Unite America
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Controller
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“Controller at Unite America. Skills: GAAP, multi-entity financial management, financial reporting, close, controls, cash management. Lead month-end close and financial reporting across multiple (5+) entities, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timeliness. Direct day-to-day accounting operations, including general ledger, AP/AR, allocations, reconciliations, and inter-entity transactions”
What You'll Achieve.
ensuring leadership has clear, decision-ready financial information; build and scale the function, strengthening infrastructure, systems, and team capacity as the organization grows
Industry & Context.
proactively identify issues; implement practical solutions; Ability to independently research complex accounting questions and land on clear, well-reasoned recommendations; proactive, solutions-oriented mindset
Travel 1–2 times per quarter for team meetings and retreats is required
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including leading accounting functions in multi-entity environments, Comfort operating in environments with evolving systems, with the ability to build and improve infrastructure over time, command of GAAP and high-quality financial reporting standards, Ability to analyze and interpret large, evolving datasets, including unstructured data, Experience managing compliance and financial reporting across multi-entity environments, Demonstrated ability to operate independently and exercise sound judgment in ambiguous situations
Nice to Have
CPA (or equivalent) preferred
What You'll Do.
Lead month-end close and financial reporting across multiple (5+) entities
Direct day-to-day accounting operations
including general ledger
and inter-entity transactions
Deliver clear reporting and analysis to leadership
Establish and enforce accounting policies in accordance with GAAP and other applicable requirements and policies
Define and document key accounting positions (e. g.
expense classification
Interpret grant agreements and contracts to ensure appropriate financial treatment
Serve as the internal authority on technical accounting matters
Design and maintain an effective internal control environment across entities
Lead audit readiness and the annual audit serve as primary liaison with auditors and external partners and advisors
Manage tax compliance and filings in coordination with external advisors
Lead cash management across entities
maintaining visibility into balances
inter-entity transactions
and disbursements with controls
Partner on cash forecasting
and alignment with organizational priorities
Monitor cash activity to identify risks
and optimization opportunities
Support annual budgeting
including coordination
Provide financial insights to guide planning
Conduct variance analysis and communicate key drivers and implications
Deliver ad hoc financial analysis to support organizational priorities
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
partner across teams; align stakeholders around financial realities
Communication Scope
communicator; ability to translate complex financial data into clear, decision-ready insights
Full Job Description
**Unite America seeks a full-time Controller.** Reporting to the Sr. Director of Finance & Strategy and serving as a key member of the Strategy & Operations team, the Controller will lead accounting operations across a portfolio of affiliated entities. This role owns the accuracy, timeliness, and integrity of financial reporting—including close, controls, and cash management—ensuring leadership has clear, decision-ready financial information. This is a hands-on role in a lean, multi-entity environment, with direct responsibility for executing core accounting processes. Over time, the Controller will build and scale the function, strengthening infrastructure, systems, and team capacity as the organization grows. The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise in GAAP and multi-entity financial management, paired with the ability to translate complex financial data into clear, decision-ready insights on financial performance, variances, and risk. They proactively identify issues, implement practical solutions, and continuously improve processes and controls. This person is a strong communicator who can partner across teams, align stakeholders around financial realities, and exercise sound judgment in navigating the complexities of related but distinct entities. This role is open to remote candidates, with the option to be based in Denver, CO. Travel 1–2 times per quarter for team meetings and retreats is required. Unite America offers a relocation stipend for those interested in moving to Denver. Unite America believes that there is strength in diversity and strongly encourages candidates from diverse backgrounds and from across the political and ideological spectrum to apply. **OUR ORGANIZATION** Unite America is a non-partisan, philanthropic venture fund (composed of several legal entities) that invests in candidates, campaigns, and organizations in order to advance nonpartisan election reforms that will foster a more representative and functional government cap
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