Director of Finance And Accounting

Employee Classification: Regular, full-time, exempt

Hours: 1.0 FTE 32-hours per week (hybrid), Monday-Thursday

Compensation
: $88,500-$112,400, DOE

• Generous 90% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401K plan with employer contribution
• fully subsidized transit pass
• work from home stipend
• paid time off & 14 paid holidays annually

APANO Communities United Fund unites Asians to build power, develop leaders, and advance equity through organizing, advocacy, community development, and cultural work. We envision a just world where Asians, Asian Americans and communities who share our aspirations and struggles have the power, resources, and voice to determine our own futures, and where we work in solidarity to drive political, social, economic, and cultural change.

APANO has a 501(c)(3) organization called APANO Communities United Fund (CUF) and works closely with its affiliate 501(c)(4) organization, APANO Action Fund (AF).

The Director of Finance provides strategic leadership for fiscal management, tracking, accounting, and risk management. The Director has day-to-day responsibility for managing the organization’s financial records, recording fiscal activities, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders for payables and receivables, and coordinating annual audits/financial reviews with our auditor. This individual will join a growing, seasoned team of member-leaders and staff working to win concrete change in the lives of Asian and Asian Americans in Oregon and beyond.

This is a full-time position, 32-hours per week, with occasional after hours and weekend work.

• Ensure and maintain financial soundness of the 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) so as to remain in compliance with all local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
• Develop an annual budget in collaboration with the Directors Team and Finance Board Committee, for review and approval by each respective Board of Directors; monitor budget progress and changes with at least quarterly updates to the boards; and keep senior leadership team abreast of the organization’s financial status monthly.
• Coordinate and lead the annual audit process, liaise with external auditors and the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors, and assess any changes necessary.
• Lead the preparation of and timely filing of organizations’ 990s in collaboration with outside auditors.
• Directly manage all revenue processes including invoicing of funders and proper classification and recognition of revenue.
• Oversee financial reporting, including:
• Producing organization financial management statements, program specific reports, grant specific reports, budget comparison reports, and transaction level detail reports as needed.
• Respond to funder requests or questions as needed, and file accurate and timely financial reports and invoices for a large variety of grants and contracts, including City, State, and Federal funding sources.
• Developing systems for tracking cash flow, key dashboarding metrics, and forecasting models.
• Review and revise monthly payroll allocations.
• Ensure timely monthly financial statements are provided in accordance with best practices.
• Manages Controller and ensures collaboration within the Finance Team and across the organization, including annual performance evaluations and other forms of engagement.
• Liaise with external accounting companies to ensure timely and accurate workflows and systems and maintain an efficient and effective working relationship.

• Work with the Director Team to nurture and sustain a culture of shared decision-making and leadership.
• Meet monthly with Directors on strategy, systems and budget updates.
• Lead collaborative budgeting process across the organization.
• Advise on strategy in collaboration with Directors and program teams; including new programming,funding opportunities and reserve development strategies
• Work in concert with the Finance Committee and Board of Directors on sound investment practices, debt management and mitigation; develop and monitor cost sharing agreements between 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) entities
• Participa…