[Hiring] Senior Assistant Controller & Finance Consultant @PEPR

Role Description

This is a remote position.

In this role, you will be responsible for an assigned portfolio of nonprofit and mission-driven clients, serving as their primary day-to-day finance contact. You will manage the month-end close, reconciliations, accounting quality, and financial reporting, and build trusted relationships with client leadership and operations teams. Over time, you will come to understand each organization's context and the financial story behind its numbers, helping clients understand where they stand and spotting issues before they grow.

You will be supported by outsourced bookkeeping and accounting professionals who handle much of the routine bookkeeping, transaction processing, and related accounting administration for your clients. You coordinate and review their work, so you are not expected to handle every transaction yourself. Your time goes into the accounting judgment, quality review, and client relationships that matter most.

You will work closely with PEPR's Head of Finance and Financial Controller, collaborating on client delivery, technical accounting matters, reporting, budgeting, and more complex financial questions. You will also be part of a wider finance and operations team with established tools, processes, and colleagues you can call on. You will be accountable for your clients, with experienced support close at hand.

This is a remote position based anywhere in the US - primarily working in the US East Coast time zone.

Qualifications

• An accounting professional with solid experience in month-end close, reconciliations, journal entries, and financial reporting.
• Strong accounting fundamentals and experience in nonprofit financial accounting and reporting.
• Comfortable managing month-end close processes and able to get up to speed quickly on unfamiliar accounting requirements.
• Accurate and deadline-driven, taking pride in a clean close and a reconciled balance sheet.
• Organized professional who enjoys keeping several clients on track and coordinating the work of others.
• A warm communicator who enjoys client relationships and can explain the numbers to non-finance individuals.
• Initiative and sound judgment, comfortable resolving issues independently.
• Curious about technology and comfortable exploring AI-enabled tools for various financial tasks.
• Passionate about the farmed animal advocacy movement or mission-driven organizations.

Requirements

• Lead the month-end close for your assigned clients, including reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, and supporting schedules.
• Prepare monthly reporting packs, including nonprofit financial statements, variance analysis against budget, and commentary.
• Maintain accurate general ledgers, charts of accounts, and balance sheet integrity across multiple client organizations.
• Track restricted contributions and grants, prepare functional expense allocations, and support funder reporting schedules.
• Collaborate with senior finance colleagues on client budgets, forecasts, and cash flow monitoring.
• Coordinate audit preparation for your clients, including compiling schedules and gathering documentation.
• Build trusted relationships with client leadership and operations teams.
• Organize and lead recurring client finance meetings and reporting reviews.
• Serve as the primary day-to-day finance contact for your clients.
• Identify financial issues, process gaps, and emerging risks early.
• Oversee and coordinate the work of outsourced bookkeeping and accounting professionals.
• Delegate tasks, set priorities, and keep deadlines on track across your portfolio.
• Review coded transactions, reconciliations, and other outputs for accuracy.
• Manage deadlines and deliverables across your portfolio.
• Lead onboarding for new clients, establishing practical client-specific processes.
• Prepare materials for client meetings, board reporting, and finance reviews.
• Use and help refine PEPR's templates, checklists, and process documentation.
• Identify ways to improve workflows and efficiency as the practice grows.

Benefits

• Compensation: The full-time salary range is $80,000-$100,000.
• Health Insurance Support: Medical insurance support options will be offered.
• Retirement Fund Options: A 401K plan with a discretionary employer contribution.
• Remote-first, flexible working with a small, distributed, mission-aligned team.
• Generous paid time off and real growth opportunities.
• Meaningful work with organizations at the frontline of the farmed animal advocacy movement.

Equal Opportunities

PEPR is an equal opportunities employer. We strongly encourage people of every background, identity, orientation, age, gender, origin, and ability to apply. PEPR is committed to fostering an inclusive and harassment-free environment where everyone can contribute their best work.

How to Apply

Submit your application via this form. Cover letters are optional. Please apply by December 14th, 2026 - although applicants are assessed on a rolling basis. Our team will review submissions and shortlist candidates for interviews.