Director of Finance

6 days ago

Tacoma, WA, United States Nourish Pierce County Full time
About Nourish Pierce County:

Our mission is to provide food for people in need with compassion, dignity, and respect. Incorporated in 1982 Nourish Pierce County provides food and emergency service referrals to people in need. With six food bank locations and award-winning mobile food banks that serve 17 additional sites, Nourish serves tens of thousands of people each year. Our goal is to provide each person or family with enough food to make three nutritious meals a day for three days a week. All Nourish Food Banks operate on a self-serve model, allowing clients to select the foods that best meet their family's needs. Clients are asked to limit their visits to once a week, but no one in need is turned away.

Position Title: Director of Finance

Reports to: CEO

Status: Full Time

Salary Range: $95,000 - $120,000 DOE

Benefits: Employee medical, dental, vision, EAP, and 3% matching SIMPLE IRA for full-time employees. Generous vacation and sick leave.

Purpose and General Description of Responsibilities

The Finance Director is responsible for the financial management of Nourish Pierce County, and helps guide the strategic direction of the organization. The position requires an understanding of non-profit accounting principles, experience in managing budgets, financial analysis capability and experience in improving financial systems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Execute month end closing procedures and postings.
  • Maintain internal control and safeguards for receipt of revenue, costs and program budgets and actual expenditures.
  • Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports for Board, including standard financial reports, budget vs. actual reports, reconciliation reports and grant-specific service output & financial reports.
  • Consistently analyze financial data and present financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; clearly communicate monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements; monitor progress and changes and keep the CEO informed of Nourish' s financial status.
  • Advise management on matters of fiscal procedure and importance for the organization.
  • Support the Development staff in developing grant proposal budgets.
  • Maintain and develop when needed, accounting procedures, policies, special financial studies, and systems of internal controls to ensure the integrity of the systems.
  • Provide monthly financial statements to directors.
  • Coordinate with outside CPA and Auditors in preparation of year-end audit and IRS 990 filings.
  • Conduct onsite food bank inventory processes.
  • Manage record retention schedule ensuring that records are store, maintained and destroyed as outlined in the Nourish policy.
  • Supervise and support the Accounting Specialist.
  • Support the CEO and Directors in the development and analysis of annual organization budget including cash flow projections.
  • Driving is an essential duty of the position to visit food banks, warehouse, and mobile food banks to provide support, guidance and monitoring of inventory. Nourish sites are distributed across all of Pierce County and may not be served by public transportation. Access to reliable personal transportation is essential.
Other Duties As Assigned

Nourish Pierce County employees may be assigned tasks and duties outside of their ordinary responsibilities from time to time and are expected to comply with requests to perform other duties as assigned.

Competencies:

Essential Competencies
  • Ability to interact and effectively communicate effectively with a broad and diverse audience including staff, volunteers, clients and vendors.
  • The ability to exemplify the Nourish values of compassion, dignity, and respect in all internal and external interactions.
  • Demonstrated success in working collaboratively as part of a team.
  • Demonstrated computer and mobile phone literacy required
  • Must be able to provide accurate and timely written or verbal information when requested by phone, over email, or as part of regular reporting requirements.
  • Must be able to provide accurate information.
Position Specific Competencies
  • Minimum of BA or Accounting degree plus 5 years non-profit experience. CPA preferred.
  • Provide leadership in strengthening internal communications with staff at all levels throughout the organization; create and promote a positive supportive work environment.
  • Personal qualities of integrity, high ethics, credibility, and unwavering commitment to Norrish's mission; a proactive, hands-on strategic thinker who will own, in partnership with the CEO, the responsibility for finance.
  • In-depth experience using QuickBooks, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and video meeting applications such as Teams and Zoom.
  • Keen analytic, organization and problem-solving skills which allows for strategic data interpretation versus simple reporting.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills; experience in effectively communicating key data, including presentations to senior management, board and other outside partners.
  • Ability and desire to translate complex financial concepts to individuals at all levels including finance and non-finance managers.
  • Self-starter, willingness and ability to demonstrate initiative.
Preferred Education, Skills and Experience
  • Minimum of BA in Accounting or related degree, CPA preferred.
  • Five (5) years non-profit experience in accounting.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Nourish Pierce County is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, creed, disability, national origin, political affiliation, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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