plans or changes. Prepares high level detailed spreadsheets or other presentations when required.
• Manages budget by analyzing financial statements and variances and suggesting alternatives or corrective measures to improve efficiencies.
• Managing client cashflow expectations and expenditures, revenues, and variances; initiate appropriate corrective actions as needed. Communicate such to client.
• Provide and prepare support documentation for client for external Audits.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local requirements by staying up to date on existing and new Federal/State and Local legislation, anticipate and prepare for future legislation, ensure adherence to requirements, filing financial reports, and advise client and management on needed or required actions
• Protect client’s financial information by maintaining Arightco confidentiality guidelines for client records management at all times.

Financial Management Skills:

• Understand and use the customer’s business goals and challenges to analyze and interpret financial data and provide client with feedback when appropriate.
• Understanding general business compliance and the overall impacts on the client’s financial statements and business.
• Develop the client relationship by providing a high standard of accounting and finance support to the client and their partners when needed.
• Proactively communicate with the client about actionable insights on the financial status of the business
• Provide budgeting, cash forecasting, and financial modeling based on the client’s business needs
• Take ownership of the accuracy and completeness of all accounting and financial reporting to the client and meet all deadlines.
• Present financial reports in a timely manner through email, calls, or meetings with the client
• Proactively seek opportunities to grow the scope of accounting and finance work that is provided to the client by actively engaging with the client to understand their business goals, challenges, and needs

Accounting Team Management

• Manage team of Accounting and Finance staff to prioritize the work including daily coding of transactions, Accounts Receivable invoicing, Accounts Payable billing and payment entries, month-end closing, payroll, and ad hoc projects to ensure work is executed in a timely, effective, and high standard. May sometimes need to get into the details and make entries into the financial system.
• Completes client requirements by scheduling and assigning employees, following up on work results.
• Provide technical accounting and procedural guidance to the accounting and finance team
• Act as liaison for communications between the client and accounting and finance team
• Communicate, document, and execute proper financial policies and procedures and any changes to them in a timely manner
• Manage the accounting and finance team’s time to maintain client profitability and provide timely analysis to the management team for any changes
• Review the work of the accounting and finance staff and provide timely feedback and guidance
• Maintains accounting and financial staff by helping in the recruiting, selecting, and training of employees.
• Maintains accounting and financial staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees by planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.

Controller Qualifications / Required Skills:

• Experience managing Payroll Processes/ Gusto experience desirable
• Experience with ADP, and other payroll processing platforms.
• High level, recent hands-on use and experience with QuickBooks and QuickBooks online
• Rent hands on experience with Bill.com,
• Managing processes strategically from start to completion
• Financial software – ability to learn and quickly master client finance systems
• Developing standards – Ability to formalize processes in writing
• Auditing, accounting, and corporate finance – Full scope knowledge of Finance processes
• Tracking budget expenses – High level of Microsoft Excel skills required
• Analyzing information, preparing presentations for clients and Leadership Team
• Developing budgets - recent previous experience
• Employee performance management – Ability to assess performance of employees
• Recent operations hands-on use/knowledge in tools, and ability to train and provide guidance to new hires at lower levels in operational roles.
• A high level of people leadership and management skills.
• Experience in working with multiple legal entities including knowledge of US state taxes and registration processes under different legal umbrellas
• Experience with financial reporting and auditing requirements

General Duties

• Manage general administrative duties as needed (i.e. training, presentation, email, task management)
• Participate in team meetings and activities
• Effectively use various tools and software provided to manage daily work and client portfolio

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• Minimum 8-10 years’ experience in accounting/finance

Physical / Work Conditions / Location: Company Office or Remote client business location as assigned. Employee regularly required to sit, stand, type, handle and feel. Use of hands and arms to reach, vision abilities including close and distance. Regularly talk and listen and hear. Employee may be occasionally required to stand and walk or climb stairs. Employee may be required to occasionally lift up to 10 pounds.

FLSA Job Status: Full-time – Exempt

Salary Range: 100,000-130,000 USD

Originally posted on Himalayas

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Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Compensation & Benefits

Originally posted on Himalayas