Director, Finance

National Safety Council • Itasca, IL • 21h ago

Save lives, from the workplace to anyplace.

The National Safety Council is America's leading nonprofit safety advocate. We focus on eliminating the leading causes of preventable injuries and deaths. Through leadership, research, education, and advocacy, NSC focuses on areas where most unintentional injuries and deaths occur.

We are currently looking for a Director, Finance to join us in our mission to save lives and prevent injuries.

Position Highlights:

Responsible for oversight of all FP&A activities of the organization, to include both traditional activities around budgeting and fiscal discipline, as well as special requests and ad hoc analytical activities as needed by the business. The position leads the day-to-day Finance operations of the organization, maintains functional responsibility over Finance and Financial Systems, and supervises the Finance team.

What You'll Do:

Finance Responsibilities

Ownership of the NSC annual budgeting process, including scheduling of all budget activities to meet Board deadlines, partnership with the business to support decision making, analysis of financials to provide direction to the business, and development of presentation materials to deliver to senior management and the Board

Enhance and manage the quarterly forecasting process for the organization

Engage with Accounting team on variance analysis in understanding progress against expectations. Enhance/Re-define reporting templates to deliver results to senior management and the Board

Support the annual Strategic Planning activities of the business.

Maintain corporate allocations methodology in conjunction with Accounting to deliver fair, equitable, and consistent allocations to the business

Utilize available system resources to develop KPI's and perform data analytics that will deliver intel that drives business decisions

Support business owners to develop strategic investment analyses that will support decisions through ROI. Utilize analytics to help the business make portfolio-level decisions on investment opportunities

Support business owners through pricing analysis to ensure new products are properly budgeted

Support M&A activities

Financial Operations Responsibilities

Ensure that utilization of tools (Adaptive, other) is maximized through training and support for the organization

Look for opportunities to expand use of tools to enhance productivity

Explore opportunities (AI, other) to drive efficiencies through automation of transaction-level tasks across Finance and Accounting

Lead and develop the finance team, providing guidance, performance feedback, and professional development to ensure high-quality financial analysis and reporting

Travel Negligible

We're Looking for Someone with:

Bachelor's degree and at least 8 to 10 years of relevant experience. In lieu of education, at least 12 years of relevant experience

MBA preferred

Proficiency in FP&A activities, incl. budgeting, forecasting, and variance reporting

Ability to partner and collaborate across functions to support the business

Ability to think strategically

Ability to work closely with Accounting to develop strategies that enhance Finance and Accounting capabilities

Experience with financial system implementation and maintenance

Subject matter expertise in GAAP, including knowledge of financial reporting and specific requirements related to non-profit organizations

Knowledge and application of financial and internal controls

Experience with Salesforce.com, Sage Intacct, and Workday Adaptive Planning

Strong ability to evaluate processes and systems, develop recommendations to improve effectiveness and efficiency, and implement changes

Senior-level writing and presentation skills

This is a remote position.

Salary for this role is $140,000

Reasons You'll Love it here:

NSC cares about the safety, health, and overall well-being of our employees. We offer competitive benefits, resources, and tools to promote a work-life balance that supports employees during all phases of life. We offer the following:

At least 20 PTO days accrued 1st year and 11 paid holidays

Flexible work arrangements

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans

Flex spending accounts for medical and dependent care

403(b) & Roth 403(b) with employer match up to 6%

Reimbursable training

Dress for your day

Our hiring process is designed to give you the opportunity to shine at each step. It starts with an assessment where you really showcase your drive for the role. From there, candidates selected for the first interview will discuss their skills and how they fit with our team. If you're a match, the second interview takes a deeper dive into your background and how you can contribute to our goals. After that, we'll make our final decision and let you know the outcome. This is our usual process, and we're excited to get to know you along the way!"

NSC is an equal opportunity employer.

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