The Vice President of Finance is responsible for budget management, financial planning, and financial reporting, overseeing the finance team in adhering to best practice and abiding by GAAP.
Job Responsibilities
- Directs preparation of Agency financial reports, tax returns and regulatory reports for all revenue streams and ensures timely submissions.
- Manages the day-to-day activities of the finance department, budget preparation and audit functions.
- Responsible for auditing and analysis of financials and recommending improvements to processes internal to Finance and in collaboration with other departments.
- Defining, building and leading customer service culture in all department activities, interviewing and hiring of new finance team members and ensuring new members integrate into the culture of the team.
- Advising program leadership on financial goals, growth and limitations, defining best practices around use of revenue streams and helping Agency leadership streamline financial strategy.
- Interpret financial performance and create a reporting system to ensure the consistent delivery of data.
- Organizing the finance department's resources to meet company objectives and defining department objectives.
Core Competencies (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)
- Demonstrated ability to oversee financial functions of a non-profit.
- Ability to communicate in clear manner including verbal and written communication skills. Ability to actively listen.
- Ability to handle crisis situations effectively and in a solution focused manner. Ability to assess situations and make good decisions in real time; problem solving skills and ability to resolve multiple conflicts simultaneously.
- Must have knowledge of GAAP accounting principles.
- Demonstrated ability to handle confidential information with extreme discretion.
- Computer literacy skills including but not limited to MS Office suite.
- Must possess a valid driver's license. Limited travel is required.
As a Berkshire employee, you may be required to support other staffing needs in other locations and/or programs as directed.
Job Requirements
- Minimum of Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree preferred.
- Minimum of 5 years of financial leadership required.
- Experience in non-profit finance preferred.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)