ROME GROUP
Director of Finance
ROME GROUP, Des Moines, Iowa, United States,
The Director of Finance is the lead financial position within Light a Single Candle Foundation and will report directly to the Chief Executive.
Primary Responsibilities:
Manage all aspects of the Light a Single Candle (LASC) and Poppa Tango Enterprises, LLC (PTE) Financials
Manage cash flow and make cash forecast recommendations to maintain adequate reserves
Responsible for establishing and monitoring cost effective internal controls for financial transactions
Function as an integral part of the LASC executive team to assist in annual budgeting and long-term planning
Responsible for timely filing and compliance with all federal and state applicable laws and regulations
Responsible for preparing and conducting the financial review audit and 990, while working with an outside auditing firm to ensure no insignificant auditor adjustments needed
Maintain and evaluate the insurance coverage carried by LASC
Execute all grant distributions from the LASC Board of Directors and the Planning and Grants Committee and manage the allocation of disbursements to plan. Track any grant returns.
Manage the LASC Finance Committee and coordinate committee meetings
Responsible for Investment Fund Performance by closely managing our investment partners, following the results quarterly, making recommendations to the finance committee, and delivering quarterly summary reports on the results
Managing all aspects of the Investment Partner Annual Meeting, including meeting set up, agenda, materials, etc.
Review budgets with all our Community Transformation (CT) Principal and Implementing Partners to provide support to the budget making process and to establish cost parameters for all our CT interventions. Communicate with the Partners on our cost expectations to allow for efficiency.
Ability to analyze the costs range of the various CT Phases and Interventions for our Principal and Implementing Partners, to allow them to carry out their work for each Community with an intent to establish the low and high-cost experiences
Aid our Principal and Implementing Partners to support their pursuit of efficiency and cost effectiveness with each community in the CT Pipeline
Work with our Measurement & Evaluation (M&E) staff to establish targets for return on investment (ROI) to be achieved, and in the confirmation of the actual ROI from the execution of the Intervention
Annually review all Partners’ Annual Reports, Audits, and Financials to assure their financial health and soundness.
Perform community audits regularly to review the entire process of CT for each community from Phase Ill through to the finish line to assure accuracy and transparency with each community’s financial expenditures.
Qualifications:
This role will work from and be located in the LASC office in Chesterfield, (St. Louis area) Missouri USA.
Ability to travel to areas that LASC services, as well as to conferences
Bachelor’s degree in accounting with an emphasis in finance or finance degree is required
5 years of professional financial oversight and analysis in the Non-Profit sector
Experience in coaching and developing partner and customer financial and budgetary skills
Budget review and preparation skills and experience
Project and cost review experience
High level of competence with Excel
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to work with multiple projects at a time
Highly organized, excellent attention to detail
Personal Characteristics:
Compassion for serving the poor
Embraces a model of empowerment, accountability, partnership, and hope in executing the work of sustainable poverty recovery
Self-motivated, works well independently, and desires to participate in creating a positive team environment
Excellent verbal, written, and follow-up skills
Strong and professional work ethic, flexible, and adaptive to change
Enjoys networking and identifying solutions in response to challenges
Can manage and succeed in providing support to multiple projects & partners simultaneously
Willingness to be a key part of the organization’s leadership team
Wage and Benefits:
Will be competitive and dependent upon earnings history, skills and qualifications
A salary range of $100,000-$110,000 with annual performance and salary review
Paid vacation and holidays, health insurance, and retirement plan benefits included
Light a Single Candle Foundation was founded in 2002 and its focus is sustainable poverty recovery, food security, income development and sustainable community transformation. About 100 projects were funded through our community partners in 2023. Internationally we work in El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica. In the USA we serve in St. Louis, MO. In addition to our Founder/President and his spouse who take an active role in the leadership of the organization, this new role will be our 8th employee. The work of the foundation continues to evolve as we learn, with increased focus on a more comprehensive and sustainable poverty recovery community development model.
Interested candidates please apply
here . Applicants will begin being called on September 10, 2024.
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Primary Responsibilities:
Manage all aspects of the Light a Single Candle (LASC) and Poppa Tango Enterprises, LLC (PTE) Financials
Manage cash flow and make cash forecast recommendations to maintain adequate reserves
Responsible for establishing and monitoring cost effective internal controls for financial transactions
Function as an integral part of the LASC executive team to assist in annual budgeting and long-term planning
Responsible for timely filing and compliance with all federal and state applicable laws and regulations
Responsible for preparing and conducting the financial review audit and 990, while working with an outside auditing firm to ensure no insignificant auditor adjustments needed
Maintain and evaluate the insurance coverage carried by LASC
Execute all grant distributions from the LASC Board of Directors and the Planning and Grants Committee and manage the allocation of disbursements to plan. Track any grant returns.
Manage the LASC Finance Committee and coordinate committee meetings
Responsible for Investment Fund Performance by closely managing our investment partners, following the results quarterly, making recommendations to the finance committee, and delivering quarterly summary reports on the results
Managing all aspects of the Investment Partner Annual Meeting, including meeting set up, agenda, materials, etc.
Review budgets with all our Community Transformation (CT) Principal and Implementing Partners to provide support to the budget making process and to establish cost parameters for all our CT interventions. Communicate with the Partners on our cost expectations to allow for efficiency.
Ability to analyze the costs range of the various CT Phases and Interventions for our Principal and Implementing Partners, to allow them to carry out their work for each Community with an intent to establish the low and high-cost experiences
Aid our Principal and Implementing Partners to support their pursuit of efficiency and cost effectiveness with each community in the CT Pipeline
Work with our Measurement & Evaluation (M&E) staff to establish targets for return on investment (ROI) to be achieved, and in the confirmation of the actual ROI from the execution of the Intervention
Annually review all Partners’ Annual Reports, Audits, and Financials to assure their financial health and soundness.
Perform community audits regularly to review the entire process of CT for each community from Phase Ill through to the finish line to assure accuracy and transparency with each community’s financial expenditures.
Qualifications:
This role will work from and be located in the LASC office in Chesterfield, (St. Louis area) Missouri USA.
Ability to travel to areas that LASC services, as well as to conferences
Bachelor’s degree in accounting with an emphasis in finance or finance degree is required
5 years of professional financial oversight and analysis in the Non-Profit sector
Experience in coaching and developing partner and customer financial and budgetary skills
Budget review and preparation skills and experience
Project and cost review experience
High level of competence with Excel
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to work with multiple projects at a time
Highly organized, excellent attention to detail
Personal Characteristics:
Compassion for serving the poor
Embraces a model of empowerment, accountability, partnership, and hope in executing the work of sustainable poverty recovery
Self-motivated, works well independently, and desires to participate in creating a positive team environment
Excellent verbal, written, and follow-up skills
Strong and professional work ethic, flexible, and adaptive to change
Enjoys networking and identifying solutions in response to challenges
Can manage and succeed in providing support to multiple projects & partners simultaneously
Willingness to be a key part of the organization’s leadership team
Wage and Benefits:
Will be competitive and dependent upon earnings history, skills and qualifications
A salary range of $100,000-$110,000 with annual performance and salary review
Paid vacation and holidays, health insurance, and retirement plan benefits included
Light a Single Candle Foundation was founded in 2002 and its focus is sustainable poverty recovery, food security, income development and sustainable community transformation. About 100 projects were funded through our community partners in 2023. Internationally we work in El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica. In the USA we serve in St. Louis, MO. In addition to our Founder/President and his spouse who take an active role in the leadership of the organization, this new role will be our 8th employee. The work of the foundation continues to evolve as we learn, with increased focus on a more comprehensive and sustainable poverty recovery community development model.
Interested candidates please apply
here . Applicants will begin being called on September 10, 2024.
#J-18808-Ljbffr