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Assistant Manager of Finance

Center for Family Life in Sunset Park (CFLSP) offers a comprehensive range of services that sustain and nurture families and create a supportive community from which children can emerge as confident, capable adults. Through our extensive portfolio of integrated social services, Center for Family Life serves over 15,000 individuals in over 8,000 families each year.

CFLSP has a budget in excess of $20 million annually derived from grants and contracts with New York City and New York State agencies and significant support from major foundations that support human services in New York City. CFLSP derives 88 percent of its support from government agencies principally New York City agencies. It also has substantial support from the foundation community. It is developing a robust program of support from individuals interested in the well-being of the Sunset Park community in Brooklyn, NY.

CFLSP has contracted with BTQ Financial Services to manage all accounting and claiming operations and to serve as the organization's fiscal "back office". As noted below, the Assistant Manager of Finance assists the Director of Finance, who is CFLSP's primary liaison with BTQ. The position is full-time, requiring in-person, on-site availability.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Assist in overseeing all finance and budget-related matters in collaboration with BTQ account managers
• Analyze budgets and spending to optimize the use of public and private grant funds
• Support agency budget development process in collaboration with the Director of Finance, Division Directors, Program Directors, Executive Director, and BTQ
• Collaborate with BTQ to review and correct monthly variance reports, communicate trends and deviations, and implement corrective action plans if necessary
• Work with the Director of Finance, Division Directors, Program Directors, and BTQ to develop and monitor staff time allocations
• Assist with tracking and coordinating projects with multiple funding sources, including strategies for spending out each funder
• Act as a secondary administrator for Payroll Processing and Accounts Payable functions
• Other projects as assigned by the Director of Finance, Division Directors and Executive Director
• Liaison to BTQ for reconciliation of: financial reports to public and private funders

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance or related field
• Strong preference for candidates with experience in a non-profit organization, especially those with extensive involvement in agencies with significant public funding.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel for the preparation, review, and monitoring of program budgets
• Highly organized and attentive to detail
• Demonstrated ability to be a team player
• Experience working with an outsourced financial management firm preferred

Salary Description: $66,300 - $80,000 commensurate with education and experience. This is an Exempt position.

Benefits: This is a full-time position. Benefits included Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, along with the opportunity to participate in additional voluntary life, disability, and 403B retirement plan. Four weeks of paid vacation.

NYC Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: It is the Agency's policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. Center for Family Life in Sunset Park does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, sexual and reproductive health decisions, height and weight, color, religion, religious creed, sex, sexual and reproductive health decisions, gender, gender identity, gender expression and sex stereotyping, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition or information, family care or medical leave status, military caregiver status, military status, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, enrollment in a public assistance program, engaging in protected communications regarding employee wages, requesting a reasonable accommodation on the basis of disability or bona fide religious belief or practice, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws.