Controller

Job Description

Job Title: Controller
Location: Cromwell, CT (In-Person)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Work Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday
Salary Range: up to $90,000 annual salary
Reports to: CFO
Application Deadline: August 15, 2026

Job Summary:
Holy Apostles College and Seminary based in Cromwell, is seeking a mission-driven, detail-oriented, and experienced Controller to maintain and strengthen our company's internal controls. The Controller is directly responsible for supervising and managing the daily operations of the Business Office. This includes maintaining effective internal controls, preparing accounting and financial reports, processing payroll, and completing all related reporting requirements. The Controller ensures the accuracy, quality, and timeliness of all financial transactions and reporting. The role supports the institution's financial well-being by providing senior management with strategic financial guidance, contributing to key financial decisions, and overseeing all accounting processes. The Controller is also expected to provide sound financial advice, identify opportunities to improve efficiency, and implement measures that produce meaningful cost savings. This position requires regular interaction with government agencies, including the Department of Education. Previous experience working with public institutions is therefore highly valued. The Controller carries out these responsibilities with a respectful, constructive, and energetic leadership style, guided by the Charism and Mission of the College and Seminary and the Society of the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles.

Principal Responsibilities:
• Oversee daily Business Office operations, including accounting, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations, and general ledger activity.
• Supervise Business Office staff and provide administrative oversight of assigned operational areas, as needed.
• Prepare and review accurate monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad hoc financial reports.
• Manage month-end and year-end close processes.
• Develop, monitor, and forecast budgets under the direction of the CFO.
• Work with department leaders to create and manage department-level budgets and cost centers.
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls, accounting procedures, and financial policies.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, institutional policies, and applicable federal, state, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate audit preparation and serve as a liaison with external auditors.
• Support financial reporting and documentation for accrediting bodies, government agencies, and regulatory organizations, including the Department of Education.
• Lead or support improvements and integrations involving QuickBooks, Populi, and related systems.
• Develop dashboards and key performance indicators to support financial oversight.
• Support payroll, benefits administration, onboarding documentation, and related compliance processes.
• Provide financial analysis and recommendations related to cost control, operational efficiency, and institutional sustainability.
• All other duties as assigned.
Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• At least 5-10 years of progressive accounting, finance, or business office experience.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, budgeting, payroll, financial reporting, internal controls, and audit preparation.
• Experience supervising employees or managing business office functions.
• Proficiency with QuickBooks and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to handle confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
Preferred
• CPA, CMA, MBA, cost accounting or master's degree in a related field.
• Experience in higher education, nonprofit, religious, public-sector, or mission-driven institutions.
• Experience with Populi or similar administrative/accounting systems.
• Familiarity with NECHE, IPEDS, ATS, Department of Education, or similar reporting requirements.
• Experience with benefits administration, payroll compliance, and HR-related documentation.

How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit a resume, cover letter, and professional references to:
Yomarie Rivera
yrivera@holyapostles.edu

About the Employer

Holy Apostles College and Seminary, a private, not-for-profit college located in the historic town of Cromwell, CT, offers a faithfully Catholic, 100% online and on-campus liberal arts degree program for undergraduate students, as well as 100% online graduate degree programs in Philosophy, Theology, and Pastoral Studies and a Masters of Divinity in the New Evangelization and PhD in Theology.

The school is inspired and guided by the missionary charism of its sponsor, the Society of the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles (MSA), as well as by the founder and co-founder of the MSA, Fr. Eusebe Menard O.F.M. and Mr. Hector Durand.

Holy Apostles' mission is to provide faithful, affordable, and flexible Catholic formation and education in the development of leaders for evangelization.