Vice President of Finance & Operations

Youth Eastside Services•Bellevue, WA

3d•$160,000 - $185,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Youth Eastside Services (YES) seeks an experienced nonprofit Vice President of Finance & Operations with a commitment to develop and implement strong finance and operational systems to help YES be among the strongest youth-serving behavioral health agencies in WA. YES is a leading provider of youth behavioral health services in East King County, serving over 4,000 children, youth, and families annually through various programs. The organization's work is grounded in trauma-informed care, collaboration, equity, and the belief that every young person deserves to feel safe, supported, respected, and connected. The mission is to help youth reach their full potential, strengthen families, and advocate for a safe, caring, and equitable community through behavioral health support, expert intervention, outreach, and education. The Vice President of Finance & Operations will serve as a key member of senior leadership, stewarding the financial, operational, and people systems that power YES’ mission. This role will develop staff leads for HR and Systems to strengthen processes, and will partner with the CEO, Board of Trustees, and other leadership to make sound decisions, manage risk, and sustain organizational health. This position will lead a newly configured, integrated, and strengthened team for YES finance and operations, including a new ERP and HRIS. YES seeks a leader comfortable in planning, adapting systems, and structuring teams to position YES as a top youth behavioral health provider in Washington State.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Accounting or HR or related field required; CPA highly valued.
Minimum of 7–10 years of progressive financial and operations leadership.
Strong knowledge of nonprofit accounting, GAAP, internal controls, and financial reporting, restricted grant fund accounting.
Advanced mastery of SageIntaact, familiarity with Bamboo HRIS, Sharepoint and Microsoft Excel and MS Teams.
Experience with donor CRMs, including DonorPerfect and Blackbaud.
Deep human resources leadership experience, demonstrating compliance with Washington law including: Minimum Wage Act, Washington Administrative Code Overtime Exemptions, Equal Pay and Opportunities Act, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Paid Sick Leave Law and all relevant Federal and local laws.
Team management of up to 10 staff, with up to 5 Direct Reports.
Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop individuals and teams while fostering a collaborative, service-oriented culture.
Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain internal controls, oversee audits, manage cash flow, and present financial information and recommendations to executive leadership, board, and boards of directors.
Demonstrated ability to exercise discretion and sound independent judgment on matters of organizational significance.
Ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy, manage multiple priorities, adapt to changing organizational needs, and achieve results in a dynamic environment.
Demonstrated systems thinker with the ability to strengthen organizational capacity by improving systems, processes, and infrastructure while enhancing cross-functional collaboration, and organizational effectiveness.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build strong cross-functional relationships and communicate complex financial information clearly to both financial and non-financial audiences.
Exceptional judgment, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail and a commitment to continuous learning and improvement.
Ability to successfully work as part of a hybrid team, ensuring team development for remote and on-site staff.
Inspired by and dedicated to YES’ strong mission of serving as a lifeline for children and youth coping with challenges such as emotional distress, substance abuse and violence, regardless of ability to pay.
Supports our trauma-informed approach, Zero Suicide initiative, and leads through a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging lens.

Nice To Haves

CPA highly valued.
Oversight of IT teams preferred.
Experience in mid-large nonprofit health care or behavioral health agencies that bill Medicaid and other payor mix.
Experience with hybrid teams and multi-site programs.
Knowledge of East King County behavioral health system and partners.

Responsibilities

Directs invoicing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger management, and monthly cash flow forecasting.
Oversees financial management of grants, contracts and restricted funds.
Maintains strong system of organizational controls that safeguards organizational assets.
Leads annual organizational budgeting while collaborating with program heads to monitor grant spending and tracking.
Leads short- and long-term financial planning.
Develops financial models and scenario analyses to evaluate strategic opportunities, organizational risks, and long-term financial sustainability.
Prepares comprehensive financial statements for presentation to the Executive Director, Finance Committee, and Board, applying GAAP standards for nonprofit organizations.
Functions as the primary liaison for annual external financial audits and ensures the timely filing of IRS Form 990.
Guides investment policy and strategy, cash, liquidity, asset and reserve management, business planning and development.
Oversees physical office layouts, leases, equipment vendor agreements, and commercial liability insurance policies.
Ensures facility licensing with cities and State of Washington.
Oversees internal information technology networks, software licensing infrastructure, and digital cybersecurity protocols.
Secures organizational compliance with all state, local, federal laws and regulations, and multi-year restricted grant parameters.
Ensures development and maintenance of organizational policies and procedures in collaboration with VP of Clinical Operations.
Oversees insurance, risk management by partnering with external legal counsel, supports governance activities of Board of Trustees.
Maintains relevant nonprofit corporation reports with WA Secretary of State.
Ensures Board training on compliance functions.
Maintains property and casualty insurance, malpractice and liability coverage.
Strengthens organization’s operational systems, processes and infrastructure to improve operational excellence, including efficiencies, effectiveness, and cross-functional collaboration.
Ensures talent recruitment planning and pipelines, staff onboarding, strong training and performance evaluation cycles, and offboarding through a strong HR function.
Ensures administration of accurate bi-weekly payroll processing, compensation schedules, and employee benefits packages (medical, dental, 403b, Roth IRA, 401k).
Ensures updated employee handbooks, resolution of workplace grievances, training, benchmarking, salary bands and supports YES diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging plans and a trauma-informed workplace.
Oversees processes and systems that maximize inter-team coordination and efficiencies.
Ensures direct coordination with Development & Community Relations Team as YES builds its Culture of Philanthropy, grant budgeting, proposal development, financial reporting, and review of grant/contract agreements for financial, legal and compliance considerations.
Coordinates strategy and financial planning with VP of Clinical Operations.
Functions as strong coach and support for professional development and training of each team member, recognizing unique strengths and needs of each person.
Assesses roles to determine organizational needs and gaps, structures, continue to identify opportunities to strengthen team processes, workflows, and systems.
Fosters a collaborative, service-oriented culture within the Finance & Operations function that delivers high-quality support across the organization.
As member of Executive Leadership Team, supports positive agency-wide culture through employee engagement, benchmarking culture indicators, assuring opportunities for workplace personal engagement, balanced with a strong operational excellence culture.
Helps drive strategic planning and professional development across the agency.
Peer mentor to other senior leaders as needed.

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare with choice of Kaiser Permanente Access PPO (utilizing First Choice Health Network) + Health Savings Account (HSA), or Kaiser Permanente HMO plan.
Much of the premium cost for the employee is covered by YES for both plans.
YES also contributes to HSA for those on the PPO plan.
Dental and Vision Coverage: Dental coverage for the employee is paid in full by YES and carried by Principal; Vision coverage for the employee is paid in full by YES and carried by VSP through Principal.
Tax-Deferred Annuity (TDA): Available from day one for early retirement planning, with the option to transition to the 401(k) plan after one year.
401(k) Retirement Plan: Eligible after one year, with employer matching from 2.5 - 5%.
Paid Time Off: Start with 16 days in the first two years - increasing with tenure, plus 11 paid holidays, and sick leave accrued at the rate of one day per month for full time employees.
Life + Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance: After one year of service, YES covers a $35K life insurance policy + Accidental Death and Dismemberment; supplement coverage available for purchase by employee.
Short and Long-Term disability coverage.
Employee Assistance Plan access available from date of hire.
Free parking at our Bellevue location.