Controller (American Camp Association)

Organization : American Camp Association
Role: Controller
Work Location : Remote
Reports to: SVP, Finance
Travel : Up to 15%
Salary Range : $145,000 to 160,000

ABOUT The American Camp Association:

The American Camp Association (ACA) is a community of camp professionals who, for over 100 years, have joined together to share our knowledge and experience and to ensure the quality of camp programs. Because of our diverse 10,000 plus membership and our exceptional programs, we’re uniquely able to unleash the life-changing power of camp. Our work gives more children and adults the opportunity to learn powerful lessons in community, character-building, skill development, and healthy living — lessons that can be learned nowhere else. Learn more at

Role & Responsibilities

The Controller, reporting to the Senior Vice President of Finance, will support and advance the mission of the American Camp Association and the American Camp Foundation by:
- Being a thoughtful, communicative, detail-oriented, and productive member of the ACA, Inc. team

- Oversee all day-to-day accounting operations and ensure complete alignment and compliance with US GAAP standards.

- Manage complex technical accounting specific to industry associations, including membership revenue recognition, deferred revenue, and related obligations.

- Prepare and issue accurate, timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.

- Coordinate all annual audit activities, acting as the primary liaison with external auditors and regulatory bodies.

- Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes to ensure accuracy and timeliness

- Prepare accrual entries for the close of each month and quarter-end

- Review all monthly bank and account reconciliations, A/P and A/R batch processes, and cash management transactions

- Analyze changes in assets and liabilities and provide a variance report each quarter

- Monitor and enhance internal control processes across ACA and its affiliates

- Ensure adherence to accounting policies and regulatory requirements

- Lead continuous improvement of financial processes and controls

- Serve as the primary liaison for external parties during the annual audit

- Prepare all audit schedules, and “provided by client” support documentation

- Manage audit inquiries and ensure timely completion of audit deliverables

- Report and provide analysis of the organization’s restricted and non-restricted investments and reserves each month

- Monitor cash balances across accounts while maintaining sufficient liquidity

- Lead in monitoring cash balances in various accounts to ensure the best returns while maintaining adequate liquidity

- Partner with functional leaders to address accounting needs and provide timely guidance

- Oversee financial aspects of third-party transactions

- Lead efforts to improve collections of overdue invoices by both the team and responsible functions

- Gather, assemble, and report on the organization’s, budget, forecast, and annual new initiatives

- Advance the use of technology to streamline processes and improve financial reporting

- Drive adoption optimization of financial systems and reporting tools

- Manage and record all investment accounting transactions, ensuring accurate valuation, unrealized/realized gains/losses, and income tracking.

- Monitor cash flow, liquidity, and banking relationships to safeguard organizational assets.

- Coordinate among departments the annual budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes.

- Perform root-cause variance analysis and provide forward-looking insights to leadership

- Build financial models to analyze the viability of new programs, member services, or capital expenditures.

- Translate backward-looking financial figures and forward-looking [FP&A] data into clear, concise, and non-intimidating presentations.

- Prepare and present financial results, KPIs, and forecasts to board-level groups, committees, and executive leadership.

- Manage