Position Description

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• Supervises employees by communicating regularly, motivating, and training, evaluating, and planning and directing employee’s work. Directs, coordinates, and reviews the work of subordinate employees to ensure efficient and timely processing of financial operations. The incumbent will develop and implement a system to evaluate the skill, experience, and professional development needs of all direct reports. Responsible for supervising the financial/accounting and contracts administration staff.
• Develop and administer policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure operational efficiency and effective administration of appointed personnel.
• Analyze and provide recommendations to the Executive Director cost-effective approaches to reduce agency expenses and/or increase agency effectiveness. Identify, acquire, and implement computer software programs and systems that provide critical financial and operational information. 
• Manage and ensure effective employee/labor relations, create an ethical, non-discriminatory, and safe work environment, establish effective communication lines and methods, identify and solve employee problems, and manage conflict. Accomplish staff results by communicating job expectations through planning, monitoring, and employee recognition. Develop, coordinate, and enforce systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards.
• Develops budgets, financial plans, and forecasts for the agency as a whole, individual programs, and new, proposed, or expanded services, including budget revisions, as needed. Administer fiscal operations within the approved budget and maintain a system for proper accounting of funds. 
• Establish and maintain effective internal controls to assure safeguarding of assets and reliability of financial statements. Review and investigate suspected client and/or child care provider fraud reports. Collaborate with the Department of Financial Services and Florida’s Office of Early Learning in calculating overpayments. As necessary, incumbent will testify on behalf of the Coalition when summoned or subpoenaed. Oversee the implementation of the state-mandated portal and/or any data system utilized for Coalition program services.
• Analyze expenditure data regularly and track overall service delivery while maintaining budgetary integrity. Serves as a liaison for the Early Learning Coalition’s Board of Directors and actively communicates current and projected fiscal status to the Executive Director and/or the Board of Directors. 

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• Implement high quality, responsive, professional services in the strategic management, business planning, accounting, and budgeting efforts while ensuring compliance with all governing regulations, guidelines, licensing standards, program compliance objectives, and performance standards. 
• Prepare and report as required various reports in addition to locally-requested reports and correspondence, ensure timeliness and accuracy of reported data, and conduct presentations to the Early Learning Coalition of Brevard County Board of Directors, committees, municipalities, and/or current and potential grantors. Incumbent will attend all related meetings as required.

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• Serves as an active member of the Senior Leadership Team and is the primary agency contact for all contractual matters and new business development.  Participate in short and long-term strategic planning program activities. Ensure that all program activities operate consistently and ethically within the mission and values of the Coalition. 
• Manage activities related to all audits performed by the Office of Early Learning and/or other funders. Incumbent will report on financial results, potential risks, and other financial concerns to the Executive Director and/or Board of Directors.
• Incumbent will serve as a programmatic liaison to external partners, including representing Early Learning Coalition of Brevard at local and regional meetings. Maintain ongoing and frequent communication with fiscal staff of the Office of Early Learning (OEL). 

• The incumbent will actively participate in all Coalition and Office of Early Learning required trainings, conference calls, and meetings to stay current with critical initiatives relating to the business operations of the Coalition and to continuously improve supervisory skills.

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• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of: abstract reasoning skills; Federal, State, and local regulations that govern the Coalition’s financial and business operations; advanced accounting and financial activities, payroll operations and responsibilities; financial audit-related operations and activities; principles and practices of leadership, motivation, team building, and conflict resolution. 

Skilled in: strong management characteristics; attention to detail; exemplary organization and communication skills; contract management; managing program timelines to ensure timely completion of program deliverables; maintaining a sense of accountability amongst team members by modeling tight oversight of individual and organizational performance standards; exceptional decision making, problem-solving, and negotiation skills; clear and concise communication; monitoring, tracking, ensuring strict confidentiality; computer software including, but not limited to, spreadsheet, database, word processing, internet navigation, and proprietary accounting/business operations software.

Ability to: analyze and adhere to various financial procedures and operations; thrive in an autonomous and deadline-oriented workplace; manage fiscal, accounting, purchasing, and procurement procedures in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP), applicable OMB circulars, State and Federal statutes and policies, and Coalition funding agency requirements; develop fiscal and management contract compliance monitoring procedures, tools, and monitoring schedule for each subcontractor, as applicable; manage and oversee all aspects of the financial and accounting management functions; demonstrate strong project management, analytical and critical thinking skills, managing financial programs with multiple funding sources including government contracts; manage multiple projects which are complex in nature; work flexible hours to ensure project and deadline completion.

Required Licensure/Certification

Must possess a valid Florida’s driver’s license and current automobile liability insurance policy.

A mandatory drug screening and background check will be performed on the successful application.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in Accounting, Finance, or closely related field*. 

Minimum of five (5) years of related professional work experience in a senior financial management role which must include prior work experience in supervising and motivating staff. 

Significant experience in, or knowledge of, nonprofit accounting, including sophisticated fund and grant accounting, compliance, and reporting. 

Certified Public Accountant designation is preferred. 

*An equivalent combination of related education and experience may be substituted for the requirements above as approved by the Executive Director.

Salary Range

Salary is determined based on education, experience, or a combination of. 

Employment Application

Please use this link to apply for this position: https://hipaa.jotform.com/212005042264136