Controller

**The Regional Animal Protection Society (RAPS) is looking for a full-time, in-house Controller to join our team.**

RAPS is a multifaceted provincial organization serving other animal agencies, people and animals from all over British Columbia. RAPS has been recognized as “Best Community Organization”, Best “Local Heroes” and “Best Charity Business Leadership”, demonstrating that we are a fantastic place to work. We are an innovative, fun and productive team that is looking for ways to be a self-sufficient, not-for-profit that can improve life for as many people and animals in B.C. as possible. This position has lots of room for growth in the organization and is ideal for someone who enjoys learning and challenging themselves. The work environment is relaxed, and work hours are flexible to meet your needs. RAPS has a great organizational culture with a collaborative and supportive work environment.

If you love animals, enjoy innovation, want to be part of a growing and thriving not-for-profit organization that is making a real difference, then RAPS is the place for you.

**Primary Job Duties**:
As **RAPS’ Controller**, you will bring your experience and systems thinking to our not-for-profit organization’s finance and accounting operations. Reporting to the CEO/Executive Director, the Controller will be responsible for a variety of functions from accounts receivable/accounts payable to reviewing transactions for month-end close.

**Responsibilities**
- Finance & bookkeeping
- Develop and maintain systems to account for financial transactions; define bookkeeping policies and procedures for all of RAPS’ properties
- RAPS Cat Sanctuary
- RAPS Animal Hospital
- RAPS two Thrift Stores
- RAPS Administration office
- Maintain general ledger, including receipts, deposits, payroll, payables, grant allocations, and accruals
- Prepare monthly financial reports for the Board
- Prepare budgets and financial reports for funding sources and outside auditors
- Make bank deposits weekly
- Prepare reimbursement reports and requests as needed
- Oversee A/P and A/R
- Ensure all contracts and accounting documents are complete, consistent, and filed in a timely manner
- Oversee financial filing systems
- Human resources
- Coordinate payroll with outside payroll service
- Maintain employee time records, accrued wages and benefits
- Help maintain personnel files, including salary and benefit records
- Help with development efforts
- Provide required financial data for funding bodies and grants
- Reporting
- Prepare monthly programmatic reports
- Prepare custom reports for the RAPS Animal Hospital as directed
- Assist with the preparation of cash flow projections
- Cooperate and assist external auditors with annual audit and tax preparations
- Provide analysis for internal operations
- Provide pertinent financial data for strategic planning
- Maintain confidentiality and be discrete with information

**Requirements**:

- At least 3 years of accounting/bookkeeping experience in Canada
- Understand not-for-profit and charity accounting concepts.
- Proven bookkeeping experience with proficiency in accounting software
- Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting payable/receivable principles
- Proven ability to calculate, post and manage accounting figures and financial records
- Strong data entry skills with an eye for detail
- Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills
- Effectively works with little or no supervision and prioritize multiple tasks
- Ability to sustain productivity in a fast-paced environment
- Competent collaborator
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel)
- Proficient in English both written and spoken
- Customer service orientation and negotiation skills
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- Past experience working for a medical facility an advantage

**General Responsibilities**
- Promote team-oriented work environment; work collaboratively and positively with all RAPS internal and external constituents. This includes RAPS staff, volunteers, suppliers, contractors, donors, whether-or-not they are online or offline supporters of the organization.
- Assist in creating and maintaining an exceptional and enviable workplace culture
- Responsible for providing highest standard of customer and client care
- Duty of Care - to represent RAPS and conduct oneself professionally and responsibly at all times
- Uses tact and discretion when discussing problems and eliciting sensitive or confidential information
- Interruptions are an expected part of the work, and re-prioritization and/or rescheduling of tasks is required for work completion
- Assist with all work-related requests from Managers and Management in the interest of RAPS’ overall operations outside these job description requirements
- Perform any reassignment of duties required by Management based on the business requirements of RAPS

**Salary is negot