Job Description

Job Location: National Center on Institutions and Alternatives Inc - Baltimore, MD 21244
Position Type: Full TimeEducation
Level: Bachelor's Degree
Salary Range: $110,000.00 - $130,000.00 Salary/year
Job Shift: Day
Job Category: AccountingWhere Financial Leadership Meets Real World Impact
At NCIA, finance is more than numbers...it ensures the resources behind our mission are used effectively and with measurable impact.
As Controller, you’ll play a key leadership role in strengthening our financial operations, supporting strategic decision-making, and ensuring long-term sustainability across a complex, mission-driven nonprofit. You’ll serve as a true strategic partner and #2 to the CFO, lead a growing finance team, and translate financial data into clear insights for leadership and the Board.
This role is critical as NCIA continues to grow and strengthen its financial infrastructure across multiple programs and funding streams.
About NCIA
NCIA is a mission-based nonprofit organization dedicated to making a genuine, measurable difference in people’s lives across Maryland. Our work is rooted in compassion, accountability, and community impact. We serve diverse populations through multiple programs and funding streams, including Maryland LTSS, federal and state grants, and philanthropic partners. At NCIA, your expertise won’t sit on a shelf; it will actively support growth, innovation, and long-term sustainability.
What You’ll Do
Lead the Finance Function
- Oversee accounting operations, financial reporting, and internal controls in alignment with GAAP and nonprofit standards
- Manage month-end close, financial statements, and audit processes
- Ensure compliance with grant requirements, including federal, state, and foundation funding
Drive Financial Strategy & Insight
- Partner with the CFO and leadership on budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning
- Analyze financial performance and clearly communicate trends and risks
- Support Board and committee reporting
Strengthen Systems & Processes
- Own process improvement and internal controls, strengthening workflows, systems, and scalability across accounting, payroll, AP/AR, and reporting
- Enhance financial systems and integrations (including automation opportunities)
- Ensure strong controls and scalable processes as the organization grows
Lead & Develop the Team
- Provide leadership and structure to a multi-level finance team
- Build clarity, accountability, and development opportunities
- Foster a collaborative, solutions-oriented environment
NCIA offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package designed to support both professional growth and personal well-being, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 403(b) retirement plan with employer match, generous paid time off, credit union membership, tuition reimbursement, and ongoing professional development opportunities.
If you’re a hands-on finance leader who values purpose as much as precision, and you enjoy building systems, developing people, and translating financial complexity into clarity, this role was designed for you.

QualificationsQualified candidates will have a bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field (CPA and/or MBA preferred) and 5–7 years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including leadership of people and complex operations
- Proven experience in a complex, multi‑program nonprofit environment, including Maryland LTSS billing and grant-funded operations.
- Deep knowledge of nonprofit accounting, grant compliance, audits, and regulatory requirements
- Hands-on experience with audit coordination, budgeting, financial analysis, AP/AR, payroll, and investments
- Strong proficiency with Sage Intacct, Martus, and Bill.com (Paycom a plus)
- Exceptional analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to turn data into strategy
- Ability to clearly communicate financial information to finance and non‑finance audiences alike.
NCIA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions based on merit. NCIA celebrates people from all walks of life and prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, marital or veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, or characteristics (or those of a family member), sexual orientation, pregnancy, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.