Director of Finance

Position Overview
Directs the Museum’s accounting functions with the support of the CFO and help from the Staff Accountant and future Human Resource Coordinator. These functions include establishing and maintaining the Museum’s accounting policies, processes and controls.

Essential Job Functions

  • Planning, directing and coordinating all accounting operational functions
  • Managing the accumulation and consolidation of all financial data necessary for an accurate accounting of Museum activities
  • Coordinating and preparing internal and external financial statements
  • Coordinating activities of external auditors
  • Providing information vital to decision-making as needed
  • Managing the budget process
  • Managing certain human resource processes (e.g., payroll, PTO)
  • Assessing current accounting operations, offering recommendations for improvement and implementing new processes
  • Evaluating accounting and internal control systems
  • Evaluating and supporting the effectiveness of accounting software and supporting databases
  • Developing and monitoring business performance metrics
  • Hiring, training and retaining skilled accounting staff

Other Job Functions

  • Acts as back up for Chief Financial Officer when needed
  • Communicates effectively in both written and verbal formats
  • Uses initiative, flexibility and leadership in making decisions and recommendations
  • Researches issues using expert materials available on the Internet

Preferred Qualifications

  • Degree in Accounting from accredited four-year college or university
  • 5 years or more non-profit accounting experience
  • Certified Public Accountant

Other Skills/Abilities

  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including PivotTables, VLOOKUP, and IF statements
  • Proficiency in basic accounting functions using automated accounting system (HMH uses Blackbaud’s Financial Edge NXT)

Note: This job description is not meant to be all-inclusive. Responsibilities and duties may change at management’s discretion.

To apply, please send resumes and cover letters to jobs@hmh.org with “Director of Finance” as the subject line.