Budget Specialist

About Family Centers:

Family Centers is a private, nonprofit organization offering health, education and human service program to children, adults and families in Fairfield County. More than 250 professionals and 1,200 trained volunteers collaborate to provide our communities with a wide range of responsive and innovative services. Through our comprehensive network of services, more than 22,000 children, adults, families and communities receive the care, encouragement and resources needed to realize their potential. 

Summary – The Budget Specialist helps the agency maintain funding and make sound financial decisions by monitoring and reporting on budgets, cash flow activities, and expenditures. This role is equally responsible for processing daily deposits, billing, and applying cash and entering general accounting journal entries. This role combines strategic thinking with day-to-day financial management and accounting tasks.

Classification – Exempt.

Position type and expected hours of work – Full time, onsite in Greenwich, CT.  35 hours per week. Monday - Friday. Occasional overtime is expected.

Reports to – Finance Director.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitor contractual revenues and receipts to ensure all amounts the agency is entitled to are collected.
• Monitor spending to ensure that all funding is being used and spending is in compliance with the approved expenditures.
• Work with a variety of funding source portals for uploading documentation, be able to adapt as sources update their portals, be able to read thru and digest reporting requirements.
• Work with program managers to develop budgets for programs and/or funding opportunities.
• Inform program managers of the status and availability of funds.
• Complete financial reporting for various programs to funding sources (government, foundations, etc.) including assembling allowed expenditure documentation, explaining variances if required, responding to follow up questions.
• Complete financial analyses and special projects on occasion as assigned within the Finance Department including various billing matters, grant reporting, etc.
• Assist the Finance department with any related needs.

Supervisory Responsibilities – none.

Requirements:

• BS/BA college graduate with minimum five years experience in an accounting setting.
• Understanding of accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office software, especially Excel.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be trustworthy and able to uphold strict confidentiality policies.
• Must have proven ability to multi-task and meet multiple tight deadlines while maintaining accurate results; excellent organization skills.

Preferred Education and Experience – Accounting or business BS/BA degree with minimum five years experience in an accounting setting. Nonprofit experience is helpful but not required.

Additional qualifications – certifications, licenses, industry-specific experience, etc.

Rewards:

Salary commensurate with experience. A suite of benefits including generous paid time off, medical, dental, vision, tax-free spending accounts, disability, life and AD&D insurance. Additional benefits include an employee assistance plan, pet insurance, critical accident and illness, wellness services, tuition assistance, and retirement savings.  The opportunity to work for an employer consistently rated one of the Top Workplaces in Western Connecticut by Hearst Connecticut Media and a perfect 100 Encompass rating by Charity Navigator 10. 

Family Centers is a United Way, Community Fund of Darien and New Canaan Community Foundation partner agency, and is a member of the Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies and the Alliance for Children and Families.  The agency is also accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), The Joint Commission, licensed by the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health, and is a Department of Children and Families-licensed child psychology center.

For more information and to apply, please visit http://www.familycenters.org/  or on our LinkedIn page

Family Centers is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees as indicated in applicable federal and/or state laws.