Deputy Chief Financial Officer

To apply:
Please submit via email a résumé and a cover letter describing why you are interested in and suited for the position, with the subject line “Deputy CFO, AS/COA" to (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). phone calls please.

Founded by David Rockefeller more than 60 years ago, Americas Society and Council of the Americas (AS/COA) are sister organizations providing the most trusted forum for debate on issues affecting the Western Hemisphere. Headquartered in New York City, with offices in Washington and Miami, AS/COA holds high level programs across the United States and Latin America.

Americas Society is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to foster an understanding of the contemporary political, social, and economic issues confronting Latin America and other countries in the Western Hemisphere, and to increase public awareness of the Inter-American relationship. Americas Society fulfills its mission through its cultural and policy programs.

The Society’s Art and Music programs create a space for interaction and enhanced appreciation for emerging and established cultural figures by presenting artists, musicians, and scholars from across the hemisphere to U.S. audiences.

Americas Society identifies emerging policy challenges and publishes and disseminates research and analysis as a basis for dialogue and debate. Americas Quarterly (AQ) is an editorially independent publication dedicated to politics, business, and culture in the Americas. Its public policy programs engage opinion leaders from the public and private sectors in positive dialogue in the United States and Latin America to share ideas with organizations, individuals, and businesses to formulate solutions to the challenges facing the Americas today.

Council of the Americas is a 501(c)(6) business league, whose members share a common commitment in the Western Hemisphere to economic and social development, open markets, free trade, the rule of law and throughout the Americas. The Council’s membership consists of 200+ leading companies representing a broad spectrum of sectors with significant interest in the region. The Council fulfills its mission through private and public in-person, hybrid and virtual high-level programs, conferences, working groups and online content such as podcasts, explainers, poll trackers, etc.

AS/COA seeks a Deputy CFO to join its team. This is a newly created senior management position reporting directly to the CFO. Working from the New York office, the Deputy CFO will work collaboratively with the current CFO in coordinating, managing, streamlining and transitioning overall operations, including financial, personnel, human resources, information technology, building operations, and administrative functions for the organizations.

Current responsibilities of the CFO position to be transitioned as part of this succession plan include:

• Responsible for financial reporting for the Boards of Directors, Finance and Audit Committees, senior team, independent auditors, donors, and government grants.
• Work in collaboration with the President /CEO and senior team in the development and creation of the annual, long-term, operating and capital plans and budgets.
• Plan, oversee and coordinate day-to-day financial activities with the Finance team.
• Responsible for monthly financial reporting, mid-year forecasts, year-end projections, cash flow projections, budget modifications and all special reporting as required.
• Work closely with the Treasurer and Audit Committee Chair in coordinating committee meetings, preparing agendas, minutes, and all related information for committee meetings.
• Manage banking relationships, and financing arrangements.
• Work closely with investment advisors in their management of endowment and other investments.
• Reconcile all investment activity for the endowment, special and reserve funds.
• Reconcile all capital project activity.
• Oversee the ongoing development, streamlining and implementation of all financial and accounting systems & controls, standards, and financial reporting.
• Coordinate with the Director, Institutional Giving regarding restricted grant activity.
• Ensure compliance and proper fiscal reporting measures for all restricted activity and governmental grants.
• Work closely with auditors to implement recent changes, resolve audit matters, and coordinate the annual audit. Work with the Finance team in preparing audit schedules, financial statement drafts, footnotes, and related supporting schedules. Implement changes to financial statements as required due to changes in industry pronouncements and best practices.
• Work with the tax accountants in preparing tax related schedules for Form 990, Form 990T and NYS CT-13 (Unrelated Business Income), Form CHAR 500 (Annual Filing for Charitable Organizations), and NYS Form 497. Identification of any unrelated business income tax issues and related due diligence with regards to all tax matters.
• Work closely with insurance brokers to manage the…