Director of Finance

St. Vincent de Paul Waukesha County is seeking an experienced
Director of Finance
to join our leadership team.

This is an opportunity for an accomplished financial professional who wants to use theirexpertiseto strengthen a mission-driven organization. The Director of Financeprovides financial leadership across an organization that includes mission-based programs, retail social enterprise operations, and multiple locations.

• Lead the annual budgeting process, financial forecasting, and long-range financial projections.
• Establish andmonitorfinancial and operational performance measures, including benchmarks for retail social enterprise operations.
• Prepare financial statements, budget updates, forecasts, variance analyses, and performance reports for leadership and the Finance Committee.
• Translate financial results into clear insights, risks, and actionable recommendations.
• Partner with department leaders to review budget-to-actual performance, understand variances, and develop appropriate corrective actions.
• Maintain effective financial policies, procedures, and internal controls to safeguard organizational assets and promote accountability.
• Lead and coordinate the annual external audit and serve as the primary liaison with external auditors.
• Ensuretimelycompletion of required state and federal financial and regulatory filings.
• Monitor organizational cash flow and liquidity and support the appropriate management of surplus funds.
• Review contracts and financial commitments for compliance, financial implications, and potential risk.
• Partner with leadership to identify financial risks and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Lead, mentor, and develop finance team members while fostering a collaborative and accountable team culture.
• Coordinate required annual financial reporting to the National Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
• Provide financial education, guidance, and compliance support to local St. Vincent de Paul Conferences.
• Collaborate with leadership in developing meaningful financial information for the organization’s Annual Report to the community.

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, ora related field.
• Minimum of
  10 years of progressively responsible experience
  in accounting,financial management, and financial reporting, withdemonstratedcareer growth and increasing responsibility.
• At least
  two years of supervisory or management experience
  with demonstratedability to lead, develop, and support staff.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, budgeting, financial reporting, internal controls, regulatory compliance, and audit requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex financial information,identify trends and risks, and provide practical recommendations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain financial information to individuals with varying levels of financial knowledge.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem‑solving, and relationship‑building skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and financial management software.
• Ability to learn and effectivelyutilizenew financial systems and technologies.

Preferred/Highly Valued:

• Knowledge of nonprofit finance and accounting.
• Experience supporting retail operations,a social enterprise, ora multi-location organization.
• Experience with Quick Books, Paycom, or similar accounting, payroll, budgeting, and financial reporting systems.
• Experience communicating financial information to executive leadership, Finance Committees, or Boards.

The successful candidate will be a financial leader who combines strong technicalexpertisewith sound judgment and an ability to build relationships throughout an organization.

You should be comfortable digging into the details when necessary while also being able to step back and see the larger financial and operational picture.

You will be successful if you:

• See Finance as a strategic and collaborative partnertooperations.
• Ask thoughtful questions and look beyond the numbers to understand underlying causes.
• Identify emerging financial issues before they become larger problems.
• Communicate…