The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America - MidStates
Position: Finance and Administrative Manager
Classification: Full time Position 40 hours weekly
Position Summary: Responsible for the Coordination of Organization’s Finances and Administration
Reports to: CEO
About AAFA
Asthma is the #1 reason children are hospitalized and often the #1 reason they miss school. Allergies are the third most common chronic disease among children under the age of 18. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, a United Way Agency, has been a leading resource for those with asthma and allergies in the Midwest for over 40 years. AAFA-STL’s medical assistance programs provide uninsured and underinsured children with life-saving asthma and allergy medications, equipment, education, and support in homes and through schools. Our growing programs serving families living with food allergies will continue to educate, make safer and unite this community. Programmatically, we have grown tenfold in the last year, and we need to add innovative, solution oriented, impact hungry, destination thinking individuals to our team to help continue this growth.
Finance Manager Job Responsibilities: Looking for a Finance and Admin Manager who:
Is ready to help an organization grow into a ten MM impact driven entity.
Coordinates all financial processes including forecasting, budgeting, and cash flow management.
Manages finances for a growing foundation.
Prepares financial reports.
Implements strategies to increase return on investment and profitability.
Oversees and reviews accounting tasks, including payroll, taxes, and compliance.
Collaborates with the team to produce budgets and track key financial performance indicators.
Meets deadlines in a fast-paced work environment.
Adheres to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
Oversees related general office duties including:
¨ Responding to incoming calls and guests and direct appropriately.
¨ Maintaining inventory of supplies and equipment for daily running of office daily.
¨ Drafting letters and maintenance of inbound and outbound mail.
¨ Organizing and maintaining files.
¨ Execute correspondence to the Board.
Responsibilities may also include:
¨ Maintain organization calendar with key due dates and status updates on a weekly basis. This includes grant reporting deadlines and vendor contracts.
¨ Performing other related duties and responsibilities as assigned by the CEO
Benefits: This position is designed as a full-time role, the potential for a part-time position for just the right individual. Full time employees would receive benefits such as healthcare, vision, dental, flexible scheduling, remote working, ample PTO, commitment to individual professional development and it’s fun, energetic, team oriented and impactful culture and environment.
Ideal Skills:
Remains calm in the face of multiple competing priorities and timelines
Craves a desire to bring solutions to unmet issues in a fast-paced environment.
Desires accomplishment over recognition
Finance software and spreadsheets.
Understands financial reporting.
Communicates effectively and has exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
Develops strong working relationships with colleagues across departments and seniority levels.
Interacts successfully with vendors and partners.
Familiar and comfort with full Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite programs
Excels at multi-tasking, organization, and time management.
Experience in varied grant sources, including foundation, corporate and government grants.
Solution oriented, action-oriented problem solver, who craves a role that makes lasting change for people and communities.
Education and Experience Requirements:
Bachelor’s in finance, economics, accounting, business, or a related major is preferred.
At least 3 years in some finance or accounting role is highly preferred.
Executive Support role experience a plus
Nonprofit accounting experience a plus
Accounting or finance degree a major plus.
IMPORTANT:
IF YOU NEED TO WORK SOMEWHERE WHERE ALL SYSTEMS ARE IN PLACE AND ANSWERS ARE EASY, THIS IS NOT THE POSITION FOR YOU. IF YOU WANT TO HELP BUILD SYSTEMS AND ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT FINDING SOLUTIONS TO LARGE, UNANSWERED QUESTIONS, THE INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLY FOR THIS JOURNEY ARE BELOW
Interested parties should submit a resume to applicant@aafastl.org with the subject “Finance and Admin Manager Opportunity”
