Job Summary:
Responsible for directly overseeing and managing the accounting, finance, and grants management functions and related staff. Designs, plans, and implements strategies, goals, and procedures in each area of responsibility supporting daily operations and growth initiatives. Responsible for overseeing and managing all fiscal and fiduciary functions of the organization to include the development, implementation and maintenance of all corporate accounting and financial
management policies, procedures and systems including fund accounting, financial reporting and analysis, audit oversight and management, policy development, internal control, general accounting, budgeting and forecasting, and financial investment accounting.
Provides strategic financial analysis with recommendations in support of strategic goals in areas of responsibility as well as overall organizational viability. Continuously assesses organizational capacity, reporting financial results and providing recommendations for change management. Serves as the
finance liaison to Board of Directors, and board committees or work groups as needed.
Duties and Responsibilities:
An integral member of the executive leadership team and serves as the leader of all financial business aspects of the organization. Works in close collaboration with the CEO and COO for operational efficiency and effectiveness.
· Strategic Planning – Provides strategic financial analysis and thoughtful counsel in support of the organization’s strategic goals in areas of responsibility. Leads the development of strategic financial planning, contributing to setting annual goals and financial initiatives with the
senior leadership team. Develops strategies and plans for key projects and initiatives. Navigates, transforms and drives change to professionally and fully integrate initiatives, enabling strategic movement.
Team Management – Motivates and leads the Executive Team and Property Managers to ensure a positive and collaborative environment. Facilitates and supports growth, training, and development with the specific financials.
Accounting & Finance Management
Oversees the day-to-day administration and control of the accounting, treasury, grants management, and payroll functions to safeguard the organization’s assets and to ensure financial transactions are processed accurately, timely and are recorded in keeping with the accepted accounting standards and principles. Provides timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial reports, and financial
trends to the senior leadership team, and Property Managers to assist indecision-making and goal execution. Maintains internal control safeguards, reporting any deviation to the executive leadership team.
Cash Management – Manages treasury functions including cash management and banking relationships. Develops and utilizes forward-looking, predictive models and activity-based financial analyses to provide insight into the organization’s operations and business plans. Oversees and advises CEO on cash flow planning, preparing and reviewing budgets, and tracking operational metrics applying in-depth knowledge of risk management methods, creating forecasting models.
Budgeting – Provides strategic leadership and guidance for annual budgeting process ensuring alignment to the strategic plan. Leads staff in the development of organization-wide budget as well as departmental budgeting plans and counsels on any adjustments. Performs continual evaluation of the business model, developing robust budgeting scenarios and contingencies while seeking opportunities to generate or use resources to move the organization forward
toward the achievement of its goals.
Assessing, reporting, recommending and record-keeping. Compliance involving transactions utilizing the corporation’s resources, including the organization’s investments, assesses organizational performance against both the annual budget and the organization’s long-term strategy; develops tools and systems to provide
critical financial and operational information to senior leadership and makes actionable recommendations.