Finance Manager
Finance Manager
Catalina Museum for Art & History (CMAH) seeks an entrepreneurial, mission-minded Finance Manager to creatively provide the leadership, strategic direction, management, and coordination for all museum finance matters. These matters include oversight of accounting, budgeting, and financial planning for a rapidly growing museum budget of $1.6M. This roll carries primary responsibility for ensuring the museum has a set of robust internal controls and that such controls are followed in compliance with non-profit generally accepted accounting principles.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS
Position reports directly to the Executive Director and manages a full-time Office Manager. Works closely with the Board of Directors and staffs the Board Finance Committee. Member of the CMAH Senior Management Team.
OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHTS
- Work with a dedicated staff
- Serve on the senior management team
- Part Time. Hybrid. Works remotely 25 - 30 hours per week. One - two days per month visits Catalina Museum.
- Some work to be on Catalina Island
- Hourly rate is $40-45.
- Generous benefits package
YOU ARE
- A talented and thoughtful finance professional
- Knowledgeable about best practices in nonprofit finance
- Passionate about art, history, and education
- Thoughtful, curious, and enthusiastic
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Direct and coordinate financial planning and budget management
- Prepare monthly and annual financial statements
- Monitor and analyze monthly operating results against budget
- Manage the preparation of financial outlooks and financial forecasts
- Recommend benchmarks for measuring the financial and operating performance
- Oversee daily operations of the finance and accounting department
- Demonstrated proficiency with QuickBooks
- Manage and oversee all payroll, payroll reporting (3rd party payroll service) and compliance with all local, state, and federal payroll laws and regulations
- Manage the financial reporting and requirements of all grants, governmental, corporate and/or individual contributions
- Coordinate financial audits and provide recommendations for procedural improvements
- Prepare and present bi-monthly financial overview to the Finance Committee and board of trustees
- Be the primary interface to the bank
COMPETENCIES AND WORK EXPERIENCE
- Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles including non-profit Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in finance, accounting or business administration with strong accounting experience - five (5) to ten (10) years. CPA desirable but not required
- Financial management and oversite in the non-profit arena strongly desired
- Knowledge of automated financial and accounting reporting systems
- Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements, and projections
- Working knowledge of short- and long-term budgeting and forecasting, rolling budgets, and departmental profitability analysis
- Experience with Government contracts and grants budgeting
- Ability and comfort in communicating to management, to a board, and to outside third parties
- Manage cash flow and forecasting by working with others to develop cash flow projection process and reporting mechanisms that include minimum cash
thresholds to meet operating need - Excellent written and verbal communication skills