Title: Foundation Controller Position Type: Professional Tech Full time College: Front Range Community College Division: Finance and Administration Department: FRCC Finance & Administration Campus: Westminster Campus, Boulder County Campus or Larimer County Campus Location: Westminster, CO; Longmont CO; or Fort Collins, CO Salary Range: $110,066-$115,569 annually This position has the opportunity to be based out of any one of our three campus locations. We have campuses in Westminster, Longmont, and Fort Collins, Colorado. Who We Are: With three campuses along Colorado's Front Range, FRCC is the state's largest community college. We enroll close to 28,000 students annually from our diverse service area, which offers a variety of cultural and recreational activities. Each year approximately 5,000 FRCC students transfer to four-year universities and FRCC offers more than 36 career training programs that prepare students for immediate employment and rewarding careers. Last year, more than 5,000 high school students took concurrent enrollment classes with us, earning college credit without having to pay college tuition. And we were recently ranked as one of the "Top Online Colleges" in the country by Newsweek. One of FRCC's main goals is to offer educational excellence for everyone. The college's strong commitment to student success means we start by creating an inclusive and equitable environment---one where both students and employees feel they belong and are supported. FRCC's focus on diversity, equity and inclusion is woven into the fabric of our college conversations and decision-making processes. We are actively seeking to hire a workforce that reflects the diversity of our student body. The college is also an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution. For us, becoming an HSI is an intentional commitment to being a college where our Latinx (and other historically marginalized) students thrive. At FRCC, employees and leaders bring our values to life through their actions. We collaborate across roles and campuses, seek and value diverse perspectives, follow through on our commitments, and turn thoughtful ideas into meaningful improvements which are measured for success. We take pride in our work, support one another, and make decisions that advance student success, equity, and excellence. We seek people who will actively contribute to this culture and demonstrate these commitments every day. Job Summary: As the Controller you provide financial leadership, fund management, budgeting, and audit oversight for the FRCC Foundation. You report to the VP for Finance & Administration, and will oversees approximately 240 fund accounts, ensuring responsible management of restricted, endowed, and board-designated funds. The Director leads the annual budgeting process, presenting proposed budgets to the Executive Director and VP for Finance & Administration for review before Board consideration. In partnership with Foundation leadership and College Finance, you ensure accurate financial reporting, strong internal controls, regulatory compliance, and audit readiness to support the Foundation's long-term financial sustainability. This position does provide the opportunity to work remotely occasionally (up to two days a week) but does require a strong on campus presence and requires travel to all three FRCC campuses as needed. Please note: You need to be a Colorado resident on your first day of employment. Also, Front Range Community College is an E-Verify employer. ** ** Duties & Responsibilities: Fund Management, Budgeting & Financial Oversight - Serve as the primary financial lead for approximately 240 individual Foundation fund accounts, maintaining current knowledge of balances, restrictions, spending parameters, commitments, distributions and available resources. - Administer restricted, endowed, and boa d-designated funds to ensure accurate classification, appropriate use of resources, and compliance with documented donor intent and fund agreements. - Lead the annual Foundation budgeting process, including revenue and expense projections, fund-level planning, historical analysis, assumptions, scenario modeling, resource allocation; prepare the proposed budget and provide recommendations to the Executive Director and VP for Finance & Administration for review and refinement prior to Board approval. - Monitor budget-to-actual results, forecasts, cash-flow, fund balances, and variances; identify trends, risks and recommend adjustments as needed. - Prepare timely and accurate financial statements, dashboards, fund reports, analyses, schedules, and other decision-support materials for the VP for Finance & Administration, Executive Director, Finance Committee, and Foundation Board.in accordance with applicable accounting standards, Foundation policies, and College procedures. - Provide fund-level financial information the Executive Director and Director of Philanthropy, including balances, available-to-spend amounts, distributions, restrictions, and activity to support donor stewardship and funding decisions. - Review bank, investment, accounting, and donor-system reconciliations; investigate discrepancies and coordinate resolution with Finance and Foundation partners. - Coordinate with College Finance, external accountants and bookkeepers, investment managers, financial institutions, and other financial service providers. Audit Management & Financial Compliance - Lead the annual independent financial audit from planning through completion, including scheduling, preparation, documentation, auditor communications, meetings, follow-up, and resolution of findings. - Serve as the primary operational liaison to external auditors and coordinate responses across Foundation staff, Finance & Administration, and external accounting partners. - Maintain year-round audit readiness through organized financial records, fund documentation, support schedules, reconciliations, and documentation of key financial processes and controls. - Track and implement audit recommendations and management-letter items, escalating unresolved risks to the VP for Finance & Administration and appropriate Board committee. - Coordinate required nonprofit financial and regulatory reporting with qualified internal or external partners, ensuring supporting documentation is complete and submitted on time. - Monitor compliance with Foundation financial policies, donor restrictions, regulatory requirements, and College financial procedures. Internal Controls, Segregation of Duties & Risk Management - Design, document, and monitor internal controls that protect Foundation assets and support segregation of duties across financial workflows. - Establish complementary roles and review points across transaction initiation, processing, reconciliation, approval, and financial review. - Review workflows, approval thresholds, access controls, supporting documentation, and exception procedures, recommend improvements that strengthen controls and efficiency. - Maintain financial policies, procedures, control matrices, and documentation standards. - Identify and assess financial, compliance, and process risks and provide guidance to the VP for Finance & Administration and appropriate governance bodies in a timely manner. - Align user access to accounting, banking, investment, and financial reporting systems with job responsibilities and internal-control practices. Financial Governance & Cross-Functional Coordination - Provide the Foundation Board and Finance Committee with clear, accurate financial information to support decision-making. - Partner with the Executive Director, Director of Philanthropy, Scholarships Office, and other institutional departments to define clear financial handoffs, docum