Finance Manager

Position Summary

The Financial Manager will oversee the financial operations of the organization, ensuring fiscal responsibility, compliance with funding requirements, and alignment with the CoC’s strategic goals. This role plays a critical part in managing grants, budgets, financial reporting, and internal controls to support the organization’s mission of ending homelessness and promoting housing stability.

Primary Responsibilities

Financial Management and Reporting

● Reconcile all cash accounts and investment accounts

● Process payroll

● Assist with employee benefits administration

● Prepare year-end tax documentation

● Periodically reconcile grantmaking budgets to the general ledger

● Prepare and/or review journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations

● Deliver accurate consolidated and consolidating quarterly financial statements with supporting schedules and provide explanations for fluctuations from period to period

● Develop, manage, and monitor the organization’s annual budget in collaboration with program directors and leadership.

● Ensure alignment between program goals and financial resources, including HUD CoC grants, government contracts, and private funding.

● Forecast financial performance and identify risks or opportunities for cost savings.

● Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for the Board of Directors, funders, and stakeholders.

Controls, Policies, and Process Excellence

● Ensure that internal controls and standard operating procedures are appropriate for BCEH across the cash receipts, cash disbursement, and payroll cycles, as well as general ledger financial reporting

● Establish monitoring routines to ensure controls are operating as designed

● Maintain accounting policies (e.g., revenue recognition, capitalization, expense classification)

Audit, Tax, and Compliance Readiness

● Develop procedures and create and maintain files and documentation to meet audit, tax, and fund administration requirements and to ensure compliance with regulatory standards

● Stay current on new accounting pronouncements and industry trends

Technology & Systems

● Oversee the use of accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks, Abila Fund Accounting, or similar) and financial management systems.

● Recommend and implement improvements to financial processes and systems.

● Ensure data integrity and security in financial systems.

Position Requirements

● Exceptionally strong accounting and financial analysis skills

● Strong organizational skills

● Excellent computer skills and technologically savvy (Microsoft Suite Products, financial management software)

● Data-driven, forward-thinking, adaptable, and flexible

● Rigorous attention to detail and accuracy

● Demonstrated ability to work both independently and in a team environment

● Excellent interpersonal skills, including oral and written communication skills

● Candidates must share our belief that housing is a fundamental human right and demonstrate a commitment to promoting this value through their work

Helpful Experience

● A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or business administration

● Five to seven years of progressive accounting experience

● Experience with nonprofit accounting

● Experience managing HUD CoC grants, government contracts, or similar funding sources is highly desirable.

● Will prioritize candidates with lived experience of homelessness

Statement: We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all identities and lived experiences, including but not limited to women, people of color, individuals who identify as non-binary, trans, LGBTQIA+, and those with lived experience of homelessness or other marginalization. If you meet many of the requirements listed but feel you may not meet all, we still encourage you to apply. We value diverse perspectives and abilities.

• 37.5 hours per week work week
• Health insurance (medical, dental, prescription)
• 401K match of 2% gross salary
• Generous PTO policy and 12 holidays off a year