Director Of Finance

Location: 328 N Ocean St Jacksonville, FL 32202

Position Type: Full Time

Pay Range:

About this opportunity:

• Plans, develops, manages, and controls the day-to-day operations of the accounting, finance, and personnel functions for an Area Command or large Corps; serves as liaison and financial advisor to the local units, Advisory Boards, Divisional Headquarters, and Territorial Headquarters by reporting the financial status and researching financial discrepancies; manages and monitors all general ledger, purchasing, budgetary, and personnel functions; ensures all accounting and financial functions are in compliance with The Salvation Army policy as well as local, state, and federal regulations; ensures the accuracy, completeness, timeliness and integrity of all financial reporting.

Key responsibilities:

 

• Plans, develops, directs, and manages the day-to-day operations of all accounting and finance functions; tracks, monitors, and verifies all general ledger activity for the Area Command; reviews and approves all bookkeeping functions; ensures that all financial information is processed in an accurate and timely manner; ensures the accoutability, security, and integrity of financial reporting; confers with the Commanding Officer regarding the financial position of all accounts.

 

• Plans, directs, and monitors the accounting and bookkeeping work performed by subordinate employees; plans, schedules and assigns work; instructs and trains employees in proper methods and procedures; checks and approves work for accuracy, completeness and timeliness; conducts performance evaluations; hires and fires employees and recommends salary adjustments.

 

 

 

 

• Develops, prepares, monitors, controls and enforces various operating budgets; assimilates financial information from department heads and presents the same to the Commanding Officer for final presentation to the Advisory Board and Divisional Headquarters; monitors all budgetary information once approved; assists in preparing quotations for budgeted and emergency purchases; monitors hiring salaries and salary adjustments for employees to ensure compliance with approved budgets.

 

• Plans, develops, directs, and monitors the requisitioning and purchasing functions of the Finance Department; monitors and assists in all requisition processing in accordance with The Salvation Army Territorial Minutes and local Accounting Manual.

 

• Plans, develops and maintains a variety of complex and technical reports representing the financial status of accounts, budgets, and funds; reviews and reports expenditures; ensures the proper accounting of securities, grants and contracts funds, legacies, operating expenses and other major financial operations.

 

• Serves as financial liaison to the Finance Committee of the local Advisory Board; reviews, approves, and releases all monthly financial information concerning the various accounts; assists in preparing the Advisory Board agenda for all items which impact the local financial position.

 

• Plans, develops, directs, and monitors all payroll and personnel record keeping functions; prepares budgetary data and controls all accounts in compliance with hiring policy and budgetary guidelines; monitors, updates and enforces local personnel policies such as time card control, employee performance evaluations, etc.; drafts local personnel policy revisions for approval and maintains the local addendum to the local employee Worker's Together Manual; advises the Commanding Officer on personnel matters and compliance/violation of personnel policies.

 

• Monitors and maintains all CPU and other computerized financial systems and procedures inclusive of password protection, file maintenance, spreadsheet design, etc.; ensures that hardware and software are functioning properly and that the workflow is not interrupted; ensures timely computer data back-ups are maintained.

 

• Coordinates, on a financial level, all programs administered or to be administered by the Army on a local level; designs and implements specialty finance projects.

 

• Ensures that all financial business is conducted in compliance with Salvation Army policy, the AICPA, and government regulations.

 

• Ensures that all accounting records, books, and accounts are in order at all times particularly to be in readiness for audits by The Salvation Army or outside firms; plans, coordinates, and monitors the annual audit.

 

• Builds and maintains professional and effective working relationships with outside contacts and organizations such as auditors, bank and creditors, etc.; works directly with United Way personnel during campaign and coordinates special arrangements for tours, etc.

 

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

• Represents The Salvation Army as a member of professional management to outside service agencies in conjunction with all grant application requests in responses to Request for Proposals and resulting contracts.

 

• Prepares all financial information for the Corrections accounting system from cash book posting of receipts to full preparation of financial statements inclusive of budgetary comparisons and spending control.

 

• Prepares all sales and property tax reports on all appropriate accounts; ensures payment of the same and prepares correspondence on the same if necessary.

 

• Prepares special personal and confidential memorandums for the Commanding Officer concerning all financial and personnel activity.

 

• Plans, coordinates, and monitors various special and seasonal projects such as disaster relief services, Christmas programs, etc.

 

• Contacts outside vendors for needed maintenance and repairs of equipment.

 

• Performs other related work as required.

 

What we are looking for in you:

 

Masters degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance, or a relate field,

and

Five years progressively responsible experience performing complex and varied accounting and bookkeeping functions for an organization with at least two years in a supervisory capacity,

or

any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

 

• Works is performed in a normal office environment where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like.

 

Employee Benefits:

 

• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance and more!

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Why work for us?

 

The Salvation Army offers a broad range of career opportunities, particularly targeted toward those motivated by our mission, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

The Salvation Army strives to do the “Most Good” for its employees by offering a greater sense of purpose in the work performed, by training and mentoring employees and by offering competitive compensation and benefit plans.  Whether employed as a truck driver, administrative support team member or the director of a program, our employees understand at the core of their work is the opportunity to be an integral part of an organization that is Doing the Most Good.

Five values at the heart of everything we do…We are…

• Passionate
• Compassionate
• Uplifting
• Brave
• Trustworthy

Additional Information:

 

All employees recognize The Salvation Army is a church and agree they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.

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Application Submittal Period:  8/27/2024-9/3/2024

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled