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Reporting directly to the CEO, the Vice President of Finance & Grants oversees SafeNest's grants and budget. The VP is pivotal in managing day-to-day financial processes, annual budget development, and grant-related activities. The VP is responsible for monthly budget and finance reporting to agency leadership and the board of directors. This strategic position involves conducting cost and operations analysis and researching, writing, and coordinating grant submissions. The VP collaborates with stakeholders to create grant budgets, monitor financial management, ensure compliance with grant financial requirements, and oversee the invoicing, A/P, and A/R processes. Additionally, the VP works closely with the CEO and Organizational Leadership on strategic planning, budgeting, reporting, and complex analysis of the overall budget and grant attainment process. Supervision of assigned staff, management of the board audit and finance committee, and oversight of the annual agency audit are integral components of this role.
Key Responsibilities
1. Budget and Financial Management
- Manage day-to-day financial processes and annual budget development.
- Provide monthly budget and finance reports to agency leadership and the board of directors.
- Process supplemental budgets and allotments as needed based on individual funding sources.
- Monitor fiscal status projections regularly.
- Conduct cost and operations analysis to support strategic decision-making.
- Run the annual agency audit, ensuring compliance and documentation accuracy.
- Ensure appropriate internal controls and fiscal policies are established, maintained, and updated regularly in line with actual agency practices.
2. Grants Management
- Develop, write, and coordinate grant submissions, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to create grant budgets.
- Monitor the financial management of grants and oversee the grant billing processes.
- Ensure compliance with grant financial requirements and standards by knowing and implementing guidelines outlined in grant contracts.
3. Strategic Oversight
- Collaborate with the CEO and Organizational Leadership on budgeting and related reporting.
- Conduct complex analysis of the overall budget, strategic outlook, and grant attainment process.
- Develop budget and grant recommendations/projects for review.
- Research and expand grant opportunities, increasing grant revenue.
4. Supervision and Committee Management
- Supervise assigned bookkeeping, grant, and finance staff and contractors to provide leadership and support.
- Manage the board audit and finance committee.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, public administration, or a related field is required.
- Graduate degree is highly desirable.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in financial management, budgeting, and grants management is required, preferably in a nonprofit organization.
- Proven experience in managing board finance committees.
- Experience managing a grant or government contract portfolio of at least 3 million annually.
- Experience managing an agency operating budget of at least 7 million annually.
- Experience writing and reviewing grants and working with government funding agencies.
- Strong knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
- Excellent analytical, strategic, writing, and communication skills.
- Previous supervisory experience is required.
SafeNest’s Work
The VP of Finance and Grants position is vital in ensuring that survivors of domestic and sexual violence receive the support and resources they need while also maintaining the agency's critical funding streams, financial management, and well-being. It requires a compassionate and organized individual who can work collaboratively with a team of dedicated professionals to positively impact survivors' lives.
Equal Opportunity Employer
SafeNest provides equal employment opportunities to all Team Members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.
