Chief Financial Officer – Topeka, KS

About the role

The Chief Financial Officer supports the mission, vision, and values of Capper Foundation, impacting overall organizational services, financial resources, and administration by accomplishing strategic, fiscal, and operational objectives.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a member of the Executive Team in developing strategic and operational plans and monitoring all programs relative to plans and goals.
• Participates in Executive Team discussions, provides information and input to the President & CEO on organizational issues, and supports the organization and all of its activities.
• Provides managerial assistance to the President & CEO related to administrative and financial matters as requested.
• Directs financial operations in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for the corporations: Capper Foundation, Capper Community Living I, Inc., and Capper Community Living II, Inc.
• Manages the timely preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports reflecting the services and activities of the organization.
• Prepares annual operating and strategic plan budgets and maintains related historical data.
• Coordinates preparation for annual audits to ensure timely and efficient completion.
• Exercises overall authority for purchases, requisitions, statements, billings, submission of claims, and government grants.
• Manages financial and compliance requirements of Housing & Urban Development projects.
• Manages financial requirements of state and federal grants and the preparation of IRS Form 5500’s, workers compensation, and various legally required reports.
• Acts as Capper liaison with various federal, state, and local agencies and maintains cooperative agreements with them as needed.
• Manages corporate insurance policies.
• Serves as staff liaison to the Audit Committee and Fiscal Committee of the Board of Trustees and to the CCL1 and CCL2 Board of Directors.
• Prepares special reports and financial analyses as requested by the President & CEO and/or the Board of Trustees, and for organizational grant proposals.
• Serves as Secretary of the Corporation, upon annual election by the Board of Trustees.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in Accounting; Master’s Degree preferred.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Management Accountant (CMA) preferred.
• Minimum of seven years of financial accounting and management experience.
• A high degree of analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated poise, tact, and diplomacy with the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information and situations.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-energy environment.
• Self-starter who is challenged by high expectations and significant responsibility and able to exercise authority independently to effectively accomplish goals and objectives.
• Innovative and creative thinker who generates new ideas to accomplish organizational objectives.
• Must possess integrity, ethics, and values appropriate to a non-profit operating environment.
• Extensive use of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, and Outlook) and financial accounting, payroll, and human resources data management applications.
• Read, write, and speak fluent English.
• Pass background checks and drug test per Capper procedures.