4th Sector Solutions Inc. Looking for at Baton Rouge Full Time

Description

s To: Director of Finance

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Create and manage client budgets, including scenario-based modeling ensuring clients’ meet financial goals with sufficient operating cash flows.
• Recommend actions to optimize the positive educational impact, within the client’s educational model, of all available financial resources.
• Review monthly budget versus actuals and accounting close.
• Review monthly financial s and present them at client Finance Committee and Board of Director meetings.
• Answer client questions in a timely and accurate manner.
• Manage accounting and financial systems and maintain full and accurate accounting records. Review general ledger account reconciliations..
• Manage the payroll processes by ensuring that all employees are paid the proper amounts and liaise with payroll providers to ensure that all tax payments are paid on time.
• Manage the vendor payment process, ensuring that all vendors are paid on time and the appropriate amounts. Verify that all payments are within budget.
• Periodically reviewing the grant budgets and drawdowns, following all applicable federal, state and local requirements, to ensure the receipt of all monies owed to clients.
• Review and/or prepare statutory s and financial statements in forms acceptable to the governing body.
• Build automation tools to improve organization efficiency and performance.
• Prepare accounting and financial information for annual audit. Liaise with external auditor and manage, coordinate and integrate the work of internal and client personnel to ensure a successful audit conclusion.
• Analyze and implement best practices and procedures to improve client and internal efficiency and productivity.
• Create ad hoc s and analysis upon request.
• Participate in internal strategy and client acquisition meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Participates in the management of the Accounting and Finance teams.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of general financial accounting and cost accounting.
• Understanding of and ability to adhere to generally accepted accounting principles.
• Highly proficient with accounting software.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance. CPA or MBA is a plus.
• Five to seven years of previous work experience with demonstrated knowledge of budget management, automation, financial ing, client presentations and day to day accounting. Non-profit experience preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Strong analytical ability. Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and make deadlines. Comfort in making client presentations on a regular basis. Demonstrates good judgment; strong interpersonal skills; solid problem-solving skills; ability to handle multiple tasks; self-motivated; well organized.

Hours & Travel: Travel required for client meetings. This is NOT a remote position.