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Open Position: Finance Director
Job Description
Support Agape’s finance and operations by maintaining office systems and bookkeeping. Reporting to the Executive Director (ED), the Finance Director (FD) is a key leadership team member who is responsible for overseeing the organization’s fiscal management and daily operations to help Agape grow and fulfill its mission. The FD is responsible for operational excellence in mission delivery and fiscal management. The person in this role will lead and manage a comprehensive budget for the overall organization along with each site location, taking responsibility for accounts receivable, payables, payroll, and account records. The FD serves as a member of the executive team, participating in all strategic and organizational decisions.
We enjoy coming to work; we love what we do. We love working with each other; we love our donors, riders and families, volunteers, and of course, our horses. We’re motivated by a larger vision, a purpose that continually pushes us to be better and grow stronger. We’re looking for someone that can not only do the job detailed below but share that same passion and drive. Someone who is humble and hungry to create amazing, life-changing experiences for others through partnering with horses. We are a growing nonprofit, in the midst of a multi-million-dollar capital campaign and our next 5-year strategic plan.
Reports to: Executive Director
Direct Reports: Bookkeeper/Office Manager
Classification: Full-time, Exempt, Salaried with benefits
Locations
Cicero, IN
Lesson Openings
N/A
Our Vision
We believe that lives can experience healing and joy in an environment where unconditional love and the wonderment of a horse connect, creating a haven for unbridled hope.
Our Mission
Agape cultivates personal growth by strengthening the mind, body, and spirit through unique horse-facilitated experiences.
Primary Responsibilities
- Manages the annual budget process, prepares the final budget and monitors the budget throughout the year with the organization’s Management staff.
- Oversees compliance with all federal, state and county tax-related reporting.
- Manages Cash Assets of the organization by tracking cash flow and forecasting, managing appropriate investment of cash balances and managing bank relationships and compliance.
- Conducts monthly Board Finance Committee meetings in conjunction with the Executive Director and Board Treasurer.
- Prepare monthly and annual financial reports for the board of directors, other oversight groups and the organization’s management staff.
- Assures compliance with 3rd Party oversight organizations such as PATH, CHA, DCS and other applicable organizations.
- Oversees accounts payable process, including accurate employee expense reporting and periodic vendor reviews.
- Oversee payroll for employees, assuring compliance with Federal Wage & Hour regulations and all government reporting requirements.
- Oversee human resources for the organization, including benefits administration.
- Ensure compliance with grant requirements including accurate and current accounting of restricted funds.
- Oversee, prepare and manage all communication for annual organizational review and/or third-party independent audit
- Analyze financial trends and strategize for organizational growth
- Manages accounting of fixed assets including accurate account and capitalization of construction projects.
- Manages the Risk Management function of the organization in conjunction with the Senior Operations Director by overseeing the annual insurance review and required reporting to current insurance companies and leading the Risk Management Committee.
Qualifications & Required Skills
- A minimum of 5 years financial management and bookkeeping experience.
- Strong understanding of general accounting principles (GAAP).
- High energy, positive, “can-do” attitude, flexibility, with superb attention to detail; high degree of initiative.
- Proven experience developing successful business strategies to guide budgets, manage growth, create policies that support business and professional development and create systems that support successful and smooth running of daily operations.
- An understanding of and demonstrated ability in systems, strategic and analytical thinking.
- Excellent organizational skills with high attention-to-detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Exceptional people management, leadership and team building skills, including a demonstrated ability to mentor, coach and train management level employees.
- Experience with Risk Management and fiscal management.
- Experience with Human Resources best practices.
- Excellent technology & computer skills, preferably in Quickbooks, Google Drive & Salesforce.