Chief Financial Officer
Full Time
Clearwater, FL
$120,000 - $135,000 a year
Posted Today
Job description
POSITION: Chief Financial Officer.
LOCATION: Clearwater, FL.
SALARY: $120k-$135K.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
LEADERSHIP:
- Manage, mentor and develop direct reports, managing work delegation and allocation, training, problem resolution, performance evaluation, and the building of an effective team dynamic.
- Serve as the recognized leader and teacher for financial education within the organization.
- Proactively lead with open lines of communications, keeping the CEO and organizational leaders informed of all critical and foreseeable issues.
- Advise the CEO, Board of Directors and Executive Team on Financial planning budgeting, cash flow, investment priorities, and policy matters.
- Manage, coordinate and monitor the implementation and evaluation of all financial strategies initiatives.
BUDGETING AND PLANNING:
- Lead long-term financial planning and cost management in alignment with the strategic plan.
- Work in a collaborative and transparent manner with the Board, CEO and Executive Team to develop and coordinate the organization’s annual budgeting process and timetable and develop financial goals for the organization. Responsible for timely delivery of annual budget and revisions, if required.
- Develop and utilize forward-looking predictive models and activity-based financial analyses to improve operations, optimize the mortgage portfolio and ensure long-term financial sustainability.
FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT:
- Develop and fully utilize an accounting system that provides the organization with quick access to financial information, enables strategic budgeting and planning and allows for the completion of monthly financial statements in a timely manner.
- Provide and effectively communicate timely, accurate, GAAP-based and complete reporting of financial results for internal and external users.
- Develop forecasts, measure operating performance against budget, prepare trend analyses and other financial presentations for use by management.
- Ensure that accounting systems and internal controls are adequate to protect assets.
- Ensure financial policies are reviewed annually and updated as necessary, with Board approval. Ensure financial procedures are updated as necessary.
- Oversee and monitor investments, including adherence to investment policies and interpreting investment results.
BOARD AND FINANCE COMMITTEE:
- Effectively communicate and present financial information to Finance Committee and Board of Directors.
- Engage relevant board committees around issues, trends and changes in the financial model. Attend all finance Committee and Board Meetings.
- Serve as staff partner to the Finance and Audit Committees.
AUDIT, COMPLIANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT:
- Establish, maintain, and monitor all financial systems in accordance with laws, generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and contractual requirements.
- Coordinate and monitor the progress of the annual year-end audit; address and resolve audit findings.
- Ensure that all tax and other required governmental filings (including 990s and charitable registration renewals) are prepared and filed on-time. Oversee compliance with statutory filings and tax/IRS issues.
- In collaboration with the Board, CEO and Executive Team, ensure adequate insurance coverage based on evaluation of organizational risk.
TEAM AND RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT:
- Supervise and manage financial and accounting functions to ensure the achievement of departmental goals and objectives.
- Hire, train, advise, assist, and supervise staff as needed in their areas of responsibility to ensure adherence to prescribed standards and policies.
- Develop and maintain close working relationships with the independent auditors, significant vendors, and bank representatives. Develop and maintain relationships with volunteers.
- Represent the organization to financial partners, including financial institutions, foundations, auditors and public entities.
Education, Experience and Attributes:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance; MBA preferred; CPA a plus.
- Seven (7)+ years of broad financial management experience, ideally beginning in accounting, including experience in financial analysis and modeling and providing guidance to senior leadership.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business information.
- Ability to speak and write English fluently.
- Understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient work flow.
- Builds constructive and effective relationships.
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