• Prepare annual and 36 month budgets by insightfully evaluating organizational needs and historical trends against: ongoing and future programming, sales and development goals, and strategic operational, organizational and personnel growth plans
• Participate in, and assist in the short, mid and long term strategic planning of the organization, working with department heads, directors and Board committees as required

Financial Reporting and Cash Flow Management:

• Oversee monthly financial reporting

• • Analyzing organizational and program financial and cash flow needs relative to: inputs and outcomes, sources of funding, pricing strategy expense utilization, and other relevant information, using qualitative and quantitative analysis.
  • Establish and maintain tight financial governance controls adhering to GAAP and meeting organizational needs
  • Prepare monthly financial statements in a timely fashion, providing previous month reporting no later the 10 days into the next month
  • Maintain daily oversight over cash flow requirements and cash needs, and work closely with the sales and development staff to ensure cash needs are meet and surpluses maintained
  • Deploy a conservative cash surplus investment strategy aligned with the dictates of the Board’s Investment committee
  • As required prepare reports for the Finance Committee of the Board and for the Board

• Monitor departmental financial performance through actual to budget variance reports and hold staff accountable to managing to budget

• • Work to increase efficiency of operations relative to utilization of financial resources
  • Oversee the organization’s book keeping and payroll staff in the US and coordinate with the book keeping and payroll staff in Israel

• Manage ongoing cash flow needs relative to strategic goals and operational demands

Organizational Legal and Tax Compliance and Contract Negotiations:

• Ensure financial and Legal organizational compliance with local, state, and federal agencies
• Oversee all contract negotiations in the US, on behalf of PresenTense Group, Inc.

Additional Job Duties:

• Provide necessary support and assistance to the sales and development process
• Act as a financial resource to the organization’s fellows as appropriate
• Other projects as requested from time to time

Minimum Education and Experience:

• CPA (preferred, not required)
• Bachelor’s degree; master’s degree preferred.
• Substantial experience in roles of significant financial responsibility in social service organizations preferred.
• Extensive background in budget development, management, oversight, and reporting
• Ten years of professional experience in small to medium sized companies of 5-20 employees, with no less than five years managing five or more direct reports.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Flexible to assume additional responsibilities as requested.
• Good working knowledge of QuickBooks
• Proficient in the Jewish community and its organizations, both established organizations and emerging entities
• Proficient in the start-up and social enterprise space, particularly in venture capital and venture philanthropy backed companies and organizations
• Working understanding of the Hebrew language, Jewish culture and traditions, and Israel, it’s culture and its social dynamics
• Evidence of demonstrated experience managing work and getting results within global/setting (across time zones, cultures and national practices/regulatory authorities)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Financial management, analysis and reporting
• Financial reporting software especially QuickBooks
• Strategic planning and management
• Project management
• Strategic Communications
• Recruiting and interpersonal relationships and familiarity with systems thinking
• Mediation skills
• Facilitation skills
• Primary Research skills
• Excellent Written and verbal communication
• Relationship management
• Consultant/Contractor selection and management
• Detail orientation

• Operations and finance related staff in North America (1 FTE’s + contractors and consultants),
• Technical staff (1 FTE)

Interaction with:

• All group staff involved in programs and operations around Group goals and activities (1-5 FTE’s).
• This position’s responsibilities will require the CFO/CAO to oversee book keeping staff in the US, and work closely with the organization’s legal and accounting outside professionals.  In addition the organization has an arm’s length relationship with its Israel subsidiary, and as such the CFO/CAO will also work closely with that organization’s internal book keeper and it’s outside accounting and legal professionals as necessary.
• Reporting to Board