Summary: The Vice President of Finance is a member of the Executive Leadership Team (ELT), responsible for providing strong leadership, management, and vision to ensure efficient and effective financial systems and integrity for the organization. Leads fiscal operations of ASTHO including finance, federal and private grants, contracts, and provides strategic management of the accounting and finance functions. Requires extensive knowledge and experience in federal grants administration and federal grants compliance, as ASTHO receives most of its revenue through federal funding, primarily HHS, CDC and HRSA. Also requires extensive expertise with using an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, preferably JAMIS Prime.
Location: Remote
Anticipated salary: $164,000 Extended experience: up to $192,000 if experience exceeds expectations
Principal Functions:
This position supervises the accounting, federal and private grants administration, and financial planning and analysis teams and holds primary overall responsibility in the following areas:
Oversees the financial operations for the organization at both the strategic and tactical level
Supervises a fiscal team of up to 4-5 direct reports and 20 staff, setting clear and specific performance goals and expectations, and periodic performance reviews
Oversees organization???s ERP system and supervises creation of reports, software implementation, and tools for budgeting and forecasting
Ensures compliance with all aspects of federal grants and ensures organization???s policies and procedures are compliant with federal grant requirements
Assesses and evaluates financial performance of the organization regarding long-term operational goals, budgets, and forecasts
Ensures the timely and accurate submission of monthly financial statements, federal and private grant reporting, and other key financial data
Reviews estimates, and cost/benefits analysis in the areas of finance, grants, and contracts
Oversees the annual organization operating budget process
Manages financial planning and analysis, including actual to budget and rolling forecasts
Manages cash flow planning process and ensures funds availability
Represents organization to banks, financial partners, institutions, auditors, and officials
Maintains banking relationships and strategic alliances with vendors and business partners
Oversees annual financial audit, Single Audit and 990 Tax Return
Ensures compliance and timely reporting including Lobbying and various state and local registrations and tax filings
Ensure the organization???s policies and procedures reflect strong and effective internal controls
Remains current on audit best practices as well as state, federal and local laws regarding organization operations
Directs accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls
Identifies and manages business risks and insurance requirements
Identifies, acquires, and implements systems and software to provide critical financial and operational information
Creates and establishes yearly financial objectives that align with the organization???s plan for growth and expansion and provides insight for both short-term and long-term growth
Utilizes forward-looking models and activity-based analyses to provide financial insight into the organization???s plans and operating budgets
Directs the planning, development, and implementation of grant proposals; budgeting; analyses of grant-related activities and performance; grant progress and final reporting requirements; and expense and vendor contract authorizations
Negotiates the organization???s indirect cost rate agreement with cognizant agency
Primarily responsible for planning, communications and reporting to the ASTHO Audit and Finance Committee of the Board of Directors and the ASTHO Executive Leadership Team
Qualifications:
Bachelor???s degree in Finance, MBA or relevant advanced degree strongly preferred, CPA desired
10 years of managerial experience at both the strategic and tactical level in financial management in an organizational like ASTHO to include successful management of:
Federal grants and contracts including negotiating indirect cost rates
Reporting systems to share financial information with appropriate staff
Monitoring and control overall all aspects budget development
Reporting key metrics on organizational performance
Federal audits and related OMB requirements
Provides leadership with financial reports and preparing reports for and presenting to the Board of Directors on all fiscal matters
Hands on experience with ERP financial systems
Demonstrated experience in financial planning and analysis
Demonstrated success developing and monitoring systems to manage both operational and programmatic work that involve high levels of collaboration
Knowledge of the Federal grants, contracts, and procurement processes as they apply to a large 501c3 organization
Outstanding knowledge and understanding of GAAP, IFRS, and SOX compliance
Knowledge of public health organizations preferred
Commitment to staff diversity and inclusion and supporting employee professional development
Strategic thinker with an open and collaborative style of leadership
Ability to anticipate emerging issues and proactively implement policy and programmatic solutions
Excellent people skills and excellent internal and external customer service orientation
Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and commitment to values and mission and vision
About Us: ASTHO is the national nonprofit organization representing the public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. territories and Freely Associated States, and the District of Columbia, as well as the more than 100,000 public health professionals these agencies employ. ASTHO members, the chief health officials of these jurisdictions, are dedicated to formulating and influencing sound public health policy and to ensuring excellence in public health practice. ASTHO is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia with a regional office in Atlanta, GA. ASTHO was incorporated on March 23, 1942 with the goal of helping health officials navigate a rapidly changing public health landscape and remains a strong voice in governmental public health.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: ASTHO is an all-encompassing diverse and inclusive organization that respects and celebrates every person???s strengths, assets, and values, eliminating inequities and biases in all facets of activities and operations. ASTHO is committed to leading organizational change efforts that support racial healing, racial justice, and transformation within state and territorial public health agencies.
Mandatory Vaccination Policy: As a Public Health organization, ASTHO accepts the responsibility to follow CDC guidelines and advisories relating to the health of all. ASTHO has adopted a mandatory vaccination policy applicable, as permitted by law, to all ASTHO employees to safeguard the health of our employees from the hazard of COVID-19.
