convergentresearch - Controller

• Own the close. You oversee monthly reconciliation and close across Convergent, its disregarded entities and its subsidiaries, including consolidation and intercompany. You set the close calendar and review standards, and you know the ins and outs of every detail on those balance sheets. • Lead the accounting team. Manage and develop a team of Finance & Accounting Managers. Set priorities, review their work, and design metrics to measure performance and team successes. • Build the federal grants program. Design and implement Convergent’s federal grants compliance program under 2 CFR Part 200, including policies and procedures, internal controls, allowable cost review, time and effort reporting, cost allocation, indirect and fringe rate support, and subrecipient monitoring. • Oversee every award. Make sure the Finance & Accounting Managers manage each federal award across Convergent and its FROs correctly from award setup through closeout. Review their budget-to-actuals, burn rates, cost share, drawdowns and invoicing, federal financial reports, SEFA and procurement documentation such as debarment checks and sole-source justifications, and step in early when risks or errors surface. • Own audit readiness. Lead preparation for the annual audit and the Single Audit, including PBC requests, supporting schedules, SEFA and corrective action plans, coordinate 990 workpapers with our preparer, and own regulatory financial reporting. • Own revenue and restrictions. Make sure revenue recognition, donor restriction tracking and releases, payroll allocations and time and effort reporting are accurate across every entity. • Turn numbers into insight. As first line reviewer of monthly financial reports, you review monthly financials for relevancy, consistency, and completeness, and advocate for changes that make reports useful for decision-making. • Strengthen systems and controls. Write and maintain accounting SOPs and internal control documentation, improve workflows and systems, and keep controls tight across every entity. • Lead the in-house transition. Partner with the Head of Finance to move work from our outsourced accounting firm in-house, mapping each task to an owner and keeping the close on track during the handoff. • Partner on budgets and policy. Support the Head of Finance on the annual budget, financial policies and internal control design, and serve as backup on chart of accounts changes. • Bring the whole team along. You make financial insights accessible and actionable, whether you're talking to a scientist, an engineer, or a program lead. • ## In 6 months you will have (6 months goals) • Learned the business of each FRO and understood its accounting and grant needs. • Built strong relationships with your team, internal teams, FRO leaders, auditors and external accounting partners. • Assessed our federal grants compliance against 2 CFR Part 200, delivered a roadmap, and put the priority policies and controls in place. • Set up award-level monitoring for every active federal award. • Brought the monthly close onto a consistent calendar with clear review standards across your team.