Vice President, Finance & HR Apply
The Forum for Youth Investment is seeking a Vice President of Finance and Human Resources. The VP, Finance and HR is an integral part of the internal services team, with oversight of finance, human resources, and operations functions for the organization.
Specific responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
Budget Development and Management
Support and administer the enterprise-wide budget development and management process, in collaboration with the COO, PMO, and CEO.
Develop a process for management and recognition of restricted and unrestricted revenue, in collaboration with the COO and the VP, Strategic Growth and Resource Development.
Support VP, Strategic Growth and Resource Development and unit leaders in developing budgets for grant proposal submissions.
Accounting and Financial Oversight
Oversee all accounting functions and systems, including systems for regular financial reporting, expense management, invoicing, and time tracking.
Supervise Senior Accountant and Staff Accountant, including weekly check-ins, training, performance management, and support as needed.
Manage compliance processes including annual audit, 990 preparation, organization-wide budget process, insurance renewals, and state reporting.
Prepare financial statements, and present to management, finance committee, and the board of directors for review.
Conduct regular financial analysis and forecasting.
Prepare financial statements to accompany grant reports for government, corporate, and foundation grants.
Develop and improve organizational policies and procedures related to finance
Talent Management
Lead HR functions, including providing strategic HR guidance and input on organizational design, ensuring talent aligns with defined organizational structure.Onboard talent or realign existing staff based on current and future operating model. Hireto fill skill gaps, onboard subject matter experts, and bolster capacity.
Lead the People and Talent workstream in the Forums strategy, administering performance management system that integrates cross-unit collaboration and strategic goal attainment. Incorporate results-driven, values-based, customer-centric performance elements into individual and organizationalperformance management processes.Ensure regular performance monitoring and feedback of staff.
Develop enabling infrastructure to advance our internal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) priorities, diversifyingleadership and staff at all levels, particularly middle management. Develop mechanism for enterprise-wide onboarding of new staff to the organization, their work unit, and their role in the execution of strategy.The orientation process willintroduce the Forum's strategy, values, functions, structure, and business processes.
Create training systems that prioritize staff development, strategy implementation, and customer focused cross-unit collaboration.
Lead all employee engagement activities, including administering the annual employee engagement survey and developing initiatives to deepen employee engagement in collaboration with the executive team. Manage contracts with outsourced HR vendors and employment counsel that provide consultation on employee relations, risk management, and payroll and benefits administration.
Oversee organizations compensation and benefits philosophy and policies, managing compensation analysis on regular 2-3 year intervals.
Update employee handbook and policies, utilizing industry best practices and a DEI approach.
Develop and improve organizational policies and procedures related to HR.
Department and Organizational Leadership
Communicate regularly with the CEO, COO, and executive leadership regarding critical Finance and HR matters.
Assume responsibility for other projects and new assignments related to the scope of this role.
Participate in cross-cutting organizational committees and workgroups and contribute to unit and organization-wide priorities and special projects as appropriate.
Qualifications
Demonstrated commitment to the Forums mission, vision, and values.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Management preferred
CPA License and/or SHRM certification preferred
8 or more years of experience managing organizational finance and HR functions
Working Environment
This is a DC-based, hybrid role. Flexibility is required to adapt to the dynamic work environment of a non-profit action tank that has national clients and exposure during a key inflection point in the organizations development. Occasional travel is expected for in-person team meetings and various policymaker/stakeholder meetings and events.
Position and Compensation
The salary range, duties, and responsibilities of this position meet the requirements of Section 13 (a) (1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act and therefore qualifies as an \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"exempt\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" position. The starting salary for this position is targeted between $120,000-$140,000 based upon experience and qualifications, with a comprehensive benefits package. Please send a resume and cover letter with salary requirements to: jobs@forumfyi.org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. If your application is selected for an interview, you will be contacted directly. No telephone calls or inquiry emails, please.
