Volunteer Chief Financial Officer

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Chief Financial Officer Position

Reporting to the executive director (ED), the director of finance will define the process and implement the infrastructure/systems needed to support substantial growth over the next five years. S/he will continue to build and manage effective and streamlined financial systems, including financial, accounting, legal and physical infrastructure.

As a member of the senior management team, the director will be involved in strategic planning, evaluation, and professional development initiatives, as well as planning for DCWC expansion. In keeping with DCWC values, the director will also interact with program recipients as a mentor.

• Review and approve preparation and finalization of monthly and annual financial reporting materials and metrics for DCWC board of directors.
• Oversee budgeting, financial forecasting, and cash flow for administration, existing programs, and proposed new programs and services.
• Manage one full-time accounting administrator; hire and retain support staff as needed in the future.
• Coordinate all audit activities.

Administrative Leadership and Management

• Serve as a business partner to the ED on the organization’s financial, budgeting, and administrative processes-including HR, payroll, and benefits functions-with an eye to continuously developing and improving systems.
• Manage the organization’s physical infrastructure, physical plant, and system maintenance (phone system, security, cleaning, supplies, etc.), with assistance from volunteers.
• Develop successful and trusting relationships with the program recipients and create and sustain an environment at DCWC that supports these relationships.

The director of finance and administration will have at least five years of professional experience, including managing the finance and administration of a high-growth $1-5 million organization (preference given to nonprofit experience). S/he will have experience creating and driving the analytic framework for planning and managing organizational change in a highly entrepreneurial organization.

The director of finance and administration will have the following experience and attributes:

• Bachelor’s degree (MA/MBA preferred) in Business, Management, or Finance.
• Excellent people skills, with experience collaborating in a multi-disciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team.
• Demonstrated experience in financial management and accounting, ideally in the nonprofit sector.
• Experience should include legal, audit, compliance, budget, and resource development.
• Demonstrated resourcefulness in setting priorities, proposing new ways of creating efficiencies, and guiding investment in people and systems.
• Proven effectiveness leading professionals in finance and accounting.
• Technologically savvy, with an ability to point to examples of having worked with IT staff to develop and implement new processes and systems that increased efficiency in a fast-moving environment.
• Flexible and a self-starter; able to multi-task while also being highly detail-oriented.
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a commitment toDelrayCommunityWellnessCenter’s mission.