Associate Finance Director

Here at The Arc Gloucester, we offer the unique opportunity to combine your professional experience with your passion to help individuals with intellectual or development disabilities

For 67 years The Arc Gloucester has provided innovative programs and services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We have made a difference in the lives of many people and are very proud of that. But it's the individuals we service who bring our programs to life with their creativity, excitement, humor, talent, and so much more!

Benefits: The Arc Gloucester offers a comprehensive compensation package that includes healthcare benefits (group medical, dental and vision plans), pet insurance, employer contribution retirement plans, and time off benefits, including paid time for vacation, personal, sick, Holiday pay, jury duty & bereavement.

Employees are also eligible for tuition discounts at select local colleges.

Summary: The Associate Finance Director ensures the successful and fiscally responsible operations of the Finance Department, supporting the financial health of The Arc Gloucester.

Position: Full-time, Exempt. Typical hours are weekday, daytime. This position is supervised by the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). This position supervises the Payroll Specialist, Staff Accountants (Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable), and Accounting Associate.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides oversight and supervision to the finance department, consistent with the direction of the CFO
• Responsible for the oversight, administration, accuracy and timeliness of all financial systems, including but not limited to the Organizational Representative Payee function, fee-for-service billing, payroll, and PEX
• Review, audit, analyze and confirm the accuracy of all aspects of the Organizational Representative Payee functions, including but not limited to monthly bank transfers and financial details related to the Individuals for which the Agency manages
• Maintains, tracks, and analyzes the Agency General Ledger to help create and support departmental and programmatic budgets, minimize waste, prepare financial statements, manage monthly journal entries, complete account analysis, support other revenue sources, such as grants and fundraising
• Audits internal financial processes
• Assists with Financial Audit as well as other audits that occur periodically
• Manages to ensure efficiency and accuracy of the fee-for service billing function, as well as all other avenues of revenue, including the management & eligibility of service recipients’ Medicaid
• Supervises the PEX platform, payroll, accounts payable systems, and accounts receivable functions
• Analyzes financial data to support the fiscal health, efficiency and general success of the Agency
• Assists with Agency budget management and forecasting
• Work location and schedule may vary.
• Maintain confidentiality
• Comply with the DDD Program Manual, The Arc Gloucester Policies and Procedures Manual and applicable state, local and federal regulations, including any COVID-19 vaccination mandates & policies
• Must cooperate and participate in reviews, investigations, and inspections, including but not limited to DHS Licensing and DHS staff.
• Management responsibilities, including assisting with trainings, planning, workflow, and problem solving
• Complete and maintain required training
• Additional responsibilities as required

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, and must be 18 years of age or older

• Minimum of 10 years of experience across a broad range of categories in accounting, finance, business

• Knowledge or experience with supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities is preferred
• Must have a current, non-probationary driver’s license with 5 points or less, and deemed acceptable to drive by The Arc Gloucester’s liability insurance company
• Experienced and highly proficient in MS Office, math, reading comprehension and verbal and written communication skills
• Successfully pass initial and ongoing State/Federal Criminal Background checks, including but not limited to Fingerprinting, CARI checks, Central Registry checks, MVR and drug screens

Physical Requirements:

While performing the essential functions of this position, the following are required, with or without reasonable accommodation:

• Ability to sit, drive, stand and walk for extended periods of time
• Ability to operate a computers, phone and other relevant technology
• Talk, hear and communicate in person, over the phone and using other technologies
• Physical duties, including but not limited to carrying, driving, general lifting bending, twisting, squatting, and climbing stairs