Association Director of Finance and Budget

Job Details

Job Location: Whatcom Family YMCA - Bellingham, WA 98225Position Type: Full TimeSalary Range: $90,000.00 - $115,000.00 Salary/year

POSITION SUMMARY:
This position supports the work of the Y, a leading nonprofit committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.  The Association Director of Finance & Budget provides leadership in financial planning, organizational budgeting, audit oversight, and fiscal policy. This position works collaboratively across departments and with external partners to ensure transparency, efficiency, and alignment between financial systems and the Y’s mission and strategic goals. The association director serves as a strategic and detail-oriented finance leader to oversee all aspects of financial management, reporting, and sustainability for our $10+million organization. This position serves as a key leader on the senior leadership team and is responsible for strengthening financial operations, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, and guiding long-term fiscal strategy.

LEADERSHIP STANDARDS:

• Provides assistance and support in the creation of a healthy culture within the Association consistent with the culture of Living our Cause, fosters an atmosphere of teamwork making the Y a desirable place to work. Promotes a professional working environment.
• Demonstrates commitment to the total organization by understanding the mission, strategic goals, organizational structure and character development values.
• Incorporates changes into the programs in such a way to maximize positive outcomes; takes constructive and timely action to correct problems while consistently meeting quality standards and deadlines.
• Resolves conflict by constructive problem solving; maintains productive working relationships while mediating or resolving differences; proposes win-win solutions.
• Projects integrity and personal values, building trust and evoking the highest standards of professional ethics.
• Understands and communicates to all staff the importance of focusing on members.
• Demonstrates objectivity in emotional situations; exercises impartiality in problem solving and maintains patience, confidence and composure under pressure or adverse circumstances.
• Uses team based management to enhance effectiveness. Exercise independent thinking and takes full responsibility for results.
• Exercise effective problem solving techniques; tackles issues directly and makes timely decisions that are based on logical conclusions and reflect factual information.
• Follows through on commitments and tasks until completion without prompting or direction.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Strategic Financial Leadership: Build the financial depth and proficiency of the Y’s overall financial picture, strengthening reimbursement systems, cash management, and the long-term sustainability of operations. 
2. Budget & Forecasting: Lead the development, monitoring, and analysis of the annual operating and capital budgets. Translates organizational goals into executable budget plans by defining tasks, milestones, and priorities for programs or projects and partners with senior leaders to align resources with organizational strategy and mission priorities.
3. Financial Operations: Manage all financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and reporting across the Association. Oversee general ledger management, accounts payable and receivable, payroll, and monthly close procedures. Implements appropriate systems and internal controls to adequately safeguard the YMCA’s financial resources and to provide a solid basis for accurately reporting financial data
4. Reporting & Analysis: Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, including reports required for re