Finance Manager (Financial Planning/Analysis)

Job Description
The Chief Finance Officer supports the agency mission of providing hope and healing to those impacted by domestic violence and sexual assault by leading finance operations for Safe Alliance. The Chief Finance Officer manages the internal finance department as well as the relationship with our fractional/ outsourced finance service provider.

Performance indicators include the following: (1) Effectively managing and optimizing the day-to-day financial processes, (2) projecting and allocating sufficient funding for on-going operational, capital, and reserves requirements, (3) Working with the Director of Grant Administration and Finance to ensure government and foundation grant funds are expended as defined, (4) maintaining a highly effective culture of teamwork and outstanding customer service.

Grant Administration and Finance;
Fractional/Outsourced
Service Provider
Budget and Finance
Serve as chief liaison to the board Finance Committee working in close conjunction with the Board Treasurer. The Chief Finance Officer will work in partnership with external accounting vendor incorporating reconciled financials, explanations for variances, and forecast projections. Lead the agency audit and single audit processes in conjunction with external vendors. Manage the agency's capital budget working with executive and program leadership and the Finance Committee.

Ensure that all finance-related licenses and registrations are completed and submitted annually. Work with outsourced accountants to ensure that New Market Tax Credit calculations/transactions are recorded properly. Maintain federally funded annual inventory and fixed asset Schedule. Grants Management
Supervise the fractional service provider as well as the Director of Grant Administration and Finance, ensuring office coverage and deadline management.

Have a thorough understanding of all Grants Management processes to support Director of Grant Administration and Finance and fill in during any absences, particularly in regard to all payroll processes. Work with Director of Grant Administration and Finance to prepare budget and financial documents for grant applications including budget narratives. Work with Director of Grant Administration and Finance to monitor grant usage and ensure grants are expended in compliance with funding restrictions.

Monthly work with Director of Grant Administration and Finance to monitor, analyze and forecast grant utilization and make adjustments to grant allocations/budgets using Grant Spend. Financial Policies & Procedures
Develop and maintain financial policies and procedures. Institute procedures and practices that increase efficiencies and financial controls. Identify significant business, financial, operating risks and financial irregularities and communicate information to other executive leadership.

Support agency mission by participating personally in Admin team, Strategy Team, Leadership Team and Board Meetings and ensuring staff involvement in agency and community meetings and committees. Promote and maintain professional relationships with agency staff, volunteers, and community partners. Maintain and develop skills and knowledge by attending training and staying informed of trends affecting job related duties and issues facing the agency/clients.

It is expected that all executive level staff will also demonstrate the position competencies of their direct reports. sees diversity as an opportunity, challenges bias and intolerance; understands oppressions that many clients face in the community; ability to apply self-awareness and self-regulation to manage the influence of personal biases and values demonstrates good listening skills and invites response and feedback in order to build constructive working relationships with clients, volunteers, other work units and community organizations to meet mutual goals and objectives
Continual
Learning/Professional
Development – participates in continuing education, training and professional conferences focused on best practices to acquire and/or maintain the technical/professional expertise required to do the job effectively, resulting in the most positive client solutions
Quality Work Standards – motivated to achieve; Resiliency – maintains effective performance in stressful environments or when confronted with difficult situations; identify and rely upon self-care strategies at home and/or work in order to handle stress in a manner that is acceptable to others and the organization
Action Oriented / Planning and Organizing
The worker is required to have the ability for close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; viewing a computer terminal; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts and/or operation of machines (including inspection), to determine accuracy and thoroughness of work assignment.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work hours are typically Monday-Friday between 8:00am to 6:00pm. Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting or Finance required. A minimum of 5 years' experience managing / leading budgeting, and the finance function in nonprofits receiving substantial government and foundation grants funding. Thorough, current knowledge of non-profit accounting principles.

A high degree of skill utilizing accounting systems and the Microsoft Suite of Office tools
Accomplishment supervising systems change and process improvement preferred
Experience using Financial Management Systems and accounting software's
For immediate consideration, please formally apply online and provide a resume and cover letter.

Accommodations
: Safe Alliance will engage in an interactive process with employees requesting medical or religious accommodations
The Agency's policy is to provide equal opportunity in all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability or veteran status.