Senior Manager
of Finance
Position Description
About Horton’s Kids: Horton’s Kids is a community-based organization working to drive positive change in the lives of 600+ K-12 grade students and families living in two of the most under-resourced communities in Southeast Washington, DC – Wellington Park and Stanton Oaks. These communities are home to children and families with big dreams and the potential needed to achieve them. However, decades of disinvestment and systemic racism have created unfair barriers to access for these families. Horton’s Kids works to remove these barriers and even the playing field by providing comprehensive academic, social-emotional, health and wellness, and family engagement supports.
As an organization that exclusively serves Black people from low-income neighborhoods, we recognize that systemic oppression disproportionately impacts the most marginalized people in society, including BIPOC people, people with disabilities, people from low-wealth backgrounds, women, and LGBTQ+ people. We intentionally center these communities in our work and encourage people from these and other marginalized communities to apply for this position.
Position: Sr. Manager of Finance
The Sr. Manager of Finance supports the day-to-day financial operations of Horton’s Kids and works with the Chief Financial and Administrative Officer and Sr. Manager of Human Resources and Operations on operational, administrative and information technology management functions.
The ideal candidate is intellectually curious, hard-working, detail-oriented, and customer service-focused. They will have an interest in building an effective organizational financial infrastructure, will communicate clearly with a variety of audiences, be motivated by Horton’s Kids’ mission and its core values of equity, commitment, connectedness, integrity, and compassion. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field, at least 3 years’ experience in non-profit financial management, and have experience in managing government grants. Experience using QuickBooks, automated accounts payable systems, the DC government vendor portal, and EGMS (Enterprise Grants Management System) is essential. This position requires strong communication skills (both oral and written), advanced Excel skills, and intermediate skills in Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
This full-time, exempt position reports to the Chief Financial and Administrative Officer and works closely with the Sr. Manager of Human Resources and Operations and interacts on a daily basis with individuals across the entire organization.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsibilities of the Sr. Manager include, but are not limited to:
General Accounting
- Gathers all information required for monthly close, delivers it to the external accountants and fields all follow-up questions.
- Processes all payables and employee expense reimbursement requests in Bill.com
- Coordinates and compiles monthly credit card expense reports with all staff.
- Reconciles revenues with the Development team monthly.
Reporting and Analysis
- Generates monthly financial statements for internal review by leadership and analyzes all variances in advance of internal review meetings.
- Prepares financial statements for the quarterly board meetings and for our lenders.
- Generates monthly performance reports and reviews variances with the department directors and managers.
- Updates the detailed 12-month cash flow projection monthly.
Budgeting
- Supports the CFAO in developing the annual operating and capital budgets. Works with the department directors and managers to complete detailed budget workbooks.
- Supports the CFAO in developing and maintaining the long-range financial plan.
Grants Management
- Supports the Chief Development Officer in creating budgets for grant applications.
- Tracks and monitors grant spending monthly, maintains the grant tracker, and alerts leadership when grant amendments are required.
- Inputs all grant reimbursement requests into the DC Vendor Portal and the EGMS system.
- Manages the grant receivables.
- Calculates grant allocations for external accountants to create monthly allocation journal entry.
Audit
- Creates schedules for audit review
- Pulls all samples requested by the auditors
- Coordinates responses to questions when input is required from other Horton’s Kids personnel.
- Provides information to the auditors for completion of the annual IRS Form 990.
Other Duties
- Serve as staff’s primary point of contact for basic financial and budget questions
- Maintain the fixed asset inventory
- In coordination with the rest of the Operations team, support administrative and special projects as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Qualifications required for candidates for this role are:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in a Nonprofit, Association or CBO setting
- Ability and experience managing a QuickBooks database
- Experience with the financial management of government grants, and hands-on use of the DC Vendor portal and EGMS.
- Keen eye for detail in reviewing and interpreting spreadsheets
- Proficiency in data management and database development
- Strong ability to work independently and effectively lead project initiatives
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
CORE COMPETENCIES:
Critical core competencies for successful performance in this role are:
- Detail-oriented, highly organized with the ability to assume responsibility for and follow-up on multiple tasks in an efficient manner
- Knowledge of best practices in the areas of accounting and grants management
- A high level of computer literacy including expertise in QuickBooks and Microsoft Office, with expertise in Excel preferred
- Critical thinking and analytical skills as well as strong problem-solving skills
- Flexibility is necessary and as is the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
- Commitment to mission-based organizations
- Tech savvy in the use and administration of online platforms
SALARY 70-80K
BENEFITS
Horton’s Kids offers a generous benefits package including vacation hours, comp time, holiday breaks, sick time, parental leave, flexible hours and telework options, 3% employer-matched retirement, mobile phone allowance, health & wellness benefit, employer-paid health benefits including vision and dental, and more.
REMOTE WORK OPPORTUNITY
Currently, Horton’s Kids administrative staff work remotely two days per week. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursdays are mandatory days in the office at our facility at 2233 Hunter Place SE.
TO APPLY
Please submit your resume and cover letter via our smartsheet application.
Horton’s Kids is an equal opportunity employer. For more information, please see www.hortonskids.org
