Senior Vice President of Finance - The Jewish Board : Job Details

Senior Vice President of Finance

The Jewish Board

Job Location : New York,NY, USA

Posted on : 2025-03-12T00:47:22Z

Job Description :

For nearly 150 years, The Jewish Board has been delivering innovative, best-in-class mental and behavioral health services. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families to children, teens, and adults. That adds up to countless opportunities to use your skills, training, and compassion to make a difference in the lives of over 45,000 New Yorkers each year.

LOCATION463 7th AveNew York, NY 10018, US

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Purpose:The Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services (The Jewish Board) is a health and human services agency proudly providing quality mental health, housing, and social services to people of diverse religions, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, and physical and intellectual abilities across the five boroughs of New York City.

The Finance Department's purpose is to assist in enhancing the financial position of the organization so that we can better serve our clients. We accomplish this by working with programs, the Board of Directors, funders, and regulators using sound fiscal practices to provide receivable, payable, reporting, and other fiscal support services.

POSITION OVERVIEW:The Senior Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis and Budget is responsible for overseeing the financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis process as well as the treasury function. Specifically, this position is responsible for overseeing the preparation of the annual agency budget, which approximates $225 million, and also monitoring actual results against budget on a monthly basis and determining and explaining variances. This position will work in conjunction with the grants department to assist in preparing contract and grants budgets as required with RFPs and contract renewals. This role involves working closely with various departments to provide financial insights and support strategic decision-making, including analyzing reimbursement rates. This position will play a key role in driving financial performance and working with executive management to ensure the organization's financial health and sustainability. In addition, this position will oversee the treasury function of the organization ensuring proper cash planning as well as maintaining relationships with all investment and financial institutions.

KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  • Oversee the FP&A, budget, and treasury departments supervising all staff.
  • Oversee the preparation of the annual budget of $225 million by preparing detailed revenue and expense budgets for each department on an annual basis. Responsible for the oversight and maintenance of the budget software, Adaptive.
  • Train program directors and managers involved with the annual budget process on the basic budget concepts, as needed.
  • Develop and maintain financial models to support business planning and decision making.
  • Analyze financial performance, identify trends, and provide actionable insights to senior management.
  • Prepare and present financial reports, including variance analysis to the senior leadership team.
  • Collaborate with departmental leaders to monitor key performance indicators and assist with improvement plans and strategy.
  • Conduct ad-hoc financial analysis to support strategic initiatives and business cases.
  • Continuously improve financial planning processes and tools to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
  • Prepare budgets as needed for new program RFPs.
  • Monitor government budget changes to detail impact on agency for executive staff.
  • Ensure proper cash forecasts.
  • Review new programmatic and fiscal government initiatives to analyze and explain financial implications to executive staff.
  • Participate in Budget and Finance Committee meetings as well as Investment Committee meetings on a regular basis.
  • Participate in Agency audits as required.
  • Supervise staff.
  • Special Projects as assigned.

    • EDUCATIONAL / TRAINING REQUIRED:

  • Bachelor's Degree in finance, accounting, or related field required, MBA is a plus.
  • CPA preferred, but not required.
  • 15 years of experience in accounting, budgeting, and/or reimbursement environment preferred.

    • EXPERIENCE REQUIRED / LANGUAGE PREFERENCE:

  • Knowledge of Adaptive Insights preferred, but not required.
  • Knowledge of human service programmatic and fiscal models a plus.
  • Proven experience in financial planning and analysis, budgeting, and forecasting.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
  • Proficiency in financial modeling and attention to detail.
  • Ability to manage tasks and meet deadlines.
  • Ability to multi-task and manage staff.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and manage multiple priorities.

    • COMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED:

  • Strong knowledge of Excel required, and Microsoft Office preferred.
  • Proficient in database and accounting computer application systems.

    • WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL EFFORT:

  • The work environment involves no physical risk or hazardous conditions.
  • To perform the essential functions of this job, the candidate is routinely required to sit (90% of the time) and stand (10% of the time).
  • This is a remote role with occasional travel to organizational locations, as needed.

    • We respect diversity and accordingly are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

    The Jewish Board delivers innovative, high-quality, and compassionate mental health and social services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families to children, teens, and adults. We are proud to employ and serve people of all religions, races, cultural backgrounds, gender expressions, and sexual orientations. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams to help support our mission, and we strongly encourage candidates from historically marginalized backgrounds to apply to work with us.

    Our Values.

    Our values help guide us in everything we do, from our relationships with fellow staff to the clients and communities we serve.

    Treat every personwith dignity

    We act with respect and caring towards our clients, colleagues, and communities.

    Strive tobe outstanding

    We are exceptional professionals in all that we do.

    Embrace eachother's differences

    We create a fair and inclusive environment for all.

    Engage individuals and familiesas our partners

    We heal our communities one person at a time through thoughtful collaboration.

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