Title: Controller

Position Reports To: CEO

Direct Reports: Accountant

Butterfly Pavilion recently went through a leadership change as the organization’s long-tenured CEO retired. The organization is looking for the right financial leader to help it grow and flourish.

About Butterfly Pavilion: At Butterfly Pavilion, we transform the way people think about invertebrates. These small but mighty animals that surround us are so much more than people think. They are everywhere because everything depends on them. They are the hidden heroes of the animal kingdom. As a leader in invertebrate knowledge, Butterfly Pavilion works to foster an appreciation of these critical animals by educating the public about the need to protect and care for threatened habitats globally, while conducting research for solutions in invertebrate conservation. Whether it is providing unique, hands-on learning experiences in our exhibits and educational programs, conducting new research that sets the standard for zoos across the country or building innovative solutions for species and habitat conservation in countries around the world, Butterfly Pavilion is leading the way in ensuring invertebrates are protected for the future.

Looking forward, we are committed to providing the most enriching experience for our audience, being recognized as a scientific authority, and being a leading educational resource on invertebrates. To this end, Butterfly Pavilion has begun the early stages of launching a $40 million Capital Campaign to expand Butterfly Pavilion into a new state-of-the-art facility in a few years.

Butterfly Pavilion is a nonprofit organization that generates roughly $10 million in annual revenue with a workforce of 70-100 employees and over 700 volunteers depending on the season. During 2023, 427,000 people visited Butterly Pavilion.

FLSA: Full Time/Exempt Minimum 45+ hours per week

$100,000-$125,000

About our Future Controller: The ideal candidate for Butterfly Pavilion’s controller position is an established and ambitious nonprofit leader who has an entrepreneurial spirit and can support Butterfly Pavilion’s vision in evolving the organization into a world-class center for invertebrate education, research, and conservation. This person is a strategic and analytical thinker with an eye for detail and a commitment to the long-term financial sustainability of the organization as it enters a period of substantial growth. They play an instrumental part in leading organizational growth and mission fulfillment, ensuring that revenue forecasts accurately guide decision-making, and that expense management aligns with the fiscal plan. They are a methodical data analyst, enthusiastic and ambitious, demonstrate superior communication skills, and can convey financial information to various stakeholders with differing levels of financial acumen.

Position Summary: The controller is responsible for and directs all financial functions, including financial planning and reporting, budgets, forecasting, investments, risk management, and loss control. This position also oversees all IT across the organization. The controller is a member of the executive leadership team, a member of the Board of Director’s finance committee, and a staff financial advisor to the Board of Directors. The controller will supervise an accountant and AP/AR employee.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Lead all aspects of finance and accounting functions of Butterfly Pavilion.
• Lead capital campaign finance oversight and proforma creation.
• Lead and ensure accurate and timely reporting of financial condition and results, for both external and internal use.
• Provide interpretation of financial results for senior leadership and the Board of Directors.
• Establish and ensure compliance with internal controls which safeguard the assets of Butterfly Pavilion and contribute to accurate reporting.
• Supervise and support the daily operation of the accounting department, including revenue accounting, accounts payable, payroll, benefit payments, and cash flow management.
• Manage annual operating and capital budget processes and report monthly on the operating budget performance.
• Help create and lead strategy and selection of financial vehicles for capital campaign and bridge financing.
• Develop and maintain written accounting policies and procedures.
• Manage external audits.
• Prepare financial presentation for Board meetings and present to Finance Committee and Board of Directors
• Provide financial information and reports as needed for grant applications and reports.
• Lead annual Scientific Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) qualification efforts and support certification through data evaluation and application.
• Manage and maintain all daily Point of Sale reconciliations.
• Prepare and file monthly state, local, and city, sales and use tax.
• Develop recommendations to strategically advance financial performance and new business opportunities.
• Develop and institute financial models for future organizational performance.
• Support strong relationship with executives and senior leadership team as to identify needs, provide financial guidance and seek full range of business solutions.
• Analyze, interpret, and communicate financial operations and capital campaign performance to provide information, guidance to CEO, Finance Committee, and BOD.
• Evaluate future POS, Accounting and CRM systems and lead strategy for change over processes across organization.
• Lead IT oversight, ensuring the facility technological requirements are in place and work with each other.
• Lead and support all organizational compliance with local, regional, and national entities.

Competencies:

• Detail-oriented
• Impeccable organizational skills
• Ability to simplify complex issues
• Decision making
• Strategic thinking
• Analytical reasoning
• Communication
• Ethical conduct

Qualifications/Experience:

• 8+ years of experience in a financial leadership position
• CPA or MBA/equivalent training and experience preferred
• Strong written, verbal, and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently and to manage multiple assignments and deadlines
• Skilled in use of a variety of computer applications including word processing, spreadsheets, and database management
• Experience in developing and leading annual organizational budget efforts
• Experience in developing strategic and financial plans, policies and procedures to support organizational growth
• Demonstrated achievement and leadership in performance modeling and modeling partnership programming
• Experience in leading debt modeling and bridge financing scenarios for capital projects and campaigns
• Ability to build working relationships throughout the organization
• A personal and professional commitment to the mission and core values of Butterfly Pavilion

Work Environment / Physical Requirements:

While performing the responsibilities of this position, these work environment characteristics are representative of the environment the position will encounter. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

At Butterfly Pavilion, the employee is occasionally exposed to moderate to loud environmental noise for extended periods of time. While performing the responsibilities of this position, the employee is required to see, talk, and hear. The employee is often required to sit and stand, use their hands and fingers, to handle/feel/grasp. Vision abilities required for this job include close vision.

How to Apply:

Butterfly Pavilion is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages people of all backgrounds to apply for open positions and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty or veteran status.

Applicants must submit a Resume and Cover Letter to the following link: https://www.applicantpro.com/openings/butterflies/jobs/3428152-20970

Position is open until filled.

No phone calls or drop in’s please.

For more information, or to apply now, you must go to the website below. Please DO NOT email your resume to us as we only accept applications through our website.

https://butterflies.applicantpro.com/jobs/3428152-21049.html