Administration: Finance Director
Job Description:
Position: Finance Director
Reports To: Deputy Executive Director
Program: Administration
Work Schedule: 40 hrs./week (Monday – Friday)Some nights & weekends as needed
Travel Required: Yes
Expected Hours: 40 hrs
Status: Exempt
Salary Range: $62,000. -$84,000.
Primary Job Functions:
- Assist in ensuring fiscal soundness of the organization.
- Assist in program and organizational fundraising (Grants, Sponsorships, Fee-for-Service, Special Events).
- Provide program management and oversight as needed.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop program, project, and organizational budgets with assistance from key personnel.
- Reconcile monthly, quarterly, and annual expenditures to reflect variance from forecasted budgets.
- Work with organization’s bookkeeper to ensure that expenses are paid in a timely fashion.
- Provide bookkeeper payroll journals and other requested information to ensure that financial reports are able to be completed in a timely fashion.
- Receive and review outstanding invoices (A/P).
- Provide programming support by calendaring and tracking monies due (A/R).
- Review operating cost and suggest alternative cost saving measures.
- Ensure systems are in place where staff and contractor’s timesheets can be completed and submitted efficiently(electronically).
- Ensure payroll is submitted on time to avoid delays and additional costs for processing.
- Compare payroll journals with submitted timesheets to ensure accuracy.
- Provide updates to senior management.
Requirements and qualifications:
- Advance degree in Business Administration or Nonprofit Administration
- Three years of accounting experience
- Basic knowledge of and ability to generate and analyze financial statements.
- Ability to interact with grant-makers, community-based organizations, and other grassroots groups.
- Thorough working knowledge of spreadsheets software such as Excel.
- Experience in developing and running effective training workshops and staff development.
- Budgeting Experience.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
- Commitment to multiculturalism, non-discrimination, and diversity.
- Committed to Black Women for Wellness’ mission and goals.
- Self-starter, entrepreneurial, and creative thinker.
- Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines in fast-paced environment.
- Experience in organizing, politics, or nonprofit advocacy.