The client is seeking a Finance & Administration Director to provide strategic and operational leadership for financial, administrative, and human resource functions. The role ensures regulatory compliance and strengthens internal systems that support effective decision-making and day-to-day operations, contributing to long-term financial sustainability and growth through sound financial management, strategic analysis, and stewardship of organizational resources.
Key responsibilities include leading the organization’s annual budgeting and long-term financial planning processes, improving financial structure and coding systems, and developing cash flow projections and scenarios to identify risks, opportunities, and variances. The Director will analyze program, facilities, and earned-revenue costs and performance, develop and maintain financial policies, procedures, internal controls, and reporting systems, and translate financial information into practical recommendations for organizational leaders.
The Director will manage day-to-day accounting and finance operations, including budgeting support, financial reporting, cash management, accounts payable and receivable, payroll coordination, banking, and related expense processes. This includes overseeing month-end and year-end close activities, maintaining tracking systems for unrestricted, restricted, and designated funds, coordinating the annual audit, and managing relationships with auditors and other financial service providers. The role also supports endowment and grant administration, including grant budgeting and cost allocation systems, maintaining compliance records across financial, tax, employment, and insurance requirements, and supporting appropriate distribution and reporting processes for investments.