Financial Controller
Location: Remote — U.S. Southeast Only (GA, FL, AL, TN, NC, SC) - Monthly travel for in person meetings
(Corporate office located in Blue Ridge, GA)
Full-Time | Reports to CEO
Use your financial expertise to help save and sustain lives worldwide. This is a rare opportunity to serve as
the senior finance leader in a mission-driven nonprofit where your work directly fuels global impact.
Organization Overview
RYSR is a mission-driven organization operating domestically and internationally in crisis response and community restoration. With an annual operating budget of approximately $7 million, RYSR manages multi-source donor funding, international program disbursements, and multi-currency transactions in support of life-saving and sustaining work worldwide.
As a growth-stage nonprofit, we are building the financial infrastructure, controls, and reporting frameworks necessary to responsibly scale our global impact.
Position Summary
We are seeking a Financial Controller to serve as the organization’s senior finance professional.
This is a hands-on, strategic role for someone who enjoys owning the full financial function while advising leadership on financial health, stewardship, and sustainability.
As a working Controller position — currently with no direct reports — this role is ideal for a finance leader who thrives in a mission-driven, high-trust environment and is comfortable balancing execution with strategic insight.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Leadership & Planning
• * Support annual budgets and multi-year financial planning
• Provide forecasting and cash flow analysis
• Advise CEO and Board on financial insights
Accounting & Operations
• * Manage GL, AP/AR, reconciliations, and journal entries
• Perform month-end and year-end close
• Ensure GAAP and nonprofit compliance
• Coordinate payroll postings
Grant & Fund Accounting
• * Track donor restrictions and grant budgets
• Monitor reporting deadlines and compliance
• Maintain international transaction documentation
Audit & Compliance
• * Serve as primary audit liaison
• Prepare audit schedules and documentation
• Support IRS and state compliance
• Maintain internal controls and anti-fraud safeguards
Reporting
• * Prepare monthly and quarterly financial statements
• Deliver board-ready reports
Systems & Process Improvement
• * Analyze, adjust and improve finance workflows
• Redesign and support accounting system optimization
Qualifications
Required
• * Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 7–10+ years progressive accounting/finance experience
• Strong GAAP knowledge
• Experience with financial reporting and reconciliations
• Highly organized and self-directed
Preferred
• * Nonprofit accounting experience
• Grant and donor-restricted fund experience
• CPA or CMA
• Experience with international or multi-currency transactions
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(Corporate office located in Blue Ridge, GA)
Full-Time | Reports to CEO
Use your financial expertise to help save and sustain lives worldwide. This is a rare opportunity to serve as
the senior finance leader in a mission-driven nonprofit where your work directly fuels global impact.
Organization Overview
RYSR is a mission-driven organization operating domestically and internationally in crisis response and community restoration. With an annual operating budget of approximately $7 million, RYSR manages multi-source donor funding, international program disbursements, and multi-currency transactions in support of life-saving and sustaining work worldwide.
As a growth-stage nonprofit, we are building the financial infrastructure, controls, and reporting frameworks necessary to responsibly scale our global impact.
Position Summary
We are seeking a Financial Controller to serve as the organization’s senior finance professional.
This is a hands-on, strategic role for someone who enjoys owning the full financial function while advising leadership on financial health, stewardship, and sustainability.
As a working Controller position — currently with no direct reports — this role is ideal for a finance leader who thrives in a mission-driven, high-trust environment and is comfortable balancing execution with strategic insight.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Leadership & Planning
• * Support annual budgets and multi-year financial planning
• Provide forecasting and cash flow analysis
• Advise CEO and Board on financial insights
Accounting & Operations
• * Manage GL, AP/AR, reconciliations, and journal entries
• Perform month-end and year-end close
• Ensure GAAP and nonprofit compliance
• Coordinate payroll postings
Grant & Fund Accounting
• * Track donor restrictions and grant budgets
• Monitor reporting deadlines and compliance
• Maintain international transaction documentation
Audit & Compliance
• * Serve as primary audit liaison
• Prepare audit schedules and documentation
• Support IRS and state compliance
• Maintain internal controls and anti-fraud safeguards
Reporting
• * Prepare monthly and quarterly financial statements
• Deliver board-ready reports
Systems & Process Improvement
• * Analyze, adjust and improve finance workflows
• Redesign and support accounting system optimization
Qualifications
Required
• * Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 7–10+ years progressive accounting/finance experience
• Strong GAAP knowledge
• Experience with financial reporting and reconciliations
• Highly organized and self-directed
Preferred
• * Nonprofit accounting experience
• Grant and donor-restricted fund experience
• CPA or CMA
• Experience with international or multi-currency transactions
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