Finance Director

About the role

The Finance Director serves as a strategic financial thought partner to the Executive Director, providing fiscal leadership aligned with the agency's mission and public funding requirements. This role leads all finance and accounting functions for Bethesda House, ensuring strong fiscal management, compliance, and internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic financial thought partner to the Executive Director, providing fiscal leadership aligned with the agency’s mission and public funding requirements.
• Lead and oversee all finance and accounting functions in compliance with nonprofit, local, state, and federal regulations.
• Manage agency cash flow to ensure timely payment of all operational, contractual, and grant-related obligations.
• Develop, monitor, and update the annual operating budget and multi-year financial plans in accordance with government contracts and funding guidelines.
• Analyze local, state, and federal funding source contracts and collaborate with the Executive Director to develop compliant program budgets.
• Ensure financial practices comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200), and applicable state and local regulations.
• Establish, document, and monitor strong internal financial controls to safeguard public funds and ensure accountability.
• Supervise the Accounting Supervisor and oversee custodial accounts and payroll bookkeeping functions to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Review, analyze, and approve monthly and year-end financial statements prepared by the Accounting Supervisor.
• Prepare, present, and interpret financial reports for the Board of Directors Finance Committee, including analysis of budget-to-actual performance.
• Maintain oversight of grant and contract expenditures to ensure allowability, allocability, and proper documentation of costs.
• Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting to government funders, including required fiscal reports and cost reports.
• Coordinate and support annual audits, single audits (if applicable), and reviews by government agencies.
• Carefully coordinate staff responsible for accounting work, payroll, and human resources requests.
• Point person, interfacing with independent auditor.
• Serve as the primary financial liaison for external auditors, funders, and regulatory agencies.
• Support organizational financial sustainability through long-term planning, risk management, and sound fiscal stewardship.
• Ensure timely process of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports: includes but not limited to Schenectady County, Schenectady County OMH, NYS OTDA Supportive Housing Initiative (NYSSHP), NYS OTDA STEHP, NYS PTDA Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI), City of Schenectady, and US HUD.
• Is responsible for the completion of the NYS OTDA HHAP annual reports.
• Ensure internal audit of operations, program files, program activities, are completed and that all programs are adhering to Agency policies and procedures, HMIS data quality, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Mathematics, or a related field, with two to three years of nonprofit financial management experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word and Excel.
• Experience with QuickBooks or comparable accounting software.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage professional responsibilities effectively in a fast-paced work environment.
• Commitment to understanding, supporting, and advancing the mission, values, philosophy, and policies of Bethesda House of Schenectady, Inc.
• Ability to work effectively and respectfully with individuals from diverse cultural, socioeconomic and lived-experienced backgrounds.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Valid New York State driver’s license and access to reliable transportation, as required for job-related duties.

Qualifications

• Must be able to pass a background check.

Skills

• Financial Management
• Nonprofit Operations
• Grant Writing
• Compliance
• Internal Controls
• Accounting Software
• Microsoft Office

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Paid Time Off
• Retail

Pay

$85,000 - 90,000

Schedule

Full Time, Non-exempt