Fiscal Director
Dudley, MA
Supervisory
- Manages the Fiscal Department, including payroll, accounts payable, billing, bookkeeping and operating systems.
- Supervises department personnel consistent with the Performance Evaluation guidelines. Consistent with policy, recommends the hiring and/or discipline/termination of department staff.
- Actively participates in daily Fiscal Department activities to ensure harmonious working relationships between Fiscal and other agency departments/personnel.
Fiscal Oversight
- Develops and implements accounting and fiscal policy in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and all pertinent federal, state, and local laws and regulations, for all funds received and disbursed by the agency.
- Monitor authorizations for and expenditures of money with respect to conformance with regulations governing these expenditures, including administering the daily cash requirements to ensure the agency meets its financial obligations.
- Alerts and advises the CEO of any problem that has or may occur with respect to the fiscal activities of the agency.
- Prepare weekly payment vouchers and cashflow reports.
Fiscal Controls
- Designate and institute accounting systems when determined appropriate by agency management to ensure accurate and timely compliance with applicable regulations, laws, and/or accounting principles.
- Establishes systems for ongoing assessment and authorization of spending. Review service authorization patterns for making projections regarding future spending.
- Conduct financial analyses and studies as needed to ensure compliance with prudent management. This includes all sources of expected revenue from programs, grants, contractors, etc.
- Ensure reconciliation of SAMS (internal billing software) to General Ledger.
- Acts as signatory as designated by the Board of Directors.
- Continually assesses operating systems to ensure viability of automated fiscal, payroll and programmatic systems.
Fiscal Reporting
- Prepares agency budgets and management reports.
- Prepares monthly financial statements and summary reporting for use by the CEO and management staff to provide guidance for the efficient management of their respective programs.
- Prepares monthly Treasurer’s Report to inform the Board of Directors of the financial position of the agency.
- Responsible for the completion of financial reports and development of budgets needed by other agency departments and appropriate external parties.
- Supervises the preparation of agency audits and provides auditor (Daniel Dennis & Co.) with all necessary data and assistance to ensure timely and accurate completion of audits. Acts as primary staff contact for external auditors.
- Compiles payroll information to prepare quarterly and annual reporting to appropriate government agencies and assists auditors in completion of annual UFR filing.
Other Duties
- Attend meetings/trainings as required for the successful performance of the position.
- Performs miscellaneous duties and assignments as directed by the CEO.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
- A minimum of eight years accounting experience in a non-profit environment; a minimum of two years management experience overseeing an accounting department.
- Experience in preparing for external audits.
- Organizational and time management skills.
- Positive communication skills with employees, Board members, funders, state and federal agencies and ASAPs.
- Problem solving skills
- Works as a member of a team
- Works independently
- Ability to meet deadlines
Essential Functions:
- Experience in directly preparing Financial Statements using an automated Accounting Package (Abila MIP).
- Proficiency in using various spreadsheets, word processing, and payroll software.
Physical Demands:
- Must be able to sit for periods of time at computer.
Work Environment:
Traditional office environment