Chief Financial Officer

DISCOVERY CHILDRENS MUSEUM • Las Vegas, NV

19d • $120,000 - $140,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) provides direct leadership and oversight of the Finance and Accounting Department and leads all financial operations at DISCOVERY Children’s Museum. Reporting to the CEO, the CFO ensures compliance with GAAP and applicable federal, state, and local financial laws and regulations; safeguards Museum assets; oversees risk management and internal controls; and manages the Museum’s financial condition and audited reports. The CFO also aids the VP of Human Resources in overseeing payroll and employee benefits programs.

The CFO is expected to be a mission-focused, strategic, and process-minded financial leader with experience managing financial and accounting professionals in a complex, multi-business-line environment. The role partners with the CEO, senior leadership, department managers, the Board of Directors, and the Board Finance & Audit Committee to support the Museum’s strategic goals. The CFO is responsible for budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, financial reporting, audits, investments, accounting records, and financial analysis, and serves as the Museum’s primary point of contact for accounting and support services operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• Minimum of eight years of senior-level finance and/or accounting work experience.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Strong knowledge of accounting and payroll software.
• Strong organizational and planning skills, and initiative.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise good judgment and work independently.
• Ability to handle a fast-paced environment with distractions in a friendly and professional manner.
• Ability to manage multiple projects to successful completion.
• Ability to define problems, collect and interpret data, establish facts while considering multiple variables, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with staff, board members, and the general public.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule that may include assignments outside established office hours, including weekends and/or holidays.
• Ability to collaborate with other departments across the organization.

Nice To Haves

• CPA.
• C-suite-level financial leadership expertise.
• Experience with Oracle NetSuite and Paycom.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Finance and Accounting Department and provide financial leadership for sound fiscal management.
• Advise senior leadership and the Board of Directors on financial matters in support of organizational goals and objectives.
• Provide business strategy and support to the CEO and senior leadership team, and assist department managers with developing, implementing, and monitoring operations.
• Develop and report metrics to help senior leadership monitor and achieve the organization’s strategic goals.
• Identify industry trends and business opportunities that align with the Museum’s strategic plan.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP and federal, state, and local financial laws and regulations.
• Manage annual budgeting, forecasting, and organizational cash flow.
• Coordinate the annual audit process with external auditors.
• Monitor the organization’s financial assets and liabilities.
• Aid the VP of Human Resources in overseeing payroll and employee benefits programs and recommend enhancements.
• Ensure timely and accurate bank deposits and report discrepancies to the appropriate manager.
• Manage monthly close and financial reporting, including monthly general ledger entries.
• Reconcile and analyze the balance sheet.
• Oversee accounting records for donor-restricted and unrestricted gifts and grants, and maintain historical accounting records.
• Manage the internal control environment, including regulatory compliance and adherence to accounting, conflict-of-interest, asset-protection, cash-handling, and other nonprofit policies; identify control weaknesses and recommend improvements.
• Oversee annual insurance renewal.
• Meet regularly with the Board and Finance & Audit Committee Chair to review and manage the budget, investment portfolio, and other financial affairs.
• Assist with reviewing agreements and contracts.
• Provide financial models and analytics to evaluate opportunities as needed.
• Serve as the Museum’s primary point of contact for accounting and support services operations.
• Maintain accounting software and train support staff.
• Liaise with the Board Finance & Audit Committee and prepare reports for the Committee, senior team, and managers.
• Oversee investment account transactions as necessary.
• Communicate potential bad debt in a timely manner.
• Adhere to strict ethical principles, set priorities to maintain efficient workflow, maintain confidentiality, and stay current on accounting laws and regulations applicable to nonprofit organizations.

Benefits

• DISCOVERY pays 100% of the premium for employee basic life insurance, medical, dental, and long- and short-term disability coverage.
• Optional vision insurance, critical illness insurance, flexible spending account, dependent care flexible spending account, accident insurance, and child and spouse life insurance.
• 401(k) plan with a 3% match.
• 13 paid holidays.
• 25 days of vacation per year.
• Free museum Inventor Level membership.
• Accrued sick time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive