Finance Director - Mental Health & Addiction Association
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Location: Portland, OR 97229
Description:
Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon (MHAAO)
Finance Director
PAY RANGE: $114,750 to $162,000 per year
FTE: This is a salaried, FLSA-exempt position with an estimated 40-50 hours per week.
BENEFITS: This is a benefited position as outlined in the MHAAO Employee Handbook that includes comprehensive healthcare coverage, EAP (employee assistance program), LT/ST Disability, 401k and more
REPORTS TO: Executive Director
DEPARTMENT: Administration
Supervises: Senior Financial Analyst, AP and AR Accountants
Location: The MHAAO office is located at 411 NE 19th Ave, Portland, Oregon.
People of color, LGBTQIA+ and members of all other underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
About MHAAO
The Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon (MHAAO) is an inclusive, community-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2001. Our mission is to promote self-directed recovery and wellness for all, honoring the voice of lived experience. We support people wherever they are on their journey, free from judgment, or agenda. We support these aims through education, advocacy, recovery peer services, training, technical assistance, community collaboration, and through developing the peer workforce and leadership.
Our employees
MHAAO has almost 200 employees, and we are growing! We were proud to be named the #1 best large non-profit to work for in Oregon by Oregon Business magazine in 2022 and a Top Workplace by The Oregonian in 2023 for the fourth year in a row.
Our organizational and staff culture is built around our peer core values .
Position overview:
The Finance Director oversees the financial operations of MHAAO and maintains and enhances the organization's financial systems. The Finance Director works closely with and reports to the Executive Director and is a core contributor to MHAAO's senior leadership team. This role actively contributes to executive discussions with the Board Treasurer and the Finance Committee, to ensure transparency and strategic alignment in financial matters. Responsibilities include managing all financial reports, budgeting, financial analysis, adherence to compliance standards, oversight and improvement of financial policies and procedures, maintaining strong financial controls, and establishing a customer-service oriented culture within the Finance team. The Finance Director oversees MHAAO's annual audit and oversees the financial aspects of capital campaigning.
Together with the Executive Director, the Finance Director will devise and execute financial strategies to seize opportunities and tackle challenges, bolstering MHAAO's mission and long-term resilience.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
Required knowledge, skills, and experience
Note: MHAAO will consider any combination of formal education, training, professional or volunteer experience, transferable skills, and applicable life experiences that contribute to your ability to perform essential job functions.
MHAAO and Employee Commitment
We strive to honor cultural and spiritual diversity in the communities we serve as well as honoring Voice and Choice through trauma-informed practices. Being committed to Social Justice means being committed to constantly assessing our organizational values and the extent to which we are modeling or falling short of them. It also means listening to feedback from our stakeholders and others who have interacted with our organization and taking the time to understand and reflect on those interactions. This commitment is extended from the organization as a whole as well as each employee of MHAAO.
Other employment requirements:
The above accountabilities represent work performed by this position and are not all-inclusive. The omission of a specific accountability will not preclude it from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical extension of the position.
Employment with Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon is "at-will." This means employees are free to resign at any time, with or without cause, and Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or advance notice. As an at-will employee, it is not guaranteed, in any manner, that you will be employed with the Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon for any set period of time.
Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities at Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon are based upon one's qualifications and capabilities to perform the essential functions of a particular job. All employment opportunities are provided without regard to race, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, national origin, age, Veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Finance Director
PAY RANGE: $114,750 to $162,000 per year
FTE: This is a salaried, FLSA-exempt position with an estimated 40-50 hours per week.
BENEFITS: This is a benefited position as outlined in the MHAAO Employee Handbook that includes comprehensive healthcare coverage, EAP (employee assistance program), LT/ST Disability, 401k and more
REPORTS TO: Executive Director
DEPARTMENT: Administration
Supervises: Senior Financial Analyst, AP and AR Accountants
Location: The MHAAO office is located at 411 NE 19th Ave, Portland, Oregon.
People of color, LGBTQIA+ and members of all other underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
About MHAAO
The Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon (MHAAO) is an inclusive, community-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2001. Our mission is to promote self-directed recovery and wellness for all, honoring the voice of lived experience. We support people wherever they are on their journey, free from judgment, or agenda. We support these aims through education, advocacy, recovery peer services, training, technical assistance, community collaboration, and through developing the peer workforce and leadership.
Our employees
MHAAO has almost 200 employees, and we are growing! We were proud to be named the #1 best large non-profit to work for in Oregon by Oregon Business magazine in 2022 and a Top Workplace by The Oregonian in 2023 for the fourth year in a row.
Our organizational and staff culture is built around our peer core values .
Position overview:
The Finance Director oversees the financial operations of MHAAO and maintains and enhances the organization's financial systems. The Finance Director works closely with and reports to the Executive Director and is a core contributor to MHAAO's senior leadership team. This role actively contributes to executive discussions with the Board Treasurer and the Finance Committee, to ensure transparency and strategic alignment in financial matters. Responsibilities include managing all financial reports, budgeting, financial analysis, adherence to compliance standards, oversight and improvement of financial policies and procedures, maintaining strong financial controls, and establishing a customer-service oriented culture within the Finance team. The Finance Director oversees MHAAO's annual audit and oversees the financial aspects of capital campaigning.
Together with the Executive Director, the Finance Director will devise and execute financial strategies to seize opportunities and tackle challenges, bolstering MHAAO's mission and long-term resilience.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
- Create and maintain annual organizational budget. Review annual budget changes with MHAAO Board of Directors on a quarterly basis.
- Create and maintain comprehensive program budgets on an annual and monthly basis. Meet with leadership to review budget changes. Assess spending and work to reduce costs.
- Direct financial planning and strategy with the Executive Director
- Analyze financial performance, monitor cash flow, file federal financial reports on a quarterly and annual basis.
- Analyze and interpret complex financial data and present the information in frequent, accessible reports and presentations to the Board of Directors and Executive Director.
- Oversee annual audit and tax functions.
- Develop and implement accounting policies and procedures. Assess, manage, and minimize risk.
- Manage cash from any outside grants/funding, or capital campaign.
- Have a clear understanding of and adhere to current laws and regulations.
- Stay abreast of current market trends and patterns and act accordingly.
- Supervise three accounting department staff, train employees, and provide professional development and management support.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required knowledge, skills, and experience
Note: MHAAO will consider any combination of formal education, training, professional or volunteer experience, transferable skills, and applicable life experiences that contribute to your ability to perform essential job functions.
- A commitment to MHAAO's mission as a peer-run organization that honors the voice of lived experience and is dedicated to self-directed recovery and wellness for all.
- A strong desire to contribute to a positive work environment.
- Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, or equivalent experience demonstrating comprehensive financial knowledge and skillset.
- Proven success developing and leading an accounting team.
- Demonstrated non-profit and/or government sector accounting experience, federal grant financial management experience.
- Demonstrated leadership in times of change.
- An exceptional communicator with sensitivity to different communication and learning styles.
- Comfortable with shared duties, and working both independently and as a team member
- Reliable, punctual, and flexible with daily prioritization shifts inherent to a large nonprofit.
- Able to listen and build positive rapport with a variety of personalities and styles and across departments.
- Knowledge of and experience with basic accounting functions, GAAP, payroll, billing, direct and indirect allocations, accounts payable, accounts receivable and general ledger.
- Proficiency in MS Excel, MS Word, and QuickBooks Online accounting software.
- Ability to interact professionally, collaboratively, and effectively with all levels of employees, the Board of Directors, contractors, and vendors.
- Lived experience of mental and/or addiction recovery, an understanding of peer services and the consumer/survivor/recovery movement is highly valued.
- Background check: A criminal background check may be conducted by MHAAO in accordance with the MHAAO background check policy. A criminal record does not necessarily exclude an individual from employment with MHAAO.
MHAAO and Employee Commitment
We strive to honor cultural and spiritual diversity in the communities we serve as well as honoring Voice and Choice through trauma-informed practices. Being committed to Social Justice means being committed to constantly assessing our organizational values and the extent to which we are modeling or falling short of them. It also means listening to feedback from our stakeholders and others who have interacted with our organization and taking the time to understand and reflect on those interactions. This commitment is extended from the organization as a whole as well as each employee of MHAAO.
Other employment requirements:
The above accountabilities represent work performed by this position and are not all-inclusive. The omission of a specific accountability will not preclude it from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical extension of the position.
Employment with Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon is "at-will." This means employees are free to resign at any time, with or without cause, and Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or advance notice. As an at-will employee, it is not guaranteed, in any manner, that you will be employed with the Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon for any set period of time.
Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities at Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon are based upon one's qualifications and capabilities to perform the essential functions of a particular job. All employment opportunities are provided without regard to race, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, national origin, age, Veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.