VP , FINANCE & BUSINESS OPERATIONS

FUNCTION – SCOPE STATEMENT:

The Vice President of Finance and Business Operations will lead and develop Boys & Girls of Greater Houston’s financial management.  This position leads all financial functions including: accounting, payroll, financial operations, insurance coverage, legal requirements and donor records. Develop business plans and work with employees to implement and maintain them. Experience with other business operations such as IT, Facilities Management, Legal and Risk, 501c (Foundation/Endowment) is a plus.

MAJOR JOB TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership/Management

1. Establish and implement policies and procedures for all financial management, ensuring appropriate controls and compliance with generally accepted accounting practices.
2. Highly experienced in understanding business operations within a growing non-profit organization which may include IT, Facilities Management, Legal and Risk, and 501cs.
3. Ability to understand and drive organizational process and administrative operations.
4. Collaborate with others, build trusting relationships and deliver projects on time and within budget.
5. Capacity to guide others toward goals and ability to coach and mentor associates.
6. Adept at quickly grasping and simplifying technical and financial material and concepts.
7. In cooperation with other team members, facilitates corporate staff to provide value added technical, and financial support to each management team.
8. Provides structure and accountability to overall office on all administrative matters.
9. Other special projects assigned by the President & CEO.

Strategic Planning

1. Collaborate with the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors to develop annual income and expense budget. Provide timely and complete reporting of financial results and recommendations for necessary actions to maintain the fiscal health of the organization.
2. Oversee the process for identifying and evaluating opportunities for improved financial operations, recordkeeping and reporting, working with external auditors to prepare and review audit schedules and annual report of audit findings.
3. Establishes and administers financial management standards for the organization.
4. Active member of the leadership team in planning and execution of strategic plan and annual operational plans.
5. Develop and grow talent across diverse skill sets within finance.

Board and Partnership Development

1. Ensures accuracy of budget and forecasting process and ensures timely reporting to all stakeholders.  Leads the financial budget and monthly reporting process for the organization reporting to the Finance Committee. 
2. Lead, in collaboration with Committee and Board Chairs, the Finance Committee, the BGCGH Foundation Board, Audit Committee, and Risk Committee.
3. Attend meetings of Executive Committee, Board of Directors in an advisory role as requested.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Bachelor’s degree in relevant field of study or equivalent years of related work experience required.
2. A minimum of 10 years of relevant management-related work experience.  Not for profit industry experience a key benefit.
3. CPA licensure preferred but not required.
4. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
5. Specific Experience in:

•     Financial and accounting reporting
•     Budget planning and management
•     Business operations such as: IT, Facilities Management, Legal and Risk, 501c (Foundation/        Endowment)

RELATIONSHIPS:

Internal: Maintain oral and written contact with the CEO, Board of Directors at the direction of the CEO to exchange information, seek and give assistance, and direction. 

External: Maintain oral and written contact with external vendors and professional services.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to fingers, handle, feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell.  The employee frequently is required to sit.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 30lbs.   Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

DISCLAIMER:

The information presented indicates the general nature of work and level of work expected of employees in this classification.  It is not designed to contain, or to be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and objectives required of employees assigned to this job.

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