Chief Financial Officer at Partnership for Maternal & Child Health of Northern New Jersey

The ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing all financial management of our nonprofit organization, including grants and fundraising. Responsible for budget concept, development, implementation and monitoring. Responsible for creating/analyzing contracts and identifying opportunities for cost reduction. Supervise Accounting staff. Member of Executive Management Group.

Essential Duties

• Orchestrate the effort to monitor the accounting function and financial reports necessary to track all revenue and expenses of the corporation.
• Oversee the general ledger and accounting systems in accordance with generally accepted accounting standards and practices.
• Oversee the preparation of required schedules, completion of annual tax filings, and audit of the organization’s finances.
• Identify adjustments, conduct monthly close, monitor the development of all financial statements for all accounts, and oversee bank reconciliations.
• Oversee the preparation and filing of expenditure reports required by funding agencies and management.
• Monitor payments from funding agencies and hospitals to ensure adequate cash flow.
• Conduct “budget to actual” variance analyses and issue reports to Partnership supervisors and the Finance Committee.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal financial policies, procedures and reporting requirements.
• Establish, maintain, and monitor banking relationships; maximize cash flow and security of assets.
• Oversee maintenance of insurance coverage for auto, professional liability, workers' compensation, directors and officers, and general/commercial liability policies.
• As an Executive Management team member, may represent the President & CEO at high-profile meetings.
• Provide staff support to the Finance and Audit Committees of the Board; interact with Board members.
• Handle other assignments as requested.

Qualifications

• Master’s in business administration; CPA required
• 10 years of nonprofit executive experience, including finance, accounting, budgeting contracting, automated reporting, audits, and federal/state financial regulations.
• Ability to analyze financial data and oversee preparation of RFPs, financial reports, statements, and projections.
• Experience tracking high volume of grants that have different reporting requirements and timeframes.
• Excellent written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience in supervision with ability to motivate a team to produce quality work
• Creative problem-solving skills a plus
• Experience evaluating and negotiating contracts, managing systems and/or process changes
• Familiarity working on an executive management team
• Computer proficiency in MS Office Suite