Divisional Finance Director

Overview

The Salvation Army’s Massachusetts Divisional Headquarters is hiring a Divisional Finance Director and offers excellent benefit package to eligible employees including:

• Generous paid time off every year that includes: vacation and sick time, holidays, and up to 3 personal days.
• Employer funded Pension Plan (company contributions begin after 1 year of employment)
• Comprehensive health care coverage with low cost employee premiums, co-pays and deductibles
• Eligibility for supplemental insurance plans including Short Term Disability, AFLAC and Voluntary Term Life
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Eligibility for the Federal Government’s Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• Most importantly – a job with a good purpose!

 

Location: 25 Shawmut Rd, Canton, MA

Pay Range: up to $240K depending upon qualifications and experience

Exemption: Exempt

Core Hours: 8:30am to 4:00pm

 

The Divisional Finance Director (DFD) plans, develops, administers, leads, and supervises The Salvation Army’s Massachusetts Divisional Finance Department, which includes the accounting, finance, and personnel functions, as well as oversees the strategic planning and evaluation of these operations, ensuring they are effective, efficient, and compliant to all legal requirements, standards, and regulations. In addition, the DFD oversees the development, administration, and maintenance of the corps and divisional budgets and monitors to ensure compliance, as well as collaborates with Divisional Leadership and Corps Officers to ensure programs are supported efficiently. Finally, the DFD collaborates with the Advancement team to ensure fundraising efforts are supported and monitored for efficiency and success.

 

• Manage and direct the daily operations of the Massachusetts Finance Department to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of all assigned operations.
• Responsible for supervision and deployment of all Finance Department staff, including the hiring, performance evaluation, and disciplinary processes.
• Ensure the Divisional Commander is informed monthly of the financial condition of all units within the Division.
• Serve as a member of Command Finance Council, and as Secretary of the Command Finance Council.
• Ensure maintenance of effective internal controls to provide for the safeguarding of assets and reliability of financial statements.
• Ensure Divisional compliance with GAAP, with guidance from the Territorial Finance Department.
• Ensure adherence to organizational fiscal policies and procedures, as well as develop supplemental fiscal policy and procedures as necessary.
• Ensure compliance with all organizational reporting requirements and contract financial reporting requirements for private or public funding, licensing, or regulatory agencies.
• Oversee budget construction and approval process for all units within the Massachusetts Division.
• Oversee fiscal year end consolidation for the Massachusetts Division.
• Review and approve Contracts through the Contracts Database.
• Review and approve estate distributions and withdrawals through the Estates Database.
• Review and approval of items submitted via the Delegation of Authority for finance.
• Establish business relationships with banks and other financial institutions as needed.
• Ensure all bank accounts are covered by official Powers of Attorney, issued in accordance with organizational policy.
• Ensure completion of the Officer Tax Grant calculation process for the Massachusetts Division.
• Ensure completion of the annual Officer vehicle fringe benefit calculation.
• Maintain a working knowledge of TSA Orders and Regulations, official policy directives, and Minutes relating to all areas of assignment and supervision.
• Maintain inventory of the Divisional vehicle fleet, work with the Divisional Commander for the deployment, sale, and disposition of vehicle fleet.
• Responsible for procurement of vehicles for the Divisional Headquarters fleet.
• Manage Smart Data approval for designated positions.
• Manage employee cell phone plan.
• Serve as a member of the Massachusetts Mission Alignment Council, Stewardship Review Committee, and Contracts Compliance Committee
• Attend Corps or Area Services Advisory Board meetings, as needed or requested by DC
• Complete Annual Command Review schedules, as assigned.
• Perform annual evaluations of direct subordinates.
• Complete all special projects, as needed or assigned by the DC

 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, as well