Senior Director of Finance

Location

New London, CT | United States

Job description

Title: Senior Director of Finance

Department: Finance/Fiscal

Classification: Exempt; Non-Union

Schedule: Full Time; Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Eligible for $5,000.00 - $7,000 Sign-On Bonus!

(25% in first paycheck; 75% upon completion of probationary period)

EXCELLENT BENEFITS PACKAGE:

• Generous PTO package includes:
  • 13 paid federal holidays annually
  • 5 paid personal/floating holidays annually
  • Paid sick time
  • Paid birthday holiday
  • PLUS, up to 20 Vacation days per year!
• Company paid Life Insurance
• Company paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• 401K Available
• Opt-in benefits available: Aflac, Pet Insurance, Employee/Spouse/Child Life Insurance, and Long Term Disability
• Plus, Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance!
• New for this benefit year: Medical insurance option available at NO COST TO THE EMPLOYEE!
• Sr. Director of Finance is afforded with option to work a hybrid remote schedule following completion of probationary period

Who We Are:

Sound Community Services, Inc. (SCSI) inspires hope by empowering our diverse community to find healing and growth!

Sound Community Services, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to educating, assisting, and supporting individuals with persistent mental illness and substance use disorders.

We work tirelessly to create a culture and environment in which recovery and wellness are possible.

Who You Are:

Sound Community Services, Inc. is seeking team members whose mission is to display compassion, accountability, respect and excellence in our communities.

Position Overview:

The Senior Director of Finance at Sound Community Services reports to the CFO and is responsible for all general accounting and financial reporting including preparing account reconciliations, ledger entries, management reports and data analysis. The Senior Director will be directly responsible for the day-to-day finance and accounting duties and responsibilities, the monthly activities which support a goal for instant financial statements, and will help guide strategic goals for the Fiscal Department. This role will assist in the transformation of the budget and forecast cycles, during the periodic preparation of these report groups for the organization. The role includes the direct supervision of the Staff Accountant and Client Accounts Administrator, and is a significant contributor to Operations Administration as one of 6 operations-focused Director-level resources.

Essential Functions:

• Overall responsibility for routine transaction cycles (Non-clinic revenue, cash disbursements) and their supporting computerized platforms and control processes.
• Lead and perform monthly accounting procedures, working closely with the Staff Accountant, ensuring completion of the closing cycle on a timely basis, including requirements of other staff/departments to obtain information/data.
• Maintain account and/or roll-forward analysis for all Balance Sheet accounts, including schedules and analyses of fund sources, accounts receivables, patient fees, fair value measurements, property and equipment, sale-leaseback transactions, cost settlement/grant payable, long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating leases, restricted net assets, and retirement accounts.
• Work closely with clinical Revenue Cycle Management team to create or support analytics for all billing activities to include the financial and budget projections on various State/Federal Grants opportunities
• Reconcile and maintain Fixed Asset Register
• Create and maintain custom reporting for monthly cash flow, financial statements, program statements.
• Reconciliation and reporting of Federal/State, other agency grants and/or contract segments
• Establish, maintain and improve permanent file documentation, including significant contracts and agreements, lease obligations, control processes and associated documentation of accounting procedures.
• Partner with CFO as co-liaison to external independent accountants, providing coordination, preparing or supervising the preparation of schedules with supporting documentation in support of various audits, including financial statements, state financial assistance, Form 990; support Payroll and Benefits Coordinator as necessary for schedules and documentation related to audits of workers compensation insurance, 401(k) Plan, Form 5500;
• Prepare and update schedules for the annual and other periodic agency budgets, including annual DMHAS budget, DMHAS 8-month report, and DMHAS Annual Financial Report; support periodic grant bids
• Partner with the CFO on organizational budgeting and forecasting and Board of Directors staffing needs, implementing new technology tools to transform processes and results.
• Provide role-specific fiscal training for line managers and other staff
• Other miscellaneous accounting and fiscal management duties, special projects as self-identified or assigned, including but not limited to monthly Fiscal stakeholder communications, reporting needs for Strategic Planning Initiatives such as development and maintenance of Key Performance Indicator tools, and presentations to the Finance & Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
• Supervision of Staff Accountant and Client Accounts Administrator positions, including goal setting, mentoring as necessary, and periodic evaluation of performance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance, higher degree or CPA preferred.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant, progressive accounting experience including general ledger, financial reporting, and supervision of multiple teams
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint and Teams). Advanced Intermediate skills in Excel are required , mastery certificates and/or VBA are a major plus.
• Experience with mid-market ERP platforms. Experience with Sage Intacct is preferred but not required.
• Commitment to innovation and to harnessing the power of new technologies
• Strong analytical ability and aptitude, meticulous, self-motivated, quick learner.
• Organized with excellent attention to detail, especially as it relates to large dataset management and manipulation.
• High level of integrity and dependability, results-oriented, with a strong sense of urgency.
• Good interpersonal skills and a team player.
• Knowledge and previous experience in a not-for-profit is preferred but not required. Experience in operations (information technology, facilities management, etc.) is a major plus. 

Physical Requirements:

• Regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and climb stairs
• Regularly required to walk, talk and/or hear
• Speaking and hearing ability should be sufficient to communicate effectively by phone or in person at normal volumes
• Vision adequate to read correspondence, computer screen, forms, etc.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include the ability to adjust focus
• Occasionally required to stand and climb or balance
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 lbs

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement:

Sound Community Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, religion, citizenship, national origin/ancestry, physical/mental disabilities, military status or any other basis prohibited by law.

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