Finance Executive Director Job Anacortes area,Washington USA,Management

The Finance Executive Director is a management level position that will collaborate with the Chief Financial Officer, accounting staff, and other Samish staff to drive the month-end close process, general ledger functions, account reconciliations, capital assets accounting, and interfund payables and receivables activity. The Finance Executive Director will supervise, lead, team build, and develop assigned staff in the accounting/finance division.

The applicant is expected to exhibit Samish Employee Core Values

Why work for Samish?

The Samish Indian Nation provides a very competitive compensation package, which includes medical, dental, vision, STD/LTD, Life Insurance, optional supplemental coverage plans, a 401(k) Plan, paid vacation and sick leave, and approximately 16 paid holidays. Best of all, we offer a great environment with passionate and caring staff!

Benefits Summary

Health insurance including medical, dental & vision
Life, AD&D, STD and LTD insurance
Annual & Sick Leave

Paid holidays (up to 16+ days per year)
Paid jury, bereavement & cultural leave
Wellness & Employee Assistance Plan
401(k) retirement plan
Wage increases at 6 months, 1 year and annually (based on performance evaluation and available funds)

Principle Duties:

Management Areas of Responsibility

1. Oversees Accounting Staff and activities while providing effective oversight of personnel and delegating task and duties as appropriate.

2. Provides high level mentoring and supervision to direct reports ensuring all are supported while fostering strong relationship-building and career growth within the Samish Indian Nation.

3. Fosters a team-oriented, supportive work environment while providing clear expectations and accountability including effective communication.

4. Provides proper training to ensure effective communication, technology use, and the proper use of tribe-wide financial systems.

5. Coordinates with Human Resources and Chief Financial Officer in the hiring of staff; handling of personnel issues; and updating job descriptions.

Administrative Areas of Responsibility

1. Drives month-end close process and seeks ways to improve efficiency.

2. Performs general ledger analyses, reconciliations, and reviews work performed by assigned staff.

3. Completes, reviews, and approves entries for periodic journal vouchers required to complete cash and general ledger reconciliations.

4. Reconciles, or reviews and approves others’ reconciliations, for cash and general ledger accounts to subsidiary ledgers.

5. Maintains capital assets records.

6. Gains understanding of interfund payables and develops systems to ensure proper recording of these activities and clearing out of the related balances.

7. Participates in a wide variety of special projects and compile reports as assigned.

8. Demonstrated knowledge of accounting principles and internal controls for the safeguarding of assets.

9. Assists in preparing for the annual financial statement and single audits.

10. Develops extensive knowledge in the Nation’s accounting policies and procedures.

11. Maintains compliance with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings.

Senior Officer Team

1. Be an effective and positive team member fostering a team approach to recommendations and guidance to the tribal government.

2. Provides support to other team members within their areas of responsibility.

3. Provides cross coordination and backup to other team members when they are out of office.

4. In coordination with the Executive Director Team, strategizes ways to effectively use funding sources to ensure stabilization of each department and activity approved by Samish Tribal Council.

5. Gives proper feedback and reporting to other team members on items such as Samish Financial System updates, budget helper updates, finance policy updates and accounting department expectations and procedures.

6. Collaborates with other team members working on recommendations for Chief Executive Team on policy changes, growth, strategic planning, action work plans, annual reports, business process improvements, Workplace Culture Environment including but not limited to WFH policies and procedures, Emergency…