Finance Manager

Light a Single Candle Foundation•Chesterfield, MO

1d•$110,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Finance Manager is the lead financial position within Light a Single Candle Foundation and Poppa Tango Enterprises, LLC and will report directly to the Executive Director with some direction from the President. Light a Single Candle Foundation was founded in 2002 and its focus is sustainable poverty recovery, food security, income development and sustainable community transformation. About 120 projects were funded through our community partners in 2025. Internationally we work in El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica. In the USA we serve in St. Louis, MO. In addition to our Founder/President and his spouse who take an active role in the leadership of the organization, this new role will be our 10th employee. The work of the foundation continues to evolve as we learn, with increased focus on a more comprehensive and sustainable poverty recovery community development model. www.lightasinglecandle.org

Requirements

Candidate will reside in St. Louis, MO region and work out of the Chesterfield, MO office
LASC team members all work together predominantly from our newly renovated office space
Ability to travel to areas that LASC services, as well as to conferences
Bachelor’s degree in accounting with an emphasis in finance or finance degree is required
5 years of professional financial oversight and analysis in the Non-Profit sector
Identifies and seeks opportunities to provide financial support to other LASC team members and organizational processes.
Experience in coaching and developing customer financial and budgetary skills
Budget review and preparation skills and experience
Project and cost review experience
High level of competence with Excel
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to work with multiple projects at a time
Highly organized, excellent attention to detail
Compassion for serving the poor
Embraces a model of empowerment, accountability, partnership, and hope in executing the work of sustainable poverty recovery
Self-motivated, works well independently, and desires to participate in creating a positive team environment
Excellent verbal, written, and follow-up skills
Strong and professional work ethic, flexible, and adaptive to change
Can manage and succeed in providing support to multiple projects & partners simultaneously

Responsibilities

Manage all aspects of the Light a Single Candle (LASC) and Poppa Tango Enterprises, LLC (PTE) Financials
Manage cash flow and make cash forecast recommendations to maintain adequate reserves
Responsible for establishing and monitoring cost effective internal controls for financial transactions
Function as a part of the LASC finance team to assist in annual budgeting and long-term planning
Responsible for timely filing and compliance with all federal and state applicable laws and regulations
Responsible for preparing and conducting the financial review/audit and 990, while working with an outside auditing firm to ensure no insignificant auditor adjustments needed
Execute all grant distributions from the LASC Board of Directors and the Planning and Grants Committee and manage the allocation of disbursements to plan.
Coordinate and lead the Finance Committee meetings
Responsible for managing investment advisor relationship with the executive director.
Drafting quarterly investment performance updates for the board and the finance committee.
Managing all aspects of the Investment Advisor Annual Meeting , including meeting set up, agenda, materials, etc.
Review the budgets and financial statements of all LASC Partners applying for funding support
Work closely with the Director of Community Transformation in review of Partner CT budgets. Additionally, identity and establish cost parameters and cost expectations for our partners.
Work with LASC Leadership and the Measurement & Evaluation (M&E) staff to identify and establish targets for return on investment (ROI) to be achieved, and in the confirmation of the actual ROI from the execution of the Intervention
Annually review all Partners' Annual Reports, Audits, and Financials to assure their financial health and soundness.
Perform community audits regularly to review the entire process of CT for each community from Phase Ill through to the finish line to assure accuracy and transparency with each community's financial expenditures.