Berkeley, California, United States · Hybrid
$123k–$130k/yr
Description Who We Are For more than 40 years, Resources for Community Development (RCD) has been a leading regional nonprofit developer and owner of affordable housing. RCD’s mission is to create and preserve affordable…
Skills: Corporate Accounting, Portfolio Accounting, Financial Auditing, GAAP, Staff Management
Berkeley, California, United States · Hybrid
$85k–$89k/yr
Description Who We Are For more than 40 years, Resources for Community Development (RCD) has been a leading regional nonprofit developer and owner of affordable housing. RCD’s mission is to create and preserve affordable…
Skills: General Accounting, Property Accounting, Corporate Accounting, GAAP, Audit Preparation
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The Assistant Controller manages corporate and portfolio accounting, serving as the lead for property and corporate audits. They supervise accounting staff and oversee grant administration, billing, and the preparation of financial statements.
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and over 8 years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 2 years of staff management. Candidates must be proficient in GAAP, financial audits, and advanced Microsoft Office Suite.
Description
For more than 40 years, Resources for Community Development (RCD) has been a leading regional nonprofit developer and owner of affordable housing. RCD’s mission is to create and preserve affordable housing for people with the fewest options, to build community and enrich lives. RCD fosters strong, inclusive neighborhoods through strategies that address the health, economic development, education, and housing needs of residents across the community.
Since RCD was established in 1984, we have developed or preserved over 75 communities that provide affordable, high-quality, and service-enriched affordable rental housing to over 3,000 low-income households throughout the Bay Area. RCD is actively growing, with more than 1,000 new units of affordable housing in development or under construction. RCD strives for excellence, and we are seeking an outstanding candidate to join our team.
“What I really love about RCD is how much positive impact we have in people’s lives just by where we build, how we design, and the services we offer. It’s incredibly motivating to open the doors to residents and watch them thrive.” –Dan Sawislak, Executive Director
The Assistant Controller will have responsibility for a broad range of duties, including corporate and portfolio accounting and support for the overall management and administration of RCD’s accounting team. Responsibilities are broadly grouped into three areas: Audit Lead; General Accounting and Management & Administration. The role and responsibilities of the Assistant Controller are integral to the core operations of RCD’s business, and the fulfillment of RCD’s mission.
Under the direction of the Corporate Controller, directly lead and/or manage the following general accounting responsibilities:
This is a key role on the Accounting team, supporting the overall management and administration of RCD’s accounting team, including:
Requirements
· Bachelor's degree in Accounting or relevant field.
· 8+ years of progressive experience in accounting
· Minimum 2 years as an Accounting Manager with direct staff management
· Understanding of GAAP accounting standards
· Prior experience contributing to financial audits
· Strong systems and automation experience
· Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams)
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex financial concepts to both financial and non-financial audiences
· Familiarity with multi-entity structures and intercompany transactions
· Experience with consolidated financial statements
· Prior non-profit, affordable housing or government industry experience with federal funding/grants
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
RCD is currently practicing a hybrid work model. Depending on your distance from our main office in Berkeley, you will be expected to work up to two days in the office.
The responsibilities of this position will require occasional travel to off-site locations around the San Francisco Bay Area.
While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to sit, speak and hear. Requires frequent use of a keyboard, computer monitor and phone. Must be able to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing. Must be able to lift up to twenty (20) pounds occasionally. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
Applicants should send a cover letter, resume via Paylocity. Applicants with suitable experience and/or skills will be contacted for interviews.
RCD offers competitive benefits including: paid vacation and sick leave; health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance; pre-tax flexible spending and commuter plans; and employer contributions to a retirement savings plan.
The salary range for this position is $123,450 to $129,950, based on factors including experience, qualifications, role specialization, and market conditions. Salary placement within this range considers current and past employees' salaries for similar roles, budgetary limits, and market demand.
Creating and preserving affordable housing for those with the fewest options, to build community and enrich lives
Resources for Community Development (RCD) creates and preserves housing for people with the fewest options, to build community and enrich lives. We provide safe, quality homes that are affordable to over 4,500 individuals and families who are low-income so they can continue to live, work and play here in the Bay Area. RCD’s affordable, quality housing and services provide benefits to the whole community as well as individual households. • It promotes inclusive, healthy, complete communities. • It builds economic strength through jobs and local spending. • It makes a long term contribution to environmental quality and sustainability. • It gives the next generations of residents the opportunity for a strong and stable start in life. Since it was founded in 1984, RCD has developed 2,500 homes for low to moderate-income residents in more than 65 communities in the Bay Area region. We have an inclusive model of housing development that ensures that people with special needs are part of our communities. Almost one third of our units are set aside for people with special needs.
Offices: 2220 Oxford Street, Berkeley, CA 94704, US
Creating and preserving affordable housing for those with the fewest options, to build community and enrich lives
Resources for Community Development (RCD) creates and preserves housing for people with the fewest options, to build community and enrich lives. We provide safe, quality homes that are affordable to over 4,500 individuals and families who are low-income so they can continue to live, work and play here in the Bay Area. RCD’s affordable, quality housing and services provide benefits to the whole community as well as individual households. • It promotes inclusive, healthy, complete communities. • It builds economic strength through jobs and local spending. • It makes a long term contribution to environmental quality and sustainability. • It gives the next generations of residents the opportunity for a strong and stable start in life. Since it was founded in 1984, RCD has developed 2,500 homes for low to moderate-income residents in more than 65 communities in the Bay Area region. We have an inclusive model of housing development that ensures that people with special needs are part of our communities. Almost one third of our units are set aside for people with special needs.
Offices: 2220 Oxford Street, Berkeley, CA 94704, US
