Chief Financial Officer

Chief Financial Officer – Westmoreland Community Action
Who We Are
Westmoreland Community Action (WCA) is a non-profit and pillar in the community. Since 1980, WCA has made Westmoreland County a better place to live by helping struggling families improve their standard of living and become more self-sufficient. Through housing programs, emergency services, mental health programs, workforce development programs, community services, children and family services, financial services, and a social enterprise, we have helped thousands of Westmoreland County’s disadvantaged residents.
For more information, please visit: https://westmorelandca.org/
WCA is seeking its next Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The CFO will be responsible for overseeing and directing all financial, accounting, and investment activities in support of Westmoreland Community Action’s mission and strategy. This role ensures sound financial management practices that support organizational growth, financial stability, and community impact goals by directing the internal support systems necessary to assure financial and administrative accountability and managing accounting, purchasing, and cash management and banking negotiations.
This is a full-time, salary exempt role that in onsite at our Greensburg office location.
Essential Responsibilities:
Financial Management & Strategy

• Develop, implement and monitor long-range financial plans in conjunction with the Chief Executive Officer and Board Finance Committee including financial forecasting for the agency.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial statements, analyses, and routine expenditure reporting.
• Oversee annual budgeting process to include senior management in preparation of draft for submission through Agency Chief Executive Officer to Board of Directors.
• Manage relationships with banks, investment managers, and other financial partners.
• Research and propose community investment approaches that advance organizational goals.

Accounting & Compliance

• Develop and maintain internal financial and cash management policies and procedures and monitor adherence to those procedures.
• Oversee annual audit process and work with Audit Committee.
• Negotiate for procurement of goods and non-personal services for Agency.
• Assures all Financial and Administrative Systems are correct according to contract and audit requirements.
• Maintain compliance with HIPAA regulations, with regard to accessing Protected Health Information, according to the Table of Access contained in the HIPAA Policy and Procedure Manual. Employees access is on a “need to know” basis.

Leadership & Administration

• Supervise and develop finance and accounting staff including developing the management abilities of assigned staff by setting goals, providing necessary training, monitoring and evaluating performance.
• Oversee costs related to employee benefits programs.
• Coordinates activities between county representatives with regard to all fiscal matters in regard to contract negations and agreements.

Investment Oversight

• Lead the Finance Committee to ensure compliance with Board-approved investment policies.
• Oversee and steward agency endowment relationships and planned giving income.
• Work with Chief Executive Officer and senior management on evaluation an cost modeling of potential physical property investments; develop maintenance reserve funds for these investments.

Education + Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting required, MBA preferred.
  
  • CPA preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in financial management, with at least five (5) years of management or leadership experience, preferably in non-profit, or diverse and progressive cross-functional corporate verticals; prior experience in the top finance role within an organization preferred.
• Demonstrated and relevant prior experience related to nonprofit/other relevant and similar finance, accounting and investment principles, practices, and systems.
• Experience in design and implementation of financial procedures and controls required.
• Prior involvement in purchasing and office services procedures preferred.
• Prior work experience within southwestern Pennsylvania philanthropic landscape highly preferred.

Additional Considerations:

• Must be able to obtain child abuse, state police, fingerprint-based criminal background check, and sex offender registry clearances.
• Valid driver's license required and must carry $15,000/$30,000 bodily liability car insurance.

The salary range for this role is $118,456.00 - $132,600.00 with benchmarked adjustments based on experience, dependent on alignment of job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
To apply for this role, please complete the application at the following link through our Talent Partners with Compass Business Solutions: