Director of Finance

International Living Future Institute•Portland, OR

29d•$82,343 - $89,987•Remote

About The Position

Living Future is a non-profit organization whose mission is to catalyze the transformation toward communities that are culturally rich, socially just and ecologically restorative. Our flagship program is the Living Building Challenge, the world’s most ambitious and holistic performance standard for resilient, healthy, and green buildings. Living Future offers other certifications, transparency labels, education, and events that enable organizations and individuals to communicate their commitment to a healthier world. We believe that the building industry can shift dramatically far faster and more radically than many assume. We also believe that the industry can and should address ecological impact, social impact, health impact and cultural impact as intersecting issues. Living Buildings are beacons for change, data points for skeptics, inspirational stories for young people, and test beds for innovation. We seek to affect change in the building industry by envisioning a living future and showing it’s possible to embody that future in practice and policy. The Director of Finance is responsible for all finance and accounting activity including maintaining accurate records in the general ledger, producing monthly payroll, assisting the COO with creating monthly financial statements, reconciling bank accounts, processing accounts payable, recording customer invoices, and tracking accounts receivable. This position also works closely with the COO to manage cash flow, and provide reporting in the accounting system for senior management.

Requirements

A passion for Living Future’s mission. Enthusiasm for serving a dynamic, environmental organization.
Strong accounting background with a strong preference for experience with Sage Intacct, and ADP payroll software, Salesforce, MS Excel, along with the ability to learn new software applications
Minimum 5-10 years of experience, preferably in nonprofit/fund accounting
Ability to work effectively with minimal direction, within established procedures
Ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment
Demonstrated ability to work with a variety of people representing different organizations, backgrounds and experiences.

Nice To Haves

Experience building out dashboards in Sage Intacct, or other financial software or ERP systems strongly preferred
Experience with audits and 990 preparation strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Complete all accounting functions including journal entries for both accounts payable, accounts receivable, accruals and other day to day accounting activities
Is responsible for setting up monthly payroll in ADP to be reviewed by COO before initiation, as well as journaling monthly payroll
Work closely with HR to ensure smooth on-boarding of new hires
Completes monthly cash reconciliation to organization’s bank accounts and general ledger
Assures that all financial statements are accurate and complete on a monthly basis
Serves as the lead for all external audit functions and 990 creation, including preparing YE financials for review, providing external auditors with clean and accurate financial information and documentation throughout audit process
In collaboration with COO responsible for continuous improvement of financials reporting, dashboards, account structures, and integrations
Collaborate with HR to accurately track payroll deductions
Responsible for maintaining various state and international registrations
Works closely with the COO to manage cash flow and interbank transfers between accounts.
Manage credit card payments and reconciliations
Coordinate with business line leaders to submit and manage invoices on client third party payment platforms