Director of Finance

Northeast Kingdom Community Action, Inc.

Job Posting Dec. 23, 2025

Department:
Administration - Senior Management FLSA Status: Exempt Hours/Weeks: Full Year, Full Time Location: St. Johnsbury, VT Hiring Range: $90,000.00 - $
Generous Benefits Package

To empower all generations in the Northeast Kingdom to grow, prosper, and thrive.

The Director of Finance will work closely with the Senior Management team to meet NEKCA’s strategic goals and promote NEKCA's Core Values, mission, and vision throughout the agency. The ideal candidate is a strategic and analytical thinker. This Director oversees financial operations, ensures compliance, and guides financial strategy to support the organization's mission and sustainability. The Director of Finance must have the ability to think and act independently and needs to understand the comprehensive sets of programs and grant requirements that fund our nonprofit agency.

The Director of Finance works closely with the Executive Director, Board of Directors, agency auditors, funder grant managers, and the agency leadership team.

• Work closely with Executive Director and Leadership Team to advance Agency mission and goals.
• Preparation of monthly financial statements and management reports in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Oversees preparation of annual operating budget.
• Coordinate program budgets.
• Ensure adherence to fiscal policies.
• Oversee payroll, billings and collections, purchasing and disbursements and capital expenditures.
• Coordinate annual independent audit, grant audit/monitoring and funder requests.
• Coordinates insurance and employee benefits renewals alongside the HR Department.
• Member of management team for collective bargaining negotiations.
• Attend and participate in staff, agency, and service provider meetings deemed necessary for job performance which may occur outside of regular business hours.

• Lead a work culture that fosters NEKCA’s Core Values in your work environment.
• Develop a clear vision for the team's work and align it with NEKCA's mission and strategic goals.
• Recruit, interview, hire, and train new staff.
• Ensure timely and accurate time entries for all staff.
• Ensure timely and accurate submission of invoices, employee reimbursements, staffing changes, and credit card receipt submission.
• Review and approve transactions in a timely manner.
• Directly provides support and supervision of staff and programmatic guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Conducts annual written evaluations of all staff that assess performance.
• Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with NEKCA policy.
• Facilitates professional development, training, and certification activities to ensure best practices.
• Initiates appropriate action plans to ensure staff work in a safe working environment.
• Actively listen to employees and stakeholders to address their concerns and input while leading staff to self-reflect and develop goals.
• Provide constructive feedback and coaching to help employees grow and succeed.
• Lead teams through periods of change and uncertainty.
• Ability to make decisions and solve problems.
• Manage budgets and resources efficiently while ensuring financial sustainability.
• Collaborate and integrate across programs and departments.
• Build and maintain relationships with community partners, stakeholders, and funders.
• Understanding grant requirements and maintaining accurate files and records accordingly.
• Ensure that NEKCA adheres to all applicable laws, regulations, and ethical standards.
• Utilize reflective practices in support of staff as they work with participants.

• Grants management, billings, and reporting.
• Ensure required annual agency renewal applications are submitted.
• Some travel within NEKCA's service area and statewide, and occasional regional and national travel is required.

Education and Experience:

• BA (required)
• Masters (preferred) or 8 years of relevant expereince
• 5-10 years of relevant experience (required)
• Experience with payroll, HRIS, and accounting software preferred (ex., Paylocity, SAGE Intacct)

• Must…