HOURCAR is a non-profit carshare organization dedicated to providing sustainable transportation solutions to our community. We are seeking a Finance Director to help us in our mission by being responsible for the good financial stewardship of HOURCAR. This position offers an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on our organization's mission by preparing annual budgets and medium/long-range projections, carefully monitoring HOURCAR's performance against budget, and providing regular and detailed reports to the CEO and Board Finance Committee. The Finance Director will work closely with the COO on accounting and cost control, manage the Bookkeeping and Payroll Specialist to ensure timely and accurate month/quarter/year-end closings, and outside accounting firms on HOURCAR's annual audit/single audit.
Responsibilities:
Prepares annual and long-range financial plans
Prepares and distributes the periodic financial statements, along with business insights, to management and as required by third parties
Ensures that adequate liquidity is maintained
Provides decision support to management and the Board of Directors
In conjunction with the CEO, establishes and maintains effective relationships with financing sources, investors, insurance providers, credit card providers etc.
Interfaces with the Company's accounting services providers (auditors, processors, etc.)
Execution of the Company's strategies and technology to ensure the smooth operation of financial systems and processes
Prepares business cases for significant proposed investments/grant proposals
Establishes and maintains key business metrics to manage the business
Hires, manages, and develops a supporting staff consistent with the finance function needs
Key skills and attributes:
Strategic and strong analytical skills
Strong communication skills - written and oral
Strong accounting skills
Team player, works well across levels and functions
Develops staff, can set direction for others
Technology skills commensurate with the Company's financial systems platforms
Experience in a finance role with a consumer facing business (highly desirable)
Experience with Non-Profit accounting and other compliance requirements (highly desirable)
Experience with grants management, especially federal grants, and single audits (desirable)
Honesty and integrity
Experience:
At HOURCAR we believe that diversity strengthens our team and enhances our ability to achieve our mission. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities. If you believe you possess some, but not all, qualifications in this job description, we encourage you to apply.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.