Director of Finance

The Director of Finance leads the Consortium’s financial administration, business planning, and budgeting. In this part-time (32 hours/week) position, the Finance Director will be responsible for the overall financial operations of the organization, including general accounting, internal and external financial reporting, internal and external audits, account reconciliations, preparation of financial statements, fixed assets, cash management, implementation and maintenance of accounting systems for the control of Consortium assets, and the retention of complete and accurate financial information/records. The Director of Finance, working closely with program and administrative staff, is responsible for annual organization and grant budget development and monitoring. The Director of Finance reports to and partners with the Executive Director to set the financial policy direction of the Consortium and works closely with the Finance Committee to ensure the organization’s overall financial stability.

All finance department staff are responsible for the application of and adherence to Uniform Guidance, NCHC Federal Grant Management Policy, GAAP and NCHC Finance Manual policies/procedures to maintain the system of internal controls and ensure the integrity of all financial systems.

Essential Functions

Oversee all finance department activities including budgeting, financial forecasting, financial reporting requirements, and cash flow for administration, existing programs, and proposed new programs and services. Create budgets for new, existing, and potential revenue streams.

Preparation, oversight and point of contact for all finance related audits in collaboration with the Finance staff.

Participate in organizational meetings as an essential collaborative member of the Director Team

Monitor status of all bank accounts

Assess insurance needs, complete agent applications, and revise coverage as circumstances require.

Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reports as required.

Provide oversight for payroll and benefits administration.

Provide relevant financial information to Directors and other stakeholders as requested.

Fluent in Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe PDF software, AccuFund accounting software, Paylocity, and navigation of banking and other relevant websites/software

The North Country Health Consortium is a public health organization and, as such, employees are considered “essential employees” in circumstances when a state or federal “state of emergency” has been declared. Employees may be temporarily re-assigned or required to participate in public health activities in the community, as needed.

Financial and Operational Management

Work with management staff and Finance Committee on organizational budgeting and the implementation of budgets to monitor progress and present operational metrics both internally and externally.

Ensure the Finance Department maintains financial record systems in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, and monitors the use of all funds, directing all financial, project-based, and programmatic accounting.

Oversee the preparation and approval of all financial reporting materials and metrics for funding organizations (e.g., HRSA, NH DHHS) and prepare and communicate monthly financial statements to the Consortium’s Board of Directors

Develop, supervise, support, evaluate and manage the finance department staff.

Strategy

Partner with the Executive Director on all operational and strategic issues as they arise; provide strategic recommendations to the Executive Director based on financial analysis and projections, cost identification and allocation, and revenue/expense analysis.

Oversee long term budgetary planning and cost management in alignment with the Consortium’s strategic plan.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Fluency in Microsoft Office, Adobe Suites, and applicable job-specific software (Accu-Fund, Paylocity, Salesforce)

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Public or Arts Administration, Management or Finance, including or supplemented by at least 20 credits of college-level accounting courses

Minimum of five years demonstrated experience in a professional level administrative accounting and financial management position, ideally in the nonprofit sector with experience with grant budgets, fund accounting and contracts, including administering federal grants, and audit preparation and coordination. Graduate courses in business may substitute for up to one year of business management experience. Eight years or more preferred.

Excellent people skills, with experience collaborating in a multidisciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team.

Experience should include audit preparation, compliance monitoring, and development and monitoring of budgets.

Ability to manage priorities and evaluate efficiency.

Flexible and a self-starter; able to multitask while also being highly detail oriented.

Special Qualifications:

• Extensive knowledge of the principles, practices, and procedures of business administration, including budget development, financial management (financial control/accounting), human resources management, procurement of goods and services, facility management, and grant/contract administration.
• Working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and practices, with particular emphasis on nonprofit accounting.
• Ability to understand and apply statutes, regulations, and contracts programs.
• Knowledge of Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards.
• Considerable knowledge of computerized financial management systems and information systems and reporting capabilities. Good knowledge of spreadsheet and standard office software, and a strong desire and ability to make balanced use of technology to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Physical activity demands include regular requirements for standing, walking, lifting objects up to 25 pounds, and ability to use hands to control objects such as keyboards and telephones. Prolonged periods of sitting or standing at a desk and working on a computer. The position does not normally involve exposure to biohazards or other materials for which universal safety precautions apply.

SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS: Reliable transportation to perform essential functions of the job and proof of automobile insurance coverage, per NCHC policy.

All NCHC staff are required to be up-to-date with the most current COVID-19 vaccination.

Competencies

All competencies as required by applicable licensing board, for licenses held by applicant.

Establishing Focus: The ability to develop and communicate goals in support of the organization’s mission.

Providing Motivational Support: The ability to enhance others’ commitment to their work.

Fostering Teamwork: As a team member, the ability and desire to work cooperatively with others on a team; as a team leader, the ability to demonstrate interest, skill, and success in getting groups to learn to work together.

Empowering Others: The ability to convey confidence in employees’ ability to be successful, especially at challenging new tasks; delegating significant responsibility and authority; allowing employees freedom to decide how they will accomplish their goals and resolve issues.

Managing Change: The ability to demonstrate support for innovation and for organizational changes needed to improve the organization’s effectiveness; initiating, sponsoring, and implementing organizational change; helping others to successfully manage organizational change.

Developing Others: The ability to delegate responsibility and to work with others and coach them to develop their capabilities.

Managing Performance: The ability to take responsibility for one’s own or one’s employees’ performance, by setting clear goals and expectations, tracking progress against the goals, ensuring feedback, and addressing performance problems and issues promptly.

Attention to Communication: The ability to ensure that information is passed on to others who should be kept informed.

Oral Communication: The ability to express oneself clearly in conversations and interactions with others.

Written Communication: The ability to express oneself clearly in organization writing.

Interpersonal Awareness: The ability to notice, interpret, and anticipate others’ concerns and feelings, and to communicate this awareness empathetically to others.

Influencing Others: The ability to gain others’ support for ideas, proposals, projects, and solutions.

Building Collaborative Relationships: The ability to develop, maintain, and strengthen partnerships with others inside or outside the organization who can provide information, assistance, and support.

Diagnostic Information Gathering: The ability to identify the information needed to clarify a situation, seek that information from appropriate sources, and use skillful questioning to draw out the information, when others are reluctant to disclose it.

Analytical Thinking: The ability to tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach.

Forward Thinking: The ability to anticipate the implications and consequences of situations and take appropriate action to be prepared for possible contingencies.

Conceptual Thinking: The ability to find effective solutions by taking a holistic, abstract, or theoretical perspective.

Strategic Thinking: The ability to analyze the organization’s competitive position by considering market and industry trends, existing and potential customers (internal and external), and strengths and weaknesses as compared to others in the field.

Initiative: Identifying what needs to be done and doing it before being asked or before the situation requires it.

Entrepreneurial Orientation: The ability to look for and seize profitable organization opportunities; willingness to take calculated risks to achieve organization goals.

Fostering Innovation: The ability to develop, sponsor, or support the introduction of new and improved methods, products, procedures, or technologies.

Results Orientation: The ability to focus on the desired result of one’s own or one’s unit’s work, setting challenging goals, focusing effort on the goals, and meeting or exceeding them.

Thoroughness: Ensuring that one’s own and others’ work and information are complete and accurate; carefully preparing for meetings and presentations; following up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled.

Decisiveness: The ability to make difficult decisions in a timely manner.

Self Confidence: Faith in one’s own ideas and capability to be successful; willingness to take an independent position in the face of opposition.

Stress Management: The ability to keep functioning effectively when under pressure and maintain self-control in the face of hostility or provocation.

Personal Credibility: Demonstrated concern that one be perceived as responsible, reliable, and trustworthy.

Flexibility: Openness to different and new ways of doing things; willingness to modify one’s preferred way of doing things.

The North Country Health Consortium is a public health organization and, as such, employees are considered “essential employees” in circumstances when a state or federal “state of emergency “ has been declared. Employees may be temporarily re-assigned or required to participate in public health activities in the community, as needed.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Littleton, NH 03561: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Accounting: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Littleton, NH 03561