Director of Finance

Type: Exempt, Full-time.Salary range for this position is $108,000-$115,000/year, based on experience.

Reports to: Chief People & Operations Officer

Job Purpose: The Director of Finance has overall responsibility for the fiscal integrity of the Agency,coordinating governmental grant applications and fiscal compliance.The Director of Finance works closely with the Chief Executive Officer, the Agency’s auditor, and the Agency’s Board of Directors Finance Committee.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Implement and uphold agency fiscal policies and procedures;

Supervise Agency Accounting and Finance staff and performance;

Effectively communicate and present critical financial information to the Board Treasurer, the Finance Committee, and the Board of Directors; consistently ensuring that senior leadership is abreast of the Agency’s financial status;

Strategically review potential funding to be added or lost in coordination with C-Suite;

Develop, in coordination with C-Suite and the Agency’s Finance Committee, the Agency’s annual budget, including reporting of the various grant budgets to the Agency’s governmental funders;

Coordinate state and federal grant applications, compliance, and reporting with regard to their fiscal aspects;

Oversee the annual audit process coordinated by the Accounting Manager and Agency auditor in preparing the annual Agency audit,including state and single audit, Form 990, and CHFA annual audit;

Oversee a fiscal report prepared by the Accounting Manager for the Annual Board Meeting based on the previous year’s audit report;

Review accounting software data entry monthly, or as needed, to ensure proper classifications and allocations of income and expenditures to accounts, programs, and grants;

Review monthly, or as needed, the income and expenditures by program as it relates to the Agency budget, as well as the funders’ budgets;

Oversee cash flow needs as reviewed by the Accounting Manager;

Review invoices to funders and others to ensure accuracy;

Oversee the reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts at least quarterly, as prepared by the Accounting Manager and Bookkeeper;

At the fiscal year-end, review all accounts for accruals, including receivables, payables, payroll, vacation, and other accruals.

Qualifications/Requirements:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies to perform the essential functions of this position.

Education and experience: Master’s degree in accounting (MBA, MPA) or a related field and a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in non-profit accounting OR Bachelor’s degree in accounting and seven (7) years’ concurrent experience in non-profit accounting;

Understanding of and experience working in a non-profit environment required;

Experience with creating and managing a budget of at least $4M required;

Basic understanding of funding sources (local, state, and federal);

Computer proficiency and technical skills required, including but not limited to: Google Suite, Microsoft Suite, and Excel.Experience with Sage Intacct is a plus.

Skills & Qualifications: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies to perform the essential functions of this position.

Community: Staff is a dependable team player within their department, across departments, and with community colleagues (when appropriate); consistently at work and on time, reports to all scheduled shifts; follows instructions, responds to management direction; staff's communication style invites collaboration;

Initiative: Staff is proactive in identifying and resolving issues, versus leaving them for someone else;staff is solution-focused, and takes pride in their work; able to oversee day-to-day operations of self and a team, staying ahead of deadlines and maintaining productive time-keeping for self and others; solicits feedback to improve personal performance, and completes tasks in a timely and accurate manner;

Accountability: Staff acts with integrity and practices ethical decision-making; takes responsibility for mistakes instead of making excuses, and uses challenging experiences as opportunities to improve; able to navigate hard conversations with staff, participants, and peers with respect;

Creativity: Staff is flexible and engages in outside-of-the-box thinking to ensure work is completed and good decisions are made; open, accountable, and able to work with individuals from various backgrounds and at different skill levels; able to multitask and manage crises.

Physical Requirements: The physical requirements described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

The ability to safely operate a motor vehicle to transport oneself, others, and program supplies as necessary.

The physical ability to travel to assigned locations, stand, stoop, bend, reach, pull, push, lift, grasp, climb, talk, see, hear, and perform basic and light home maintenance activities, and operate office equipment.

The physical ability to move and lift light objects up to 30 pounds, such as mail, supplies, files, and equipment.

The ability to operate office equipment requiring continuous or repetitive hand/arm movements.

The ability to remain in a sitting position for extended periods of time.

Maintain auto insurance minimum limits as follows: 1) single liability limits of $100,000 Bodily Injury Per Person / $300,000 Bodily Injury Per Accident / $50,000 Property Damage OR Combined Single Liability Limit of $300,000 (this combines the bodily injury and property damage into one limit per claim), and annually provide a declarations page to Human Resources.