Vice President of Finance

Position Vice President of Finance

Report s to Chief Executive Officer

Salary/Rate $30/hour (Minimum of 21 hours/week)

Job Summary

The Vice President of Finance plays a formative role in building a positive and productive culture of NAMI with a focus on community service, accountability and results. They serve as internal consultant to the CEO, Vice President of Operations and Contract Compliance, Board and other key stakeholders on all financial matters, making recommendations and suggesting pro-active strategies to keep NAMI on track. The Vice President of Finance fosters productive working relationships between and among the Leadership Team, CEO, VP of Operations and Contract Compliance and staff to ensure that NAMI Maines operates productively and retains invested staff.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

1. Provide oversight for and manage of all budgets, and internal financial plans and processes; a. Implement agency fiscal policies in accordance with accounting best practice, laws, and regulations. b. Work with Board Finance Committee to review financial performance. Develop and monitor budgets presenting quarterly and annual financial statements to board of directors c. Coordinate and support all external audit activities

2. Generate weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports as needed to monitor, evaluate and optimize cash-flow and liquidity; a. Ensure accountability to budget. b. Meet monthly with program directors to ensure all grant budgets are on track. c. Sign and authorize all grant-based PO’s based on availability of funding.

3. Manage agency’s daily fiscal operations. a. Submit payment requests to funders as outlined in contracts. b. Manage and provide bi-weekly review of payroll process. c. Review and approve all accounts payable and receivable. d. Issue checks for CEO’s signature. e. Prepare bank deposits.

4. Review short and long-term goals in light of existing and projected financial resources available; a. Create data-based long- and short-term goals, budgets and forecasts; b. Implement NAMI Maine’s investment policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Management with an MBA strongly preferred.
• At least 4 years’ senior financial leadership experience required

• More than 10 years’ experience total accounting/finance experience with a strong preference for non- profit experience.
• Experience developing budgets and working with external auditors.
• Proficient with Office Suite including Excel.
• Significant experience with QuickBooks required

Physical Effort/ Environment
General open office environment. Position involves sitting, although frequent movement is necessary. Walking, standing, bending, and twisting required. Computer usage involving repetitive hand/wrist motion is also necessary. Some lifting up to 25 lbs.

NAMI Maine provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, NAMI Maine complied with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. NAMI Maine expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of NAMI Maine’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Salary: $30.00 /hour

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday