Future Today Institute · 6 hours ago

Director of Finance

Connecticut, United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Prepare and present monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements

Complete year-end close for review, audit, and tax purposes

Develop and monitor budgets, forecasts, and financial plans

Conduct variance analysis and report findings to management

Create strategies to ensure enterprise-wide program growth and implement process improvements to maximize output and minimize costs

Oversee the day-to-day accounting operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, and coordinate with HR Director on payroll.

Ensure compliance with GAAP and other relevant regulations. Manage the month-end and year-end close processes

Track and analyze weekly and monthly expenses

Reconcile expenses to projects to determine recoverable vs. unrecoverable costs

Track and manage employee expense reports and reconcile them with the company financials

Audit completed projects to confirm profit margins on projects

Review and approve changes to project pricing and billable rates

Connect and manage integrations between our internal and external project management, accounting, payroll and expense reporting systems.

Ensure data consistency and streamline processes across platforms

Oversee company subscriptions and vendor payments

Negotiate contracts and maintain relationships with vendors

Manage client vendor registrations, ensuring a clean handoff of all tasks, including bidding and negotiations, terms and conditions, performance, renewals and termination communications and deliverables

Ensure event vendor contracts are reviewed and signed

Oversight of client contract registrations process, including tracking and external communications with stakeholders, to ensure seamless transition of client contract registrations to consulting project management

Oversight of the client procurement process, including supplier management, negotiations, resolving disputes, policy changes contract closing, debriefs, and audits to ensure a seamless transition to consulting project management

Qualification

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Financial ReportingBudgetingGAAP ComplianceCPA CertificationProject ManagementCMA CertificationExpense TrackingCost ReconciliationProcess ImprovementVendor Management

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field from an accredited college or university

Minimum of 5-7 years of progressive experience in accounting or finance roles, with at least 2 years in a supervisory capacity. Experience with expense tracking and cost reconciliation in a project-based environment

Knowledge of GAAP and financial regulations

Excellent attention to detail and communication skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills