[Hiring] Controller @Point Foundation

Role Description

Point Foundation seeks a hands-on, systems-minded Controller to run the day-to-day operations of the finance department and build the infrastructure that will carry Point through its next stage of growth. This is a builder's role for a nonprofit accountant who enjoys both doing the work and improving how it gets done. The Controller will:

• Manage expenditures and reconciliations.
• Partner with the CFO to close each month and prepare financial reports.
• Keep the organization audit-ready throughout the year.
• Ensure scholarship funds reach Point's scholars accurately and on time.
• Lead efforts to streamline financial processes and organization-wide data, including thoughtful use of automation and AI.

The role offers real room to grow, with the opportunity to develop into broader financial leadership as Point scales.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of accounting experience.
• Years of nonprofit fund accounting experience.
• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent professional experience in lieu of a degree.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and QuickBooks Online (or similar accounting systems), along with the Microsoft Office suite.
• Experience with AP and payment platforms such as Bill.com, and comfort using AI tools to streamline routine work.
• A systems-first mindset, with an eye for how processes and tools can be improved or automated.
• Strong skills in financial reporting and data analysis, including the ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues.
• Direct experience preparing for and coordinating an annual financial audit.
• Strategic thinking about how finance operations scale, including familiarity with data governance practices.
• A hands-on working style — comfortable owning day-to-day accounting work directly, not only overseeing it.
• Experience supervising, coaching, or developing staff.
• Discretion and sound judgment in handling sensitive financial and personal information.
• Passionate about Point's mission and enthusiasm about communicating the organization's philosophy, mission, and values.
• Commitment to advancing equity and inclusion in all areas of responsibility and across the organization.

Requirements

• Preferred: degree in accounting or a related field.
• Experience designing or rebuilding finance workflows.
• Experience in a small finance department where wearing many hats is the norm.

Benefits

• Pay range: This role is also eligible for an annual bonus based on performance.
• Point pays 100% of employee health insurance premiums, with coverage for dependents available at additional cost.
• Our full benefits package includes a 403(b) retirement plan with an employer match of up to 3%.

Core Competencies – Our Ways of Working

• Ownership: Owns outcomes, not just tasks. Follows through on commitments or proactively resets expectations, and raises issues early and directly.
• Learn & Adapt: Stays curious and self-aware. Seeks feedback, reflects on impact, and applies learnings as conditions change.
• Focus & Excellence: Prioritizes the highest-impact work, delivers consistent high-quality results, and makes tradeoffs visible and intentional.
• Trust & Belonging: Builds relationships grounded in respect, honesty, and inclusion. Engages candidly, assumes good intent, and addresses issues constructively.
• Collaborate for Scale & Growth: Clarifies roles and handoffs, shares information transparently, commits to decisions once made, and designs sustainable, repeatable systems over "boutique" solutions.