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Small organization-budget between $10,000-$20,000

Women of Color On The Move
Chief Financial officer

Organization

The mission of Women of Color On The Move is... WOMEN SUCCEED AND SOAR IN THEIR MANY RESPONSIBILITIES TO THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES

Please visit www.womenofcoloronthemove.org to learn more about the organization

Position

Reporting to the CEO/ Founder and the Board of directors. CFO will be over the director of finance and administration will define the process and implement the infrastructure/systems needed to support substantial growth over the next five years. She or he will continue to build and manage effective and streamlined administrative/financial systems, including financial, accounting, legal, information technology (IT), human resources (HR), and physical infrastructure. Will be able to used Microsoft 365

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 Women of Color On The Move ’s expansion to multiple new sites both locally and in other cities. In keeping with Women of Color On The Move ’s values, the director will also interact with program recipients as a mentor.

Specific responsibilities include:

Financial Management

• Review and approve preparation and finalization of monthly and annual financial reporting materials and metrics for Women of Color On The Move ’s board of directors.
• Oversee budgeting, financial forecasting, and cash flow for administration, existing programs, and proposed new sites.
• 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 help the board of directors with organization’s financial, budgeting, and administrative processes-including HR, payroll, and benefits functions-with an eye to continuously developing and improving systems.
• Lead Women of Color On The Move ’s technical staff to design an IT plan for the future, and implement it successfully to meet IT needs (hardware and software) as the organization grows.
• Manage the organization’s physical infrastructure, physical plant, and system maintenance (phone system, security, cleaning, supplies, etc.), with assistance from two office managers.

Program Recipient Mentoring

• Develop successful and trusting relationships with the program recipients and create and sustain an environment at Women of Color On The Move that supports these relationships.
• Teach/facilitate classroom activity approximately three hours per week, and serve as an advisor for approximately five program recipients (required of all Women of Color On The Move staff).

Qualifications

The director of finance and administration will have at least two to eight years of professional experience, including managing the finance and administration of a high-growth understanding how to budget, accounting process and able to give reports to the board of directors. (preference given to nonprofit experience). She or 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 multidisciplinary, 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 multitask while also being highly detail-oriented.
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a commitment to Women of Color On The Move ’s mission.
• Each board members will also have board dues to pay per month.