Director of Finance

Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS) has served the San Francisco Bay Area for 175 years. We offer world-class services to support individuals and families across all stages of life, including adoption, mental health, senior care, disability services, financial assistance, Holocaust education, and youth development. While our mission and work are rooted in Jewish values, we serve people of all faiths and backgrounds.

JFCS has exceptional financial strength, operating with $82M in revenue, endowment/reserves of $75M+, assets of $250M+, and literally decades of clean audits. With less than 10% of revenue coming from government funding, our rock-solid financial strength is ensured for years to come.

Under the supervision of the Chief Financial Officer, the Director of Finance is responsible for assisting in the planning, organizing, and directing of the financial operations, information systems, compliance program, and overall fiscal management of assigned divisions of the Agency to enable JFCS to achieve its operational and strategic goals and initiatives in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements. This position will be highly visible within the Agency and will serve as an advisor to the CFO regarding the successful financial management and compliance activities of the Agency.

The Director of Finance understands and supports the achievement of budget and service goals by aligning their work with the mission and objectives of Jewish Family and Children’s Services. They operate within the Agency’s available resources and ensure all responsibilities are performed in compliance with Agency standards and policies.

• Salary Range:
  Up to $225,000
• Up to 8% 403(b) retirement match
• Extensive cafeteria benefits plan that lets you customize coverage to fit your needs
• 3 weeks of vacation and 2 weeks of sick leave, annually
• 16 holidays (10 federal and up to 6 Jewish holidays), annually

• Serves as the finance lead for the Agency’s
  Seniors At Home (SAH) and Rhoda Goldman Plaza (RGP) divisions, with combined annual revenue of ~$40M,
  nearly half of the total organizational revenue. This role will provide budgeting, planning, business operations, and financial guidance to the executives and program managers of these divisions.
• Works with the CFO to develop financial goals and objectives for the organization and its individual programs.
• Provides leadership in the development and implementation of an agency-wide Compliance Program, including policies and procedures, process improvement projects related to program contracts, and oversight of quality assurance functions.
• Proactively helps manage, plan, and organize the financial operations of assigned areas of the organization, including financial planning, budgeting, financial analysis, accounting controls and procedures, risk management, treasury, compliance, resource allocation, and revenue cycle functions.
• Assists in developing, interpreting, coordinating, and communicating organizational policies on finance, accounting, budgeting, insurance, internal controls, compliance, and auditing.
• Works with leadership of various departments, as assigned, to develop and implement financial plans, benchmarks, and budgetary performance metrics to help monitor progress toward financial and strategic goals.
• Oversees and directs the activities of the business offices of the SAH and RGP divisions, including supervision of the RGP Business Manager and SAH Business Manager, to ensure accurate and timely financial management and reporting.
• Formulates and directs internal compliance audit and monitoring activities, ensuring that they are performed in a timely manner, recommended actions are taken, and regular assessments are performed to gauge the efficacy of various processes and/or programs.
• Proactively identifies and resolves potential issues of non-compliance; works with organization staff to ensure program operating procedures are tailored to mitigate potential compliance risks.
• Provides compliance updates as required to JFCS Executive Leadership, the Audit Committee, and the Board of Directors.
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