Finance assistant Jobs in Macon, GA

Overview

Salary Range: $49,969 – $61,305

General Work Schedule: Hybrid Monday – Friday 8:30AM – 5:00PM

This position supports the work of Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Georgia (BGCCG), a leading nonprofit, charitable organization committed to strengthening community through youth development. The Finance Director serves on the CEO’s senior leadership team; oversees and manages financial matters, investments, and information systems; and provides strategic initiatives and leadership for BGCCG business operations.

Supports the mission, vision, and strategic goals of BGCCG.

Responsibilities

Operations:

• Monitors monthly financial operations, prepares analysis, and reports, and gives guidance to executive and operating staff. Works closely with operations staff on issues that affect financial outcome.
• Assists operations in finance operational strategies by completing financial modeling; establishing critical measurements; resolving problems; and implementing change for BGCCG. Provide independent perspective and constructively challenge, ensuring that business decisions are financially grounded while supporting strategy development and helping to enable execution.
• Reviews, updates, and/or develops internal control systems for BGCCG and oversees internal audits which check for compliance on a variety of policies and standards. Provides recommendations for improvement.
• Lead efforts to modify or redesign business models where necessary.

Relationships:

• Manages the staff and oversees the operations of the accounting/finance, billing, and payroll.
• Works directly with assigned committee(s) of the board (Finance, Insurance, Investment, Audit, for example) build volunteer relationships, develop policies, monitor their implementation, and meet the related needs of the board.
• Maintains good working relationships with auditors, bankers, investment counselors, attorneys, and other professional advisors.
• Works with CEO and board members to recognize and develop relationships to advance BGCCG.
• Represent BGCCG at National and Regional peer group meetings and conferences.
• Supports fundraising campaign and events as required.

Financial:

• Oversees and certifies the annual audit and meets periodically with the outside auditors to maintain communications and keep them informed of changes in BGCCG. Ensures that current accounting standards and legal requirements are met, including monthly reconciliation of all accounts.
• Oversee and ensure AP/AR in timely manner
• Evaluates current business models and leads efforts to modify or redesign business models where necessary.
• Oversees preparation of reports to BGCA and governmental agencies including tax returns.

Budget:

• Oversees the development of the annual operating budget, including all branch budgets. Guides the organization to make tough choices about what to stop, start, and continue. Works closely with operations staff to ensure that branch budgets are well-planned, realistic, and prepared in a timely manner.
• Establishes, maintains and/or monitors all banking and financing relationships and special transactions.
• Maintains all necessary records and accounting reports and records all transactions on a timely basis.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance or equivalent;Three (3) or more years of substantive experience in accounting and fiscal management.Helpful to have previous experience with voluntary/nonprofit organizations. Knowledge and understanding of general business matters required including budget development, financial reporting, GAAP, cash management, financial nonprofit laws and regulations, business taxes, banking, and debt financing instruments.Knowledge of computer and payroll systems, including experience with system selection, new system implementation and project management. Strong technology and computer skills required.Experience in effectively managing and developing a strong staff team.Possess an abiding commitment to diversity, inclusion, access, and equity.Experience working with many different constituencies or stakeholders ranging from the Board of Directors and policy volunteers to budget managers to supervisors and direct staff.Ability to effectively present information to management, public groups and the board of directors, verbally and in writing.Experience with investment management and asset allocation preferred.Experience leading a cross functional project or assignment.Ability to pass criminal background check and Child Protective Services Check.

The information presented indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, nor to be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and objectives required of employees assigned to this job.