Chief Financial Officer/Director Of Finance

FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Oversee cash flow planning and ensure availability of funds as needed.
2. Oversee cash, investment, and asset management.
3. Oversee financing strategies and activities, as well as banking relationships.
4. Develop and utilize forward-looking, predictive models and activity-based financial analyses to provide insight into the organization's operations and business plans.

Planning, Policy, and Board Responsibilities:

1. Develop and coordinate, with the CEO and senior staff, the development of the annual station budget.
2. Develop financial forecasts.
3. Participate in corporate policy development as a member of the senior management team.
4. Engage the finance, investment and audit committees of the board of directors to develop short, medium, and long-term financial plans and projections.
5. Represent the company to financial partners, including financial institutions, investors, foundation executives, auditors, public officials, etc.
6. Remain up to date on nonprofit audit best practices and state and federal requirements.

Accounting and Administration RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Oversee the accounting department to ensure proper maintenance of all accounting systems and function; supervise station finance staff.
2. Ensure maintenance of appropriate internal controls and financial procedures.
3. Ensure timeliness, accuracy, and usefulness of financial and management reporting for federal and state funders, foundations, and board of directors; oversee the preparation and communication of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements.
4. Coordinate audits and proper filing of tax returns.
5. Ensure legal and regulatory compliance regarding all financial functions; including CPB and FCC station requirements.
6. Perform other duties as requested.
7. Maintain the highest levels of confidentiality regarding business and staff information.
8. Maintain effective internal and external communications, both verbally and in writing.

Qualifications
The CFO will be a seasoned leader with at least 5 years of broad finance experience, ideally beginning in audit, followed by experience gathering and evaluating financial information and making actionable recommendations to senior leadership. S/he will ideally have experience managing finance (accounting, budgeting, control, and reporting) for a nonprofit with multiple funding sources including government (federal and state) contracts.
experience and attributes:

1. A minimum of a BS; a CPA and/or MBA would be a plus.
2. Experience in a senior financial-management role, partnering with senior staff, resulting in the development and implementation of financial management strategies.
3. Significant experience in or knowledge of nonprofit accounting, including sophisticated fund and grant accounting, compliance, and reporting.
4. Deep knowledge and understanding of the Office of Management and Budget Circular A133 audit.
5. Excellent written and oral communication skills.
6. Demonstrated leadership ability, team management, and interpersonal skills.
7. Excellent analytical and abstract reasoning skills, plus excellent organization skills.

WEDU is committed to Equal Opportunity Employment and fully supports workplace diversity - all applicants are welcome.