Finance Director, Non-Profit

Established in 1990, Project Response, Inc. is a compassionate Healthcare Organization dedicated to serving our diverse community through respect and empathy as together we eliminate HIV in our community. We provide the healthcare and resources needed to help people not just survive, but thrive while living with HIV. Through education, testing, treatment, and ongoing care, we work to reduce the spread of HIV and improve the lives of those we serve.

The Finance Director is a key member of the leadership team responsible for the financial leadership, stewardship, sustainability, and integrity of the organization. Serving a vulnerable population within the local community, the organization requires a financial leader who combines strong business and financial acumen with a deep commitment to mission, accountability, transparency, and responsible stewardship of organizational resources.

• Provide strategic and hands-on leadership across the organization’s financial functions, ensuring that financial systems, controls, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash management, revenue processes, and financial decision-making support exceptional care and long-term organizational sustainability.
• Work closely with other organizational leaders to strengthen financial performance, manage risk, support responsible growth, improve organizational decision-making, and protect the trust the organization has established within the community.

This position requires a leader who is comfortable moving between long-term financial planning, executive and Board-level analysis, budget development, cash flow oversight, reimbursement and revenue-cycle concerns, audit preparation, internal controls, and direct problem-solving when financial issues arise.

• Partner with the Executive Director and leadership team to develop, implement, and advance the organization’s strategic priorities.
• Serve as the organization’s senior financial advisor, providing clear, timely, and fact-based guidance regarding financial performance, risk, resource allocation, investments, growth opportunities, and long-term sustainability.
• Provide thoughtful analysis and recommendations regarding significant business decisions, contracts, service lines, partnerships, capital investments, and organizational initiatives.
• Participate actively in leadership discussions and ensure financial implications are appropriately considered in operational and strategic decisions.
• Provide clear and meaningful financial information to the Board of Directors, Finance Committee, Audit Committee, or other governing bodies, as appropriate.
• Promote a leadership culture grounded in accountability, transparency, collaboration, sound judgment, ethical conduct, and responsible stewardship.
• Ensure that financial decisions remain aligned with the organization’s mission and the needs of the vulnerable population served.

• Provide oversight of the organization’s financial operations, accounting practices, reporting systems, and financial infrastructure.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and complete financial reporting in accordance with applicable accounting standards, organizational policies, contractual requirements, and regulatory expectations.
• Oversee the preparation and analysis of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Maintain a clear and current understanding of the organization’s financial position and communicate significant trends, risks, and opportunities to the Executive Director and appropriate leaders, including the Board of Directors.
• Establish and maintain effective financial policies, procedures, systems, and internal controls.
• Ensure appropriate oversight of general ledger…