Finance Director for EHS

The Finance Director will be responsible for the fiscal cycle of the EHS grant, including, but not limited to: EHS cash management, projection and analysis, monitoring and reporting of non-federal share, tracking of expenditures and federal 424 reporting, and budget monitoring. The Director will utilize ChildPlus.net system and EFS to verify and process EHS attendance and prepare EHS provider payments and provide on-going attendance data reports. The position requires a good working knowledge of EFS and Excel and great customer service experience. The Director will also work on any special projects assigned by the Controller. The position will also provide back-up to the Finance Department in various areas to be identified. Identifies and manages critical issues that have public impact and require the attention of the Controller and other senior staff. Supports and sustains the Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe as a high performing organization by contributing to excellent organizational performance and customer service and contributes to the vision, mission and values of the Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe through responsible and effective work performance. The Finance Director - must have the highest level of confidentiality, independence, customer service skills, and pro-activity, and be flexible and able to shift gears at a moment notice.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Exercises accounting control over a group of accounts within a given specialized areaDevelops financial reports for financial analysis, forecasting, trending, and results analysisInterprets financial transactions and events for users who must make economic or business decisionsRecords, classifies and summarizes transactions and events in accordance with generally accepted accounting principlesCreates and interprets moderately complex financial statements and reportsCompiles financial information, processes journal entries into various accounts and reconciles reports and financial dataSupervises accounts payable functionWrites, updates, and improves as needed the policies and procedures as they pertain to finance.Performs cash management activities and bank reconciliationMay supervise other employeesApplies a working knowledge of applicable laws and regulations; verifies documents for completeness and compliance with government and private agenciesInitiates and processes journal entries into various accountsReconciles sub-ledgers to the general ledger and resolves differencesAssists in budget preparationAssists in preparation of invoices and other funder requirementsPerforms related duties as required

Experience and Training:Bachelor's degree in Finance or equivalentMust have 3 - 5 years experience in accounting and supervisionKnowledge of GAAP, FASB, and governmental funding regulations/requirements is essentialTraining, education and/or experience may be substituted for certain minimum qualifications