Finance Team Lead

Hillside Fellowship•Spring Branch, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Finance Team Lead serves as the head of Hillside’s Finance Department, providing leadership, direction, and coordination across all finance functions. This role ensures that the department operates as a unified team, with financial strategy, planning, and reporting aligned to support Hillside’s mission and organizational priorities. This position manages the Finance Department’s people, priorities, and resources, serving as the primary point of contact between the Finance Department and the Director of Administration. The Finance Team Lead works closely with the Controller to ensure sound accounting and with the Financial Analyst to ensure clear financial insight, while leading the department’s contribution to budgeting, board reporting, and strategic planning.

Requirements

Leadership experience in a finance department
Experience with financial strategy, planning, and reporting
Ability to manage people, priorities, and resources
Strong understanding of accounting principles
Experience with budgeting and financial analysis
Proficiency in financial reporting and presentation
Experience with cash flow management, reserve monitoring, and liquidity planning
Knowledge of financial relationships (banking, investments, insurance)
Experience coordinating with Human Resources on compensation, benefits, and payroll
Experience supporting audit preparation
Experience in team development, coaching, and feedback
Ability to foster a team culture of accountability, collaboration, and mission alignment
Ability to establish and maintain clear expectations and quality standards

Nice To Haves

Experience in a non-profit or faith-based organization

Responsibilities

Lead and manage the Finance Department, including the Controller, Financial Analyst, and Staff Accountant (through the Controller), ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and the direction set by the Director of Administration
Serve as the primary point of contact between the Finance Department and the Director of Administration, ensuring that finance-related matters are communicated clearly and handled within the department whenever possible
Set departmental priorities, manage workload distribution, and ensure that deadlines and deliverables are met across all finance functions
Prepare and oversee the Finance Department’s operating budget, ensuring that resources are used wisely and progress is regularly reviewed
Lead the annual budget process, coordinating across ministry leaders and departments to develop the organization’s operating budgets
Provide strategic financial perspective and recommendations to the Director of Administration to support leadership and board-level discussions
Lead the development and communication of financial reports, dashboards, and presentations for leadership and board-level discussions, in coordination with the Director of Administration
Review and approve analytical output (budgets, forecasts, variance analyses, and board reporting) prepared by the Financial Analyst, ensuring strategic alignment and clarity before distribution
Oversee cash flow management, reserve monitoring, and liquidity planning in coordination with the Controller and Financial Analyst
Monitor organizational financial health and provide regular updates to the Director of Administration on trends, risks, and opportunities
Support the Director of Administration in managing financial relationships, including banking, investments, and insurance
Ensure that restricted and designated funds are tracked and reported appropriately, in coordination with the Controller
Serve as the primary finance contact for ministry leaders, supporting budgeting, answering financial questions, and providing clarity around resource stewardship
Coordinate with Human Resources on compensation planning, benefits administration, and payroll-related coordination
Support audit preparation and serve as a departmental liaison during the annual audit process, working alongside the Controller
Represent the Finance Department in cross-functional initiatives and organizational planning efforts
Develop and support team members through coaching, feedback, and professional growth opportunities
Lead with a servant’s heart, fostering a team culture of accountability, collaboration, and mission alignment
Establish and maintain clear expectations and quality standards across all finance functions
This role may include additional responsibilities as needed to support the mission and team, consistent with the general scope and level of the position