Controller

Announcement

Kinship Community Food Center is seeking an entrepreneurial and rigorous Controller to manage our organizations $4M annual operating budget and oversee our human resources and payroll strategies & functions.

Our dynamic business model blends traditional nonprofit operations with active food-related social enterprises with plans to scale and add more enterprises in the future. Reporting directly to the Managing Director you will serve as a trusted advisor navigating complex New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) compliance managing multi-entity/program financial structures keeping our board seamlessly and fostering a supportive internal environment via modern HR systems.

Areas of Interest or Expertise

Nonprofit Financial Management & Fund Accounting Budgeting & Forecasting Audit & Tax Compliance HR Strategy Administration & Compliance Payroll Administration New Market Tax Credit Compliance Board Management QuickBooks HR Software Board Management Software

Our Mission

Kinship Community Food Center engages volunteers and neighborhood residents to end hunger isolation and poverty. The mission pillars of our work are 1) nourishing food security and wellness 2) fostering kinship and community engagement and 3) creating stability & economic opportunity. Our fresh food market urban farm food wellness programs café and catering expand food access while teaching healthful habits and skills in a community of belonging where crisis assistance mentoring and workforce training is made available. We believe no one is so deprived that they have nothing to give and no one is so well-off that they no longer have needs.

Key Position Responsibilities

Financial Management & Social Enterprise Accounting

• Multi-Entity Oversight: Direct daily accounting operations accounts payable accounts receivable and revenue recognition across both nonprofit programs and commercial food social enterprises.
• Systems Management: Maintain and optimize inventory tracking cost of goods sold (COGS) and sales reporting using QuickBooks & Toast.
• Fund Accounting & Allocations: Track restricted and unrestricted funding accurately allocating shared staff benefits and administrative overhead across various grants and social enterprises.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead the annual $4M organizational budgeting process and prepare distinct monthly P&L statements for individual food enterprise units for the CEO Board and outside funders.

Audit Tax Credit Compliance & Governance

• NMTC Compliance: Monitor track and ensure strict compliance with New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) requirements including tracking Qualified Low-Income Community Investment (QLICI) funds loan covenants and investor reporting.
• Audit & Tax Liaison: Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors NMTC partners and CPA for the annual financial audit and IRS Form 990.

Payroll & HR Administration

• Payroll Processing: Run end-to-end processing of monthly payroll directly within BambooHR accurately matching labor hours to specific grants or enterprise cost centers.
• Management and oversight of HR Life Cycle including onboarding benefits administration and employee records using automated BambooHR workflows.
• Employment Law Compliance: Maintain the Employee Handbook to ensure strict compliance with federal state and Wisconsin labor laws.

Desired Requirements

• Receptiveness to overall servant leader model and mission of Kinship Community Food Center
• Experience: 3 years of progressive accounting experience with a proven track record managing mid-sized budgets ($2M$10M) and reporting directly to executive leadership.
• Technical Compliance: Familiarity with New Market Tax Credits (NMTC) commercial lending or similarly complex financial/investment structures.
• Industry Context: Experience in nonprofit fund accounting combined with exposure to a commercial industry (ideally food service retail grocery or hospitality).
• Software Mastery: Hands-on proficiency with QuickBooks Desktop BambooHR (for payroll/HR) Toast and board management platforms like Boardable.
• Education: Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or Business. A CPA or CMA is highly preferred given the tax credit complexities.
• Highly motivated self-directed with a positive attitude and the ability to work a flexible schedule including occasional evenings and weekends
• Demonstrated organizational collaborative interpersonal and written & verbal communication skills
• Ability to interact with diverse groups
• Strong attention to detail and ability to set priorities and handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Openness to work within a Christian/Catholic faith-based environment based on social justice principles.
• Valid Drivers license proof of insurance and transportation to support work activities

And We Offer You

A competitive annually salary of $85000 - $115000 (commensurate with experience) benefits package a flexible work environment an enthusiastic team of dedicated staff and volunteers.

Working Conditions:

Work Location:Open office workspace with active team atmosphere. Office space is shared. Flexibility with work and meeting spaces required.

Physical Requirements: Standing and sitting for prolonged periods. Typing on a computer keyboard.

Equipment Used: Computer printer/copier.

Here is what some Team Members have to say about the Kinship Community Food Center workplace culture:

I always feel supported like I have a purpose and that my coworkers truly care about me.

The sense of family and willingness to accept each other as they make themselves vulnerable leads to a culture that fosters the risk required for growth and achieving our personal as well as organizational potential.

The community of shoppers volunteers staff donors etc. and the culture of generosity here has made this a great place to work. I love that we are so mission driven. As a whole the community here really cares about the dignity of one another and we strive to uplift that through our program offerings (offering fresh farm produce assisting others in mentoring relationships offering trainings on poverty and hunger and so much more).

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability status protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Required Experience:

Senior Exec