Controller

General Purpose

The Controller serves as a critical strategic partner to the CFO, leading the bank's accounting operations and financial reporting and audit functions. Beyond ensuring GAAP compliance and regulatory accuracy, the Controller will act as a catalyst for modernization-leveraging data analytics and process automation to provide actionable insights that drive the bank's $10B+ growth strategy. The ideal candidate will possess a forward-thinking mindset, capable of evolving the bank's financial infrastructure to meet increasing regulatory maturity and operational complexity.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Leads the investigation, selection, and implementation of alternative enterprise-wide finance and accounting software solutions (ERP/FMS) to replace legacy spreadsheet-based workflows with an integrated, end-to-end solution.
• Maintains a documented system of accounting policies; modernizes workflows and implements automated controls to minimize risk and enhance efficiency.
• Oversees production of GAAP-compliant financial reports.
• Transforms raw data into executive-level dashboards that exhibits bank's performance.
• Oversees annual budget and rolling forecasts; proactively identifies and reports significant variances, offering solutions for cost-savings or revenue enhancement.
• Acts as one of the primary liaisons for external auditors and regulatory examiners; ensures the bank remains "audit-ready" at all times.
• Coordinates comprehensive tax planning and works with third-party preparers; ensures strict compliance with local, state, and federal requirements.
• Reviews financial details from past and forecasted operations to identify development opportunities.
• Confirms accuracy and oversees the filing of all quarterly and annual reports with the Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OTC.
• Advises business units on accounting implications of new products or strategic initiatives, assisting with implementation and integration.
• Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Duties

• Directs the accounting team responsible for financial and regulatory reporting, budgeting, and tax oversight.
• Identifies skill gaps and coordinates advanced training programs to ensure the staff's technical proficiency keeps pace with banking industry changes.
• Recruits, hires, and mentors accounting personnel, fostering a culture of high performance, critical thinking, and continuous improvement.
• Implements and maintains a robust internal control framework (e.g., FDICIA-level standards) for all financial activities.

Employees are held accountable for all duties of this job.

Job Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Ability:

• Ability to translate the bank's vision, mission, and values to empower and motivate.
• Understands business implications of decisions; demonstrating knowledge of the market, competition, profitability and aligns department's work with strategic goals.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex financial data and provide proactive recommendations to senior leadership.
• Proven experience or aptitude for evaluating and implementing financial technology (FinTech) to replace manual processes.
• Proven experience leading and scaling a sophisticated accounting team in a growth environment.
• Exceptional ability to translate complex accounting concepts into clear, actionable verbal and written communications for non-financial stakeholders.
• Mastery of GAAP, regulatory reporting (Call Reports), and tax preparation.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with data visualization tools (eg. Power BI) or banking core systems.
• This position may require relocation.
• Demonstrates effective interaction with colleagues, management, and leadership.

Education or Formal Training:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or closely related required.
• Master's degree (or MBA) preferred.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Management Accountant (CMA) designation preferred.
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  Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid State of Colorado Driver's License is required.

  
  

Experience:

• Ten (10) years or more of related experience in a financial institution setting.
• Experience in a mid-to-large community bank ($5B+ in assets) is highly preferred.

• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted on a year-to-year basis

Working Conditions

Working Environment:

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and multifunction printers. Travel to conferences, meetings, and branch locations on a regular basis is necessary. The ability to work remotely from home may be an option with a minimum of 3 days a week in the office required.

Physical Activities:

These are representative of those which must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This is largely a sedentary role. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. Employee may have to lift up to 25 pounds.

For an overview of our employee benefits please visit: Alpine Bank Careers Page.

Starting rate of Pay is from $150,000.00 to $200,000.00 annually. Actual pay and Officer level will be commensurate with experience.

Position anticipated to close on May 26, 2026, or until filled.

Note: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job.