Director of Finance

About Gateway Housing First

Gateway Housing First (GHF) is a developer and owner/operator of affordable, accessible supportive housing communities for people living with disabilities in St. Louis City and County. GHF’s mission is to provide safe, high quality permanent supportive housing to individuals and families challenged by a wide range of disabilities and complex disorders who are also impacted by chronic homelessness, generational poverty, and too often, systemic racism.

GHF owns and operates 10 unique permanent supportive housing communities totaling 200 units (and growing) across St. Louis City and County while also providing long-term rental assistance and case management supports to approximately 100 households leasing from third-party landlords.  At GHF, we know that one-size-fits-all housing does not work as a solution to ending homelessness. People experiencing homelessness are as diverse in their needs and wants as the community at-large. We strive to offer an array of housing choices, so we never have to say, “we don’t have housing that works for you.”

Position: Director of Finance:  a full-time position that reports to the Executive Director.

Gateway Housing First seeks an experienced non-profit accountant to join our Executive Leadership Team.  If you are looking for an opportunity to apply your technical accounting and financial management expertise to prevent and end homelessness for St. Louisans with disabilities and their families, please apply.

Job Description

In collaboration with the Executive Director, the Director of Finance and Accounting oversees all financial aspects of our Agency’s operations, including financial accounting systems and processing, internal controls, internal and external reporting, compliance with government regulations.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Oversee and perform all accounting functions: process/review expenditures, payables and receivables, monthly fees and general ledger entries.
• Prepare for monthly and annual reporting and closings with supporting schedules and subsidiary ledgers
• Support program staff in preparing monthly billings to federal, state, local and private funder.
• Manage cash requirements to ensure adequate funds to cover obligations.
• Manage accounts/grants payable, donations and other accounts receivable, fixed asset and depreciation schedule activities and reserve eligible activities.
• Oversee and perform monthly and annual close out processes, including account reconciliations.
• Develop and track agency and project/program level budgets in collaboration with the Executive Director and Executive Team Members, including regular review, variance analysis, revision, and forecasting.
• Review, improve and maintain strong internal controls as well as risk management practices.
• Plan for and manage annual 3rd party audits for GHF and its affiliated affordable multi-family properties, ensuring the preparation of schedules and information as required for a timely & efficient process. Ensure completion (by audit firm) of all financial reporting (i.e. Form 990, 1099’s, IRS Form 8282, etc.) required by federal, state or local governments.
• Prepare and submit fiscal reporting as required by external funding partners.
• Serve as the lead staff support to the Finance Committee by working with the Executive Team Staff and Committee Chairs to set meeting agendas, create meeting packets with relevant information, and ensure that meeting minutes are taken.  Assist in preparing and presenting committee reports to the Board of Directors.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or business administration with accounting concentration.
• Minimum 5 years non-profit accounting experience.
• Some multi-family, affordable housing and/or property management accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Proficiency in GAAP and knowledge of IRS regulations/standards as they apply to nonprofit agencies.
• Excellent computer skills, especially accounting related software including Quickbooks and Real Page/One Site, as well as Excel, Word Outlook and aptitude to learn new programs quickly.

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with a high level of confidentiality, discretion and professionalism.
• Willingness to perform any finance related task and to help others.
• Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent time‐management and organizational skills, including ability to plan, organize and adjust in response to the often-shifting schedules of program staff working in the field.
• Excellent problem‐solving skills and the tenacity needed to achieve resolution including the development and implementation of processes to prevent re-occurrence.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Comfortability presenting financial reports to Board of Directors and funders and answering questions about the same.

Pay:  Range starting at $90,000 per year, depending on depth and relevance of experience, plus benefits including employer paid health coverage, 401(k) with employer match, PTO, paid holidays.

Interested applicants are encouraged to send a resume and cover letter via to cynthia@gatewayhousingfirst.org.

Thank you.