Deputy Finance Director

at First State Community Action Agency in Georgetown, Delaware, United States

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

This is a highly responsible professional financial and accounting position in First State’s fiscal activities. The incumbent is directly responsible to the Finance Director and is expected to function in the absence of the Finance Director.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Acts as primary support to the Finance Director in the fiscal administration activities of First State. Acts as Finance Director in the absence of the Finance Director.
2. Provides effective management to achieve financial control of the agency’s financial resources.
3. Assist Finance Director to Develops and recommends solutions to resolve program/fiscal problems
4. Assist Finance Director to provide counsel and direction to the Board of Directors, Executive Director, and top-level administrators concerning policies, procedures, and interpretations of the fiscal affairs of the agency.
5. Assist Finance Director to provide fiscal management information, reports, and briefings to the Board of Directors, Executive Director, and administrators.
6. Assist Finance Director to direct the general accounting operations and supervises the daily accounting functions to include: accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, bank reconciliations, data entry, and general ledger account reconciliation.
7. Assist Finance Director in developing and implementing financial policies and procedures.
8. Responsible for compiling fiscal estimates and preparing special fiscal reports as may be required.
9. Responsible for compliance with First State’s accounting procedures including follow-up and testing to ensure proper adherence thereto.
10. Ensures budgets and financial reports are prepared in compliance with funding source requirements and reviewed with administrators.
11. Ensure agency finances are effectively managed and accounted for so that expenses do not exceed revenues.
12. Facilitate annual audit preparations.
13. Supervise the preparation of annual W-2 and 1099 reports, and prepare annual tax report as needed.

1. Provides monthly, quarterly and annual projections of expenditures for the agency

1. Performs other duties as may be directed by the Finance Director/Executive Director.