PURPOSE OF POSITION
Meals on Wheels Wake County is a forward thinking community based organization providing services to older adults. The Director of Finance and Administration will play a key role in delivering the operations capacity to ensure viability of all programs. This position requires creative thinking, problem solving, and collaborative style of working. The successful candidate will possess maturity, integrity, professionalism, discretion, and tact.
This role is responsible for accounting, human resources, information systems, purchasing, database administration, and office operations to ensure viability of all programs and to ensure compliance with all requirements for audits, grants and contracts for Meals on Wheels (MOW) of Wake County, Inc. This role supervises 2 direct reports. Please send a cover letter and resume to Alan Winstead at alan@wakemow.org by June 10, 2022. No phone calls please.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
The Director of Finance and Administration will oversee the planning and executing for all aspects of operations to make certain the agency has the capacity to meet the Meals on Wheels mission, particularly key responsibilities in financial management, human resources, technology management, and general administration.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
- Manage all administrative aspects of accounting functions to include accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, cash management, contract management, and federal compliance.
- In conjunction with Staff Accountant, lead a month-end close process and develop financial reports for the Executive Director and Board of Directors to monitor the budget plan.
- Assist Executive Director and Director of Development with annual budget and grant budget preparation.
- Serve as staff lead for the independent financial audit.
- Manage assets including operating cash and cash reserves.
- Oversee contract management for compliance.
HUMAN RESOURCES
- Oversee all HR functions to include recruitment, hiring, termination, compensation, benefits administration, professional training, and performance management.
- Maintain regulatory and legal compliance as well as make policy and procedures recommendations as needed.
TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
- Ensure that the technology plan supports the agency’s mission and includes appropriate hardware and software for the program, fundraising, finance and administration.
- Oversee data management for reporting and analytics.
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
- Ensure that administrative offices are maintained to meet the agency’s needs. Support community partnerships with shared facilities.
- Serve as risk management officer. Secure appropriate property and liability insurance. Provide a safety plan to include training.
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
Serve on the Senior Leadership Team with Director of Program Services and Director of Development and Communications to ensure the mission of Meals on Wheels is met and provide for future growth. Direct reports are Staff Accountant and Senior Data Entry Specialist.
REPORTS TO
Executive Director
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of five years experience in Accounting, Business, Public Administration or closely related field or industry.
- Experience working in a leadership administrative role with a nonprofit is a plus.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to value diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as to interact with constituencies from a range of backgrounds.
- Ability to coach, mentor and teach; serve as a source of knowledge, expertise and support to staff, volunteers and site managers.
- Effective oral, written, and numeric communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to work through complex problems.
- Ability to work independently and prioritize work based on MOW’s needs and priorities.
- Successful experience with creating new, or improving current, systems.
- Ability to make visits to all sites and communities served as needed.
- Verifiable computer knowledge: ability to use MS Windows, MS Word, MS Excel; email; accounting software; and other technology as appropriate.
- Must be bondable.
- Assist with meal delivery as needed.
Meals on Wheels of Wake County, Inc. has a robust non-discrimination policy and affirms that persons are entitled to equal opportunities in employment, volunteer positions to include membership on the Board of Directors, and client services regardless of race, color, religion, sex, disability, national origin, age, sexual orientation or any other characteristics protected by Federal, state or local law.