Finance Director
| Reports to: | Managing Director |
| Direct Reports: | Accounting Operations Manager |
| Full-Time/Part-Time: | Full-time: 40 hours a week. Exempt. |
| Incumbent: | None |
| Salary/Annual Range: | $102,900 to $111,500 |
Job Summary:
The Finance Director is a key member of the leadership team, responsible for overseeing financial operations of the organization. This includes budgeting, forecasting, accounting operations oversight, and financial and managerial reporting. With a $12M annual operating budget, the Finance Director ensures fiscal integrity, transparency, and sustainability across all of Manna’s programs and departments. The Finance Director will also lead the ongoing transition from an out–sourced service provider to a primarily in–house finance function.
The Finance Director is a key member of the leadership team, responsible for overseeing financial operations of the organization. This includes budgeting, forecasting, accounting operations oversight, and financial and managerial reporting. With a $12M annual operating budget, the Finance Director ensures fiscal integrity, transparency, and sustainability across all of Manna’s programs and departments. The Finance Director will also lead the ongoing transition from an out–sourced service provider to a primarily in–house finance function.
Key Responsibilities:
Team Leadership & Collaboration
• Supervise finance staff and foster a culture of accountability, learning, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with other departments to ensure cross–functional alignment on roles and processes with financial implications
• Provide training and support to staff on budgeting, expense tracking, and financial literacy.
Financial Strategy & Planning
• In cooperation with the Managing Director, lead the development of annual budgets, multi–year forecasts, and financial models to support strategic initiatives.
• Provide board–level reporting on financial trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Collaborate with Development, Community Impact and Operations teams to align financial planning with organizational goals
Accounting & Reporting
• Oversee all accounting functions including general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, payroll, and reconciliations.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting for grants, contracts, and donor–restricted funds.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and dashboards for internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage transition of processes from outsourced provider to in–house staff while ensuring compliance with internal and external accounting policies and standards.
Compliance & Audit
• Maintain compliance with GAAP, IRS regulations, and nonprofit financial standards.
• Serve as the primary liaison for annual audits and manage relationships with external auditors and third party service providers.
• Ensure proper documentation and internal controls for financial transactions and policies.
Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (MBA preferred).
• 5 years of progressive experience in nonprofit financial management.
• Strong knowledge of fund accounting, nonprofit compliance, and financial reporting.
• Experience managing budgets of $5M+ and working with diverse funding sources.
• Proficiency in financial software (e.g., QuickBooks, Sage Intacct) and Excel.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and leadership skills.
Preferred Attributes
• Commitment to food equity and community–centered work.
• Experience working with food banks or human services organizations.
• Ability to translate financial data into insights for non–financial audiences.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time. The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc. The employees constantly operate computers and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer. The person in this position frequently communicates with staff, board members, and vendors and must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
Environmental Conditions: The employee will be exposed to a variety of fluctuating environmental conditions within the building including heat and cold. The employee must be able to work in these conditions for up to 2 hours at a time.
Why Choose Manna?
It takes all types of people to make Manna great. We seek a diverse and committed group of individuals who are eager to engage in service to the community while enabling their own personal growth and professional development. One of our core priorities is to enable our employees to live a well–balanced life and career, and our benefits are an important extension of that philosophy.
As such, we offer a competitive suite of benefits including:
• Participation in Manna’s comprehensive Health Benefits Plan.
• Eleven paid holidays + your birthday! Two weeks paid vacation, which increases with tenure, 10 paid sick days to start, and 3 personal days per fiscal year and 1 Floating Holiday.
• Free Short–Term Disability Insurance.
• Generous retirement benefits.
• New parent leave.
• Support for work–related transportation in accordance with Manna’s practices and procedure.
• New parent leave.
• Support for work–related transportation in accordance with Manna’s practices and procedure.
Our Culture
• At Manna, our core values are passion and determination, relationships built on respect, resourcefulness, community involvement, and adaptability and ingenuity. Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion is a top priority that enables us to find excellent teammates and creates an environment where all types of people can belong and thrive.
• Manna is participant–centered and data–driven. Our people do meaningful work in an environment where they feel a genuine sense of community and connectedness to Manna’s mission.
• Manna relies on problem–solving and solution creation from all levels.
• Working at Manna is a dynamic experience with the opportunity to take ownership and make a difference.
• Our work is strengthened by the voices of people with lived experience of food insecurity.
Racial Equity Statement
Manna Food Center is committed to serving as an ally for racial justice and is proud to be an equal–opportunity employer. We are fully committed to equity and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, political opinion, and national origin. Applicants with lived experience of our service area are encouraged to apply.
Disclaimer
This job description is not a contract and confers no contractual rights, privileges, or benefits on any applicant or potential applicant. Manna has the right to change any and all terms of this job description, including, but not limited to, job responsibilities, qualifications, and benefits. Nothing in this job description constitutes an offer or guarantee of employment. Manna reserves the right to change its current benefits program at any time, in a manner that is consistent with applicable federal and state regulations.
Manna is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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