Director of Finance

Company: 180one
Location: Portland
Posted on: March 29, 2025

Job Description:

Oregon Food Bank (OFB) believes that no one should be hungry. Its mission is to eliminate hunger and its root causes. They believe that food and health are basic human rights for all. It recognizes that hunger is not just an individual experience; it is also a community-wide symptom of systemic barriers to employment, education, housing and health care such as systemic racism, sexism, and cissexism. That's why OFB works systemically to achieve its mission to end hunger: by fostering community connections to help people access nutritious food, and by building community power and strengthening networks of support and the safety nets to eliminate the root causes of hunger for good.OFB works to build community power to dismantle systems and policies that drive hunger and poverty.Oregon Food Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and they strongly encourage applications from candidates who can increase the diversity of the organization and strengthen the capacity to eliminate hunger. They believe strongly in the power of lived experience - and actively seek individuals who have experienced hunger and its root causes to join their team. The organization is stronger because of the leadership of people who have faced food insecurity in their own lives and/or hail from historically under-represented communities. Learn more about our commitment at oregonfoodbank.org/equity.WHO YOU AREYou care deeply about community, about people experiencing hunger and hold them in the center of all that you do. You are committed to apply equity as a process and an outcome of your work to disrupt systemic social patterns that promote hunger such as racism, sexism, and cissexism. You have a strong affinity with OFB's 10 Year Vision and are profoundly excited to achieve this vision for and with our community.POSITION SUMMARYAs the Director of Finance, you will contribute to the organization's success by leading the finance team in support of an ambitious strategic plan and annual operating budget of approximately $100 million. You are a deeply knowledgeable and experienced finance professional who is passionate about building highly effective, values-driven mission-critical financial systems. You have led fiscal teams and improved processes. You wake up in the morning eager to build and belong to an effective team, find and tell the story within the numbers, and to participate in making the best decisions to meet our mission. You are known for your ability to think strategically and holistically while driving tactics and projects to fruition, but you also have the ability to get into the details from time to time. You have confidence in your skills and knowledge and the humility to reflect, listen to understand, and be changed. You are self-directed yet flexible and excel in a mission- and deadline-driven environment. You care deeply about people experiencing hunger and hold them in the center of all that you do. Most importantly you demonstrate transparency, equity and inclusivity in all that you do and work with your heart and soul to improve the world.PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide knowledgeable, informed, strategic and values-driven leadership as a member of the organization's leadership and the Director of the Finance department.
• Be the leader on all things financial for OFB, providing key data for decisions to OFB's Leadership Team (LT) and the Board and key information for private and government grant funders. Present regular financial reports. Provide analysis, research, and trends evaluation.
• Provide leadership, direction, evaluation and professional development for the Finance Department. Develop and oversee an equity focused work culture that inspires creative problem solving, learning and team building. Represent these teams at the leadership table.
• Partner with the Senior Controller to manage and coordinate the annual audit process (including Single Audit preparation for federal funding), preparation of audited financial statements and notes in accordance with GAAP. Oversee schedule preparation of materials for annual Information Return (IRS Form 990). Recommend and implement improvements based on audit findings.
• Oversee the organization's annual budgeting and financial forecasting for short and long term planning, including cash management in partnership with the Vice President and Associate Director of Strategic Finance.
• Oversee accounting systems, practices, policies and investments.
• Maintain relationships with key financial partners, including banking, investment, audit and risk management advisors.
• Serve as an active and collaborative member of the Leadership Team, contribute to organization-wide strategy. Actively model and demonstrate care, vulnerability, perspective and shared accountability as a colleague and supervisor; contribute to a spirit of trust and high morale for the organization; drive results for high impact; and evaluate efficacy and productivity.SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
  • A minimum of 10 years of applicable audit, accounting, financial operations, and business management experience, including a minimum of 5+ years of demonstrated finance and accounting team leadership experience.
  • Expertise in the management of full-cycle month-end and year-end close management, external and internal audits, financial statements reporting and analysis.
  • At least five years' experience as a senior manager, with responsibility for staff supervision, development, planning, and budgeting. Adept at unifying and motivating teams to action in a fast-paced environment.
  • An appreciation of, and enthusiasm for, involving staff in understanding and using fiscal knowledge to enhance their programs, decisions and professional growth.
  • Experience working cooperatively within and across teams; belief in the value and power of participatory decision-making.
  • Outstanding interpersonal skills: good listener and thoughtful respondent; positive influencer; flexible communicator who can adapt to fit cultural context and circumstances.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
    • A licensed U.S. Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
    • A master's or advanced degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
    • Audit experience as an auditor with a CPA/audit firm.
    • Experience in building up an accounting team and establishing day-to-day operations enforced by internal controls.
    • Professional, volunteer, or personal experience within food banking, hunger relief programming, and/or community food systems work, or any type of non-profit or social services work.
    • Financial management experience in 501 c3 and 501 c4 structures is a plus.
    • Bilingual and/or multi-cultural.
    • Lived experience of inequity/oppression and connections to marginalized communities.
    • Passion for eliminating hunger and its root causes, including poverty and systemic inequities.
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