
Caas Controller
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CLA is hiring a Controller for its Client Accounting and Advisory Service (CAAS), serving nonprofit clients from its Milwaukee/Wauwatosa, Racine, or Madison office. The role develops financial controls, coordinates planning and budgeting, prepares financial information and statements, monitors performance, advises management, and communicates with boards and other stakeholders. A bachelor’s degree and seven years of relevant accounting or financial experience are required; CPA certification, nonprofit and back-office accounting experience, and QuickBooks experience are preferred.
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JOB REQUIREMENTS: We recognize that not everyone wants to grow their career paths in the same way. That's why CLA exists to create opportunities. With 8500 employees and over 130 offices nationwide, We promise to know you and help you! At CLA, Nonprofits are a priority. As the largest industry group in the firm, we have over 850 professionals dedicated to serving our 11,000+ nonprofit clients. We are looking to hire a Controller with nonprofit industry experience for our Client Accounting and Advisory Service (CAAS), based out of either our Milwaukee/Wauwatosa, Racine or Madison WI office location. CAAS helps our clients transform their business with a collaborative approach that allows them to seamlessly mitigate risk, overcome challenges, meet deadlines, and identify personnel to help them with their workforce needs. Job Description: Develop internal control policies, guidelines, and procedures for activities such as budget administration, cash and credit management, and accounting. Coordinate and directs the financial planning, budgeting, procurements, or investment activities for all or part of an organization. Prepare financial information. Prepare and/or direct preparation of financial statements, business activity reports, financial position forecasts, budgets, or reports required by regulatory agencies. Evaluate needs for procurement of funds and investment of surpluses and make appropriate recommendations. Monitor ratio and key performance indicators (KPI). Monitor and evaluates the performance of accounting and other financial staff, recommending and implementing actions. Advise management on short-term and long-term financial objectives, policies, and actions. Communicate on a regular basis with boards, bankers, investors, constituents, etc.; may include prepping for and/or hosting board presentations. Education/Experience: Education: Bachelor's degree is required. Combination of related experience, education, and training may be accepted in lieu of degree. CPA certification is preferred but not required. Experience: 7 years of relevant accounting and/or financial experience is required (Nonprofit industry and back-office accounting experience is highly preferred). Public accounting experience preferred but not required. Aptitude for developing and maintaining a thorough working knowledge of accounting software and systems. QuickBooks experience is preferred. Proficiency with applicable software (Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, etc). Travel: This position requires frequent local travel to/from client sites and may require... For full info follow application link. CLA is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law. EOE/AA Employer/Vets/Disability ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/616F84693A5C49A7
How this job compares
Set against the 810 open Controller jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$130–170K/yr323 salary ranges
- US median$63–69/hr22 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 38 open Controller jobs in Wisconsin and 810 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Wisconsin
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience; Controller postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (626 postings).
- Education
- 442 of the 810 open Controller jobs (55%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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