What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chief Financial Officer position at Catholic Charities, Diocese of Cleveland?
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Benefits:
- Health Insurance starting your first day
- Tuition Reimbursement
- 401k plan including employer match
- Competitive Time Off Benefits
- Career Planning and Development
- And more!
Chief Financial Officer:
Assume the overall responsibility for the Catholic Charities system’s accounting practices, the maintenance of its fiscal records, and the preparation of its financial reports, with overall responsibility for accounting, internal controls, cost accounting and budgetary controls. (Catholic Charities’ system include: Catholic Charities Corporation (CCC); and subsidiary; St. Augustine Manor. Direct responsibility for these functions within CCC. Appraise operating results in terms of costs, budgets, policies and trends.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure that the activities of this position and relevant programs are consistent with the mission, vision and values of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Cleveland.
- Participate on the Corporate Compliance committee to ensure appropriate and ethical business practices of the organization.
- Interface with board and finance consulter committees for all Catholic Charities entities to provide information and seek advice with these volunteer groups for the betterment of Catholic Charities. Chair these meetings for CCC.
- Interpret operating results as they affect the financial aspects of the Catholic Charities system and make specific recommendations which will result in improvements to financial performance.
- Administer general accounting, budgeting, internal control and records retention programs.
- Produce monthly financial reporting for CCC, including preparation of all journal entries.
- Prepare reports on the financial position of the Catholic Charities’ system and issue monthly financial reports.
- Direct and coordinate the establishment of budget programs.
- Assume the primary relationship with banks, including obtaining debt financing and compliance with debt covenants.
- Act as immediate contact with independent auditors.
- Prepare the 990 tax reporting. Assist in the 990 preparation for all other Catholic Charities’ system entities to ensure consistency in presentation and disclosure.
- Establish and chair meetings of the Catholic Charities’ Investment Advisors regarding employee retirement plan options, as well as investments within CCC.
- Provide and direct procedures and systems necessary to maintain proper records and to afford adequate accounting controls and services.
- Supervise staff within accounting, timekeeping, purchasing, payroll and accounts payable.
- Review cash disbursements of CCC weekly.
- Direct activities as custodian of the funds, securities and assets of CCC. Monitor daily the bank activity within the corporation.
- Consolidate capital assets and company operating budgets, check appropriation requests.
Requirements:
- Combination of education and experience normally represented by a Master’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration, with 10 years of previous financial experience ideally gained through increasingly responsible management positions within Finance or in the administration of a human service agency. Annual operating budget of $75 million.
- Certified Public Accountant preferred.
- Familiarity with non-profit organizations and structures preferred.
- Knowledge of various funding sources such as ODADAS, ODMH, ODJFS, CEOGC.
- Knowledge of accounting concepts, techniques and principles and the ability to apply knowledge.
- Skill in analyzing and interpreting financial data.
- Must have excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to effectively and productively work with people of very diverse economic, cultural and administrative backgrounds.
- Ability to supervise professional personnel.
- Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
- Must have excellent organizational skills, strong detail orientation and the ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Must have the ability to effectively manage a variety of concurrent and varying activities.
- Must be able to work independently from general instructions.
- Must have a good working knowledge of computers and Microsoft Office and financial software, along with considerable knowledge of Information Systems.
- Final applicant is required to be fingerprinted to complete background check.
