Director of Finance

GHJ Search and Staffing serves as the recruitment division of GHJ, a prominent national accounting and advisory firm. Our team provides qualified Accounting and Finance professionals on a temporary and permanent basis across a broad range of industries. GHJ’s relationship with our Global Advisory and Accounting Network provides the resources needed to better understand client’s needs, attract a higher caliber of candidates and assess candidate potential.
GHJ Search and Staffing has been exclusively retained to conduct a Director of Finance search for the LA Conservation Corps.
About LA Conservation CorpsThe LA Conservation Corps was founded in 1985 by former U.S Secretary of Commerce Mickey Kantor and a group of passionate Los Angeles civic leaders who were inspired by the Civilian Conservation Corps, which provided jobs, education, and hope to young men during the Great Depression. The Young Adult Corps program began operations in 1986 in a decommissioned fire station with 27 former gang members who were committed to turning their lives around. Since then, we have helped thousands of underprepared young adults engage in the job market, complete their high school education, and point their lives in a positive direction. Clean & Green was established in 1988 to offer a “first job experience” to middle and high school students during school breaks and teach a solid work ethic and marketable job skills that will benefit them all their lives. In 1993, we started the After School Program to fill gaps in the public education system.
We have led the way in a national conservation and service corps movement that encompasses more than 100 corps in every state and the District of Columbia. These programs exist in urban and rural communities and employ more than 26,000 young people annually in a variety of conservation and service projects.
MissionWe create equitable opportunities for young people to build resilience in themselves, their communities and the environment through a program of work, education and support.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities - Accounting:

• Oversee all accounting activities of the organization and ensure compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements.
• Design and maintain accounting information systems (i.e., Sage Intacct and Questica and SAP Concur) to produce timely and relevant financial data for internal decision-making purposes and for meeting funding agencies’, regulatory and other external requirements; assist in the on-going upgrades of the Sage Intacct accounting system.
• Establish, maintain and monitor internal controls system to ensure accurate accounting and reporting.
• Lead Accounts Payable system and staff, ensuring vendors are paid correctly in accordance with the terms and that related expenses are properly recorded.
• Lead Accounts Receivable process and integration for data between operations/programs and the accounting system; manage a team of Billing Specialists.
• Oversee the tracking and reporting of the organization’s temporarily and permanently restricted funds and administer timely releases.
• Prepare organizational cash flow forecasting by working in partnership with program and development leadership, as well as other senior management.
• With Compliance Officer & General Counsel, lead the annual audit process and maintain strong relationship with external auditors; oversee the process of the fiscal audit preparation, Form 5500, Form 990 as well as funder, insurance, IRS and other annual compliance audits and return filings; oversee the annual preparation of 1099s.
• Support the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Administrative Officer in engaging the Board of Directors’ Finance Committee around issues and trends in financial operating models and delivery.
• Support annual budgeting and planning process as well as ad hoc analyses, as appropriate.
• Ensure that federal, state and local tax reporting compliance requirements and other filings are met. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities - Staff Management:

• Supervise subordinate managers who each supervise employees in Finance/Accounting.
• Build a highly effective team with attention to goals, roles and communication and professional development.
• Ensure the team consistently demonstrates exceptional performance and mastery of available technology.
• Encourage ongoing learning and development to keep team members’ skills current and relevant and position the team as a key resource in critical strategic, financial and operational decisions.
• Ensure staff is cross-trained and supported in their professional growth to enhance overall organizational capacity.
• Other duties may be assigned as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities