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The vision of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing is to make mental wellbeing, including recovery from substance use challenges, a reality for everyone. Despite overwhelming need, nearly 30 million people across the U.S. do not have access to comprehensive, high-quality, affordable mental health and substance use care when they need it.
Founded in 1969, the National Council is a membership organization that drives policy and social change on behalf of nearly 3,300 mental health and substance use prevention, treatment and recovery organizations and the more than 10 million children, adults and families they serve. We advocate for policies to ensure equitable access to high-quality services and support. We build the capacity of mental health and substance use treatment organizations. And we promote greater understanding of mental wellbeing as a core component of comprehensive health and health care. Through our Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) program, we have trained more than 3 million people in the U.S. to identify, understand and respond to signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges.
The National Council is growing rapidly to meet this moment; both our budget ($77M) and passionate staff (250+) have grown more than 50% since 2020. In addition, while we maintain office space in Washington, DC, we are a remote-first organization, meaning our employees work remotely from their locations across the United States.
We are an equal-opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and commit ourselves to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.
Position Summary
As the Director of Finance, you will serve as a people manager, finance lead on various projects, and the primary lead, implementor, and administrator of our technology solutions and recently implemented accounting ERP system JAMIS. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with department leads and project managers across our growing organization to support their financial management and success. You will lead all aspects of the accounts receivable and collections functions for the organization, which includes overseeing the receivables and collections team. The Finance & Administration team comprises 14 colleagues who support our growing organization.
This is a people manager role with three direct reports. While this position can be done remotely from anywhere in the US, you must primarily work our Washington, DC business hours of 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM ET.
Key Responsibilities
General Finance
- Participate in monthly accounting, including review and approval of accounting transactions
- Drive department solutions, including performing key accounting research, implementations, and functions
- Perform steps in month-end and year-end closes, including, reconciling revenue and unbilled accounts receivable
- Support annual audit and 403b audit, tax return preparation and incurred cost proposal submissions
- Assist with special projects as needed
JAMIS ERP & Various Technology
- Serve as the leader of the ongoing JAMIS (accounting system) implementations and primary administrator and liaison of our JAMIS ERP and various other accounting technologies
- Ensure and or set up new contracts and other functionality to ensure they are being properly used within our accounting system
- Lead the development of enhanced reporting from our JAMIS and add-in Velixo platform
- Lead finance technology solutions, including CRM, Shopify integrations, and potential other solutions like AI that drive efficiency and effective internal controls
Financial Analysis, Budgeting and Forecasting
- Serve on the Finance team of Financial Liaisons to department leads and project managers to support with financial management, reporting, compliance, and budgeting
- Prepare or support the development of financial proposals (grants and contracts) to US government agencies and foundations
- Assist with the development of our organization’s annual budget and periodic forecasts
- A key driver in implementing the budget and forecasting functionality and process in JAMIS in collaboration with the Financial Analyst and department/project leaders
Accounts Receivable and Collections Operations
- Supervise the receivables and collections team
- Oversees all collections efforts, including determining strategy, creates monthly reports, and ensures proper communication of successes and challenges
- Team with internal departments to develop new technology to support the receivable and collections effort
- Ensure proper and timely allocation of receipts and work to develop new processes to optimize internal processes
- Oversee all financial invoicing aspects across the various departments and technology platforms (JAMIS, CRM, Shopify)
- Manage state and local tax filings with our Avalara partner platform
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- 5-7 years of accounting experience, showing career progression and extensive knowledge of nonprofit or government sector rules and regulations
- Strong people leadership and development skills
- Detailed knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Strong experience and comfort with technology is necessary, including:
- Project accounting software and CRM experience
- Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Superior professionalism, judgment and integrity
- Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality while handling sensitive information
- Strong organizational and analytical skills
- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Master of Business Administration and CPA licensure
- Experience with Microsoft CRM or other association management software
- Advanced AIS skills such as SQL (Sequel), Acumatica, SAP, Crystal reporting, or other database management
