Description

Why United Way

Since 1925, Valley of the Sun United Way (VSUW) has unified diverse partners, donors, businesses, nonprofits, government, and faith-based communities to build a stronger Valley for us all. United Way belongs to our community, so we seek community input on the most pressing issues, and then we bring people, organizations and companies together to proactively solve them. Right now, many people seek trustworthy insights and information AND they want to help, but they don’t know how. United Way makes it simple for people and organizations to be part of the solution; to come together to take action.

What is Mighty Change 2026?

We envision a community where every child, family and individual is healthy, has a safe place to live, and has every opportunity to succeed in school, in life, and in work. And we believe there’s never been a better time to make that happen. Now is our opportunity to band together and fight for a more equitable future. To be bold and loud. To kick down old barriers and champion new ways of thinking. Now is the time for Mighty Change. Over the next five years, we will put all of our efforts behind driving positive change for our community to reach Mighty Goals in Health, Housing and Homelessness, Education and Workforce Development. We can’t beat today’s issues with yesterday’s thinking. Change demands bold new solutions. So we’re redeploying our energies and realigning our resources and partners to support our community. The goals we’ve set are not small or easy, but they are achievable when we work together as a community to be a force for change. Check out our Mighty Goals here: https://vsuw.org/mightychange.

Who We’re Looking For

We can’t do this work alone. We’re looking for people who live up to our competencies as an organization and demonstrate them in these ways:

• Accountability: delivering on their commitments and taking responsibility for the outcomes of their actions and decisions
• Adaptability: changes with business needs and priorities and open to different and new ways of doing things
• Influence: able to gain the support of others for ideas and solutions and promotes the creation of shared mission, vision and values
• Quality/Attention to Detail: sets and maintains high-quality performance standards, open to continuous improvement, and pays close attention to details
• Teamwork: promotes cooperation and commitment to achieve goals and deliverables and willing to share and receive information

We’re seeking a Finance Director. The Finance Director is responsible for planning, directing, organizing, coordinating, and evaluating the overall activities of the accounting department. This position supports the organizational budget and oversees accounts payable, payroll, financial reporting, and balance sheet management. This position supervises one to four direct reports.

Requirements

What This Position Does:

• Understand, analyze, reconcile, and correct transaction flow from multiple systems back to the general ledger; communicating variances and recommending solutions to ensure accuracy of reports and financial data.
• Analyze and present financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; ensure timely reconciliation and resolution of any processing and/or posting errors that impact accurate reporting.
• Assists the Controller in planning and executing monthly and year end processing, closing, and audit duties.
• Effectively communicate and present the critical financial matters to staff, volunteers, the Vice President, Controller, Chief Financial & Operating Officer (CFOO), and others as needed.
• Oversees the State Employee Charitable Campaign, other charitable campaigns and grants, including timely review of reconciliation, invoice submissions, and financial reports.
• Prepare financial reporting materials for donor, corporate, foundation, and other grant requests.
• Administer and review all financial plans and budgets; monitor progress and changes and keep pertinent staff abreast of the organization’s budget and financial status.
• Support the annual budgeting process and financial forecasting in conjunction with the Vice President Controller and CFOO.
• Maintain ongoing working relationships with financial institutions, human resource department, and other relative partnerships.
• Update and implement all necessary business policies and accounting practices.
• Is proficient in all aspects of all accounting requirements, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
• Supervises one to four direct reports and ensures that each process or function under supervision is performed accurately and timely, providing guidance to direct reports on an ongoing basis. 
• Initiate and coordinate projects that align with company goals within the accounting department, between cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Demonstrate ability to efficiently manage and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Performs other duties as requested by the Vice President, Controller and CFOO.

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field or equivalent experience. 
• Experience in management and supervision with organizational skills and ability to motivate and develop staff.
• More than five years’ experience in an office environment with experience in finance and in managing financial/accounting software.
• Highly organized and able to balance multiple projects and multiple meetings on a regular basis.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.