Budget and Financial Manager

Budget and Financial Manager

Join the Finance team as a Budget and Financial Manager. In this role, you are accountable for budget development, monitoring and forecasting for a private nonprofit based in Burlington, VT. This position offers a hybrid schedule.

• Develop annual and financial budgets for individual programs.
• Train and support program directors in their budget development/review process and relating their program decisions to their impact on the budget.
• Manage and track multiple contracts and grants, fulfilling all requirements for Federal and State Grants and contracts reporting on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
• Assist leadership in making decisions about the agency's strategic direction, significant policy changes, and problem‑solving for program issues, providing finance expertise.
• Monitor cost center budgets, analyzing income and expense reports on a regular basis; prepare financial reports for the division director and provide interpretations and recommendations.
• Serve on various agency committees and work groups as assigned, recommending strategies to address financial trends that could impact the programs.
• Reconcile balance sheet and income accounts monthly to aid in preparation for year‑end audits, ensuring fiscal solvency.

• Three years of experience in budget development, accounting, finance, or business.
• Computer proficiency, especially in spreadsheets.
• Valid driver's license and use of a personal vehicle.

• Full time (37.5 hrs/week, exempt)
• Starting salary: $77,354.93.
• Hybrid schedule available.

• 36+ days of combined time off per year for full‑time employees (pro‑rated for part‑time).
• Comprehensive health insurance with 80% agency‑paid premium support.
• Dental and vision insurance.
• Employer‑sponsored 401(k) contributions.
• Life, AD&D, short‑term and long‑term disability insurance.
• Medical and childcare flexible spending account.
• Childcare stipend.
• Employee assistance program.
• Employee referral program with financial incentive.
• Discounted online undergraduate/graduate courses through Champlain College.
• Additional wellness programs and voluntary benefits such as gym discounts, mobile phone service, ski/snowboard passes, auto/home insurance.

Howard Center is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.