Senior Director, Finance

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Director of Finance serves as a strategic partner to the CFO and executive leadership, leading the organization's accounting operations, external financial reporting, internal controls, and compliance functions. This role ensures financial integrity, transparency, and operational excellence while advancing technology to enable efficiencies and process improvements. This includes the production of periodic financial reports, maintenance of accounting records, and establishing a comprehensive set of controls designed to mitigate risk, enhance the accuracy of APA's reports, financial results, and ensure that reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles. The Senior Director of Finance will lead a high performing team, strengthen financial infrastructure, and support strategic decision making across the organization in a dynamic, mission driven environment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

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  Manage the accounting operations, including the accounting system and staff within the accounting office; Establish and maintain system of internal controls

  
  

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  Partner with the CFO to support strategic planning, financial modeling, and long-term sustainability initiatives.

  
  

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  Maintain a system of controls over accounting transactions and oversee the accounting operations of subsidiary systems, including their control systems, transaction-processing operations, and policies and procedures.

  
  

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  Identify opportunities to improve financial performance and operational efficiency.

  
  

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  Oversee month-end, year-end close and audit processes.

  
  

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  Continuously evaluate, improve, and document system of accounting policies and procedures

  
  

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  Supervise staff, to include assigning duties, establish clear goals, performance metrics, professional development opportunities, and mentoring.

  
  

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  Financial Reporting & Analytics

  
  

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  Prepares monthly and annual financial statements and management reports, including dashboards, KPIs and visual reporting tools to enhance organizational reporting.

  
  

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  Deliver timely, accurate, and insightful interim and year-end financial statements

  
  

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  Coordinate the provision of information to external auditors for the annual audit

  
  

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  Supports the CFO in development of reports and other information to the Treasurer, Audit, Investment and Finance Committees

  
  

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  Compliance & Risk Management

  
  

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  Responsible for compiling and filing required reports and tax returns and associated regulations where applicable.

  
  

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  Ensure timely and accurate filing of government and non- government contract reports.

  
  

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  Responsible for preparation and timely filing of form 990 and required returns.

  
  

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  Cash Management

  
  

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  Ensure that accounts receivable are collected promptly

  
  

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  Ensure that periodic bank, investment, and subsidiary system reconciliations are completed timely

  
  

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  Responsible for establishing and managing an active cash management program.

  
  

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  Coordinate, as needed, transfers among the short and long-term accounts.

  
  

COMPETENCIES

The Senior Director of Finance's performance on these duties and responsibilities will be measured using the following competencies:

SCOPE & IMPACT

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  Manages significant aspects of finance department.

  
  

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  Contributes expert knowledge of APA and processes as they relate to area of responsibility.

  
  

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  Participate in the development of strategic and business plans for all areas of assigned responsibility.

  
  

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  Apply knowledge and extensive experience to achieve the goals and objectives of the finance department.

  
  

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  Demonstrates mastery of skills and techniques utilized in the department or program and is recognized as expert in the field, both inside and outside of APA

  
  

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  Success is frequently measured by metrics associated with completing the outputs of organizational strategic initiatives (projects, surveys, reports, etc.) and demonstrating mastery of highly complex and nuanced organizational work environment behaviors.

  
  

COMPLEXITY, PROBLEM SOLVING & DECISION-MAKING

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  Work is performed with wide latitude in making decisions within the limits of overall program objectives.

  
  

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  Decisions and actions have a considerable impact on the Finance department's operations and may affect other departments as well.

  
  

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  May oversee one or more revenue streams.

  
  

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  Will actively participate in budgeting activities for the department. May have budget development and monitoring responsibilities for functional areas within the finance department.

  
  

RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT & AUTHORITY

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  Relationships span levels internally and externally and center on advancing strategic relationships critical to the achievement of APA'S mission.

  
  

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  Advanced diplomatic skills are used to persuade key decision-makers to take recommended but sometimes controversial actions.

  
  

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  Utilizes diplomacy, innovation and creativity when resolving non-routine matters that impact achievement of departmental goals and objectives.

  
  

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  Collaborates with outside organizations, consultants, vendors, and other organizational partners in a manner that demonstrates expert knowledge of the department or program as well as an advanced knowledge of the organization.

  
  

ORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE

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  Demonstrates a broad knowledge of entire organization and external factors of importance to business strategy and uses knowledge to assist in the development and execution of business strategy.

  
  

SUPERVISION

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  Directly manages 2 employees and indirectly manages 3 additional staff members on the finance team.

  
  

QUALIFICATIONS

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  Bachelor's degree in accounting and a minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience, of which at least 4 in a similar capacity. Certified Public Accountant.

  
  

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  Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

  
  

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  Knowledge of automated financial and accounting reporting systems. Demonstrated experience with Sage Intacct accounting system and/or other cloud-based ERP systems such as Host Analytics strongly preferred.

  
  

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  Working knowledge of federal and state financial regulations.

  
  

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  Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, business plans, statements, and projections.

  
  

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  Professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.

  
  

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  Ability to participate in and facilitate group meetings. Position will interact with Directors and Executives, managers, and staff at all levels of the organization. Must use the utmost discretion in all presentations/correspondence and communication for staff, Board of Directors, and CEO.

  
  

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  Demonstrated success leading and effectively motivating teams to produce quality results and deliverables within tight time frames and simultaneously manage several projects.

  
  

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  Willingness to work a flexible schedule.

  
  

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  Must be organized and detail oriented.

  
  

EOE, Including Disability/Vets