Director, Fiscal Operations

Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty•New York, NY

About The Position

Met Council is America’s largest Jewish charity dedicated to serving the needy. It fights poverty through comprehensive social services and serves more than 350,000 clients each year. Its services include affordable housing, family violence services, Holocaust survivor assistance, geriatric social work, crisis intervention, and kosher food distribution through a network of food pantries, housing sites, and JCCs across New York City. The Director of Fiscal Operations coordinates and manages projects across the organization’s fiscal functions, ensuring grant accounting, grants management, contracts, and related fiscal activities are integrated, accurate, and completed on time. The position supports the Fiscal Grants Department in meeting deadlines, deliverables, and reporting requirements. It applies nonprofit finance experience and knowledge of complex funding environments to coordination, oversight, process improvement, and operational execution, following the direction and priorities of the CFO, Controller, and Director of Budgets and Grants Management. This is an exempt, full-time position with 40 hours per week. Compensation is $150,000 per year. Benefits include major medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; pre-tax commuter benefits; an FSA; a 403(b) with employer contribution; and vacation, sick leave, and holidays.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
At least eight years of progressively responsible experience in finance, accounting, grants management, or a related field.
Experience working in a nonprofit organization with multiple funding sources, including government contracts, grants, private foundations, and restricted and unrestricted funding.
Project management experience, including managing concurrent initiatives, establishing timelines, coordinating stakeholders, monitoring deliverables, and driving projects to completion.
Ability to work effectively across departments and communicate with individuals at all organizational levels.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, including the ability to manage competing priorities and complex deadlines.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Strong attention to accuracy; ability to analyze financial data, identify discrepancies, and develop solutions.
Ability to lead and manage accounting projects, including system implementations and process improvements.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines efficiently and work collaboratively toward team and organizational goals.
Reliability and responsibility for the accuracy and timeliness of work.
Commitment to confidentiality in financial reporting and practices.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and coordinate functions within the Fiscal Department.
Monitor critical deadlines, identify potential delays or obstacles, and work with responsible staff and departments to ensure timely completion.
Assist with tracking fiscal projects, outstanding grant reporting and registrations, approvals, and submissions.
Assist the Controller and Director of Budgets and Grants Management in maintaining fiscal policies, procedures, internal controls, and operational processes.
Streamline Housing Department processes.
Assist with capital grant monitoring.
Serve as the primary liaison between Housing Operations and Fiscal Operations regarding intercompany accounts.
Assist the Director of Budgets and Grants Management in maintaining the grants tracker and managing grant reporting deadlines.
Assist with preparing special financial grant reports and budget projections for Met Council.
Facilitate the transition to Sage Intacct accounting software.
Perform additional responsibilities as required.