Founded in 1966, Sabathani Community Center (SCC) is a 60-year-old cultural institution and nonprofit serving a multi-cultural community of 43,000 community members in South Minneapolis. SCC addresses social and economic disparities in underserved communities in the areas of youth programming, housing, health and education.

The Finance Manager/Director position is both an individual contributor and thought leader responsible for the organization's financial and accounting functions and related activities.

The physical duties associated with this position are consistent with duties associated with work performed in an office setting. This job description serves only as a general description of anticipated day-to-day responsibilities of the position.

Financial Strategy and Management

• Oversee day-to-day finance and accounting operations including general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, fixed assets, prepaids, credit card expense, monthly reconciliation

• Create, review with directors, and submit to funders all monthly grant (contract) invoices

• Manages community center tenant leases and billing of approximately 30 building tenants.

• Generate monthly and annual reports and budgets to monitor and optimize cash flow and liquidity.

• Review, manage and establish internal systems, controls, processes, and procedures

• Oversee successful completion of annual audits and other mandated reporting

• Manage business relationships: legal, banking, leasing, investment and insurance renewals.

HR/Payroll and IT Management

• Lead accounting aspects of bi-weekly payroll and benefits management including 401k, payroll advances, garnishments, MN paid leave

• Partner with broker to select employee benefits, update benefit guide and manage annual open enrollment

• Reconcile and pay benefits bills to each carrier, ensuring new hires and termed employee costs are accurate

• Maintain employee handbook and develop and maintain policies and required employee learnings.

• Lead performance review process and merit increase process.

• Maintain and update new hire and onboarding materials, programming the HR system with any changes.

Education and Experience:

• Minimum of bachelor’s degree in accounting, or other relevant fields (or equivalent employment and learning experience).

• Strong experience and knowledge in nonprofit grant accounting.

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in a senior-level accounting position.

• Experience managing a budget of at least $3M with multiple government contracts (grants).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Solid experience using QuickBooks online is strongly preferred.

• Strong skills in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Word are strongly preferred.

• Experience with Bill.com and Bill Spend and Expense (Divvy) .

• Ability to be flexible and multi-task with many competing priorities and deadlines.

• Excellent people skills with an ability to collaborate.

• Supervisory experience preferred and a demonstrated ability to develop and lead others.

This is a hybrid position which will require work in the office two or three days each week and will require occasional evening /or weekend hours. This position also may require travel to and from community events or meetings.

All employees are expected to work effectively in a mission-driven organization whose clients and staff exhibit significant diversity with respect to age, race/color, disability, marital status, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, socio-economic status, genetic information or veteran’s status.