Comptroller

Description

The Comptroller provides financial leadership and oversight for Orangewood Church, Orangewood Christian School (OCS), and Maitland Community Preschool (MCP). Employed by OCS and reporting to the Director of Operations, this position oversees the financial operations of all three organizations, ensuring accurate financial reporting, sound accounting practices, effective internal controls, audit/regulatory compliance, and responsible stewardship of financial resources.

The Comptroller leads financial planning and analysis, budget development and management, accounting operations, audit coordination, cash flow management, and the development and implementation of financial policies and procedures. This position works closely with organizational leadership and finance staff to support informed decision making, strengthen financial processes, manage financial risk, and promote the long term financial health of each organization.

The Comptroller provides leadership and oversight to the finance and accounting teams of church, school and preschool. While coordinating financial practices across the organizations, the Comptroller ensures that each entity maintains its own appropriate budgets, financial records, reporting, and accountability, as well as consolidated financial reports.

Prior experience as a controller/comptroller, CFO, accounting manager, or senior finance leader is preferred, as well as experience with church, school, or other nonprofit or faith based organizations.

The Comptroller is a position requiring a calling to use God-given talents to further the Kingdom of God.  The  Comptroller is expected to be a minister to the Orangewood community through actions, speech, attitude, and prayer, as they point others to Christ. Active membership at (or willingness to join) Orangewood Church is required.

Essential Function:

Financial Leadership, Budgeting, and Planning

• Provide financial guidance and recommendations to organizational leadership to support strategic decisions and long-term financial sustainability.
• Lead annual budget development in collaboration with organizational leadership and budget owners.
• Monitor financial performance, analyze budget variances, and provide financial reports, forecasts, and recommendations.
• Develop benchmarks and key performance indicators to evaluate financial health, liquidity, reserves, and long-term obligations.
• Support capital planning, resource allocation, and responsible financial stewardship across all three organizations.

Accounting Operations, Reporting, and Internal Controls

• Oversee accounting operations and ensure accurate, timely financial reporting while maintaining separate financial records for each organization.
• Prepare financial statements, management reports, journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end and year-end closing entries.
• Oversee general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, cash receipts and disbursements, fixed assets, and nonprofit fund accounting, including restricted funds and designated contributions.
• Develop and maintain financial policies, standard operating procedures, approval processes, and internal controls.
• Oversee existing financial systems and processes, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, reporting, and system integration.
• Strengthen fraud prevention, risk management, and segregation of duties while ensuring accurate financial records and supporting documentation.

Audit and Regulatory Compliance

• Coordinate annual financial audits and reviews with external auditors and internal finance staff.
• Coordinate the preparation and filing of applicable nonprofit tax returns, including IRS Form 990, with external tax professionals.
• Oversee compliance with loan requirements, tax filings, regulatory reporting, nonprofit accounting standards, donor restrictions, and other financial obligations.
• Serve as the primary financial liaison with external auditors and ensure audit findings and recommendations are appropriately addressed.

Cash Management, Risk, and Capital Planning

• Oversee banking relationships, cash management, cash flow forecasting, liquidity planning, and financial reserves.
• Monitor financial obligations and evaluate risks to support organizational stability and protect assets.
• Collaborate with leadership to plan and evaluate capital expenditures, facility improvements, equipment purchases, and major investments.
• Provide financial analysis of capital projects, leases, contracts, and other long-term commitments.
• Coordinate the financial review and tracking of major leases and contracts, ensuring commitments and fixed assets are appropriately approved, documented, recorded, and monitored.

Payroll and Benefit Accounting

• Oversee the accounting, reconciliation, and financial reporting of payroll, payroll taxes, employee benefits, and related expenses.
• Collaborate with Human Resources and payroll personnel to resolve discrepancies and ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Ensure personnel expenses are appropriately allocated across organizations and incorporated into budgets and forecasts.

Team Leadership and Collaboration

• Directly supervise church, school, and preschool financial leaders, providing direction, performance oversight, and accountability.
• Oversee the broader finance and accounting teams, establishing clear responsibilities, effective workflows, and consistent practices.
• Promote collaboration, cross-training, and professional development across the finance teams.
• Partner with the Director of Operations, Executive Director of Orangewood Church, Head of School, MCP leadership, Human Resources, and other stakeholders to support financial operations and organizational goals.

Supplemental Functions:

Perform other duties as assigned to support the financial and operational needs of Orangewood Church, Orangewood Christian School, and Maitland Community Preschool.

Required Personal Qualities:

The employee shall: 

1. Be a mature believer and disciple-maker of Jesus Christ. 
2. Agree with and actively promote the Orangewood’s Statement of Faith.
3. Strive to model Christ in attitude, speech, and actions both on and off-campus to families, students, parents, and fellow employees. 
4. Agree with and adhere to the Orangewood Lifestyle Statement. 
5. Have the spiritual maturity, academic abilities, and personal leadership qualities to equip students to transform the world for Christ and His kingdom.

Additional Personal Qualities: 

The employee shall:

1. Demonstrate strong leadership presence, enthusiasm, courtesy, flexibility, integrity, gratitude, kindness, self-control, and      perseverance.
2. Meet everyday stress with emotional stability, objectivity, and optimism.
3. Have a strong command of the English language in both verbal and written communication.
4. Respectfully submit and be loyal to constituted authority. 

Work Environment:

X Offices  _Classrooms  _Outdoors  _ Community  

_All facilities including roof and crawl spaces    _ Other:_________________________

Physical Demands:

X Walking/Standing              _Lifting/Moving (number of pounds 25)  _Stretching

_Exposure to cold/Heat  X Talking/hearing X Vision (close and distance)

_Bending/climbing _Other

* The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

Preferred Education Requirement: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field; Master’s Degree Preferred

Certification(s) Preferred: Certified Public Accountant (CPA); Certified Management Accountant (CMA); Certified Internal Auditor (CIA); or similar professional certifications.

Years of Experience: 10 +