Director, Finance - Palm Springs, United States - LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert

Description

How To Apply

The Position

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and serving as a key partner on the senior leadership team, known as The Pit Crew, the Director, Finance is a strategic and visionary operations leader for a growing organization and directly manages the accounting, budgeting, and finance functions of The Center.

Providing critical analysis and strategy, the Director, Finance is responsible for developing efficient financial and operational systems, pursuing innovative solutions that support programs and services, and enhancing The Center's ability to fulfill its mission.

Essential responsibilities include:

Leadership

• Inspire, motivate, and lead teams of committed, engaged, and successful professionals to realize strategic goals with a high level of trust and integrity;
• Hire, train, and develop members of the finance, operations and HR teams. Provide coaching and mentoring to colleagues across the organization to increase organizational financial literacy;
• Collaborate as a member of the Pit Crew Team providing strategic financial and actionable analysis of financial performance, trends, and longterm forecasts;
• Produce regular financial reports and easytodigest dashboards for the CEO, Pit Crew, the Board of Directors, and the Board's finance and audit committees;
• Identify opportunities for revenue growth and diversification;

Fiscal Management

• Collaborate with The Center's Pit Crew and program staff to develop individual program budgets and incorporate them into The Center's annual operating budget;
• Ensure financial management systems, policies, and procedures include appropriate controls to maintain the fiscal integrity of The Center;
• Oversee all accounting and financial functions including cash receipts, billing and accounts receivable, cash disbursements and accounts payable, payroll, general ledger, grant/contract invoicing, and cash flow;
• Manage bank and credit card reconciliations to ensure separation of accounting responsibilities;
• Supervise The Center's annual audit process, working closely with auditors to complete all yearend closing, preaudit reconciliations, and support audit fieldwork;
• Design and manage revenue tracking and cash receipt systems for all The Center events.

Administration and Operations

• Innovate financial and operational efficiencies using technology and process streamlining;
• Ensure adequate administrative support is provided to the finance and operations teams, including A/R, insurance, IT, and facilities;
• Oversee the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of data retention and document storage policies and procedures;
• Maintain currency of and permanent files for corporate filing and contracts. Create and maintain a log that includes renewal dates for compliance oversight;
• Ensure compliance with all laws, regulations, organizational policies, and funding guidelines.

Compliance and Risk Management

• Ensure staff accountability of fiscal operations policies;
• Manage insurance renewals and rates including Workers' Comp, liability, and employee health insurance policies;
• Maintain and ensure compliance with all government and private funder requirements as well as local, state, and federal regulations;

Professional Requirements

• At least five years' financial leadership experience in an organization with diverse revenue of $3M or greater. Nonprofit experience is strongly preferred;
• Prior experience supervising finance is required. Experience managing facilities, HR, and IT teams is ideal;
• Experience managing and reporting on government and foundation grants including budgeting, fund accounting, contract compliance, and auditing is preferred;
• Strong leadership and communication skills including the ability to synthesize complex financial information and articulate fiscal strategy and goals to nonfinance professionals;
• Proficiency in leading key financial processes including accounting, accounts payable/receivable, payroll, contract compliance, reporting, and auditing;
• A working knowledge of nonprofit accounting best practices in accordance with GAAP principles, OMB circulars, and federal regulations;
• Project management experience, specifically related to capital improvement projects is ideal;
• Knowledge of and/or experience working with the LGBTQ+ community and familiarity with issues of particular relevance to LGBTQ+ people;
• Fluency in one of more languages other than English is a plus;
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field is required. A CPA or MBA is ideal.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:


Vision:
_Thriving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people, living authentically in supportive inclusive communities. _


Mission:
_Creating vibrant community by helping LGBTQ+ people along their way. _


Strategic Initiatives:

- _Ending Isolation and Loneliness _
- _Connecting People to Services & Community _
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