Finance Director (Grants) POST NUMBER: 481917
Client: Non-Profit Organization
Job Title: Finance Director
Location: New York City, NY
Salary: $135,000
Position Overview
A mission-driven non-profit organization is seeking a Finance Director to oversee financial operations, grant management, reporting, and revenue cycle activities. This leadership role will partner closely with executive management to ensure financial compliance, support strategic decision-making, and maintain the integrity of the organization's funding and reimbursement processes.
Key Responsibilities
-
Lead financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and grant management activities.
-
Oversee a complex portfolio of federal, state, city, and private foundation grants.
-
Ensure compliance with funder requirements and regulatory guidelines.
-
Prepare and present financial reports for executive leadership and key stakeholders.
-
Manage SCN billing and revenue cycle processes, including claims submission, receivable tracking, reconciliations, and denial management.
-
Monitor grant expenditures and funding allocations to ensure compliance and maximize reimbursement opportunities.
-
Partner with senior leadership on financial planning, operational initiatives, and strategic decision-making.
-
Support audits, funder reviews, and year-end financial reporting requirements.
-
Develop and maintain strong internal controls and financial processes.
Qualifications
-
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field.
-
6–8 years of progressive non-profit finance and/or grant accounting experience.
-
Strong experience managing federal, New York State, New York City, and private foundation grants.
-
Familiarity with funding agencies such as DFTA, DYCD, OTDA, and other government funders.
-
Hands-on experience with SCN billing, revenue cycle management, claims processing, and receivables reconciliation.
-
Experience preparing financial reports and analyses for executive leadership and board-level audiences.
-
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, and IF functions.
-
Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving abilities.
Preferred Qualifications
-
Experience with eMedNY and/or SCN Managed Care billing.
-
Prior experience in a leadership role within a non-profit organization.
-
Experience handling complex grant portfolios and multi-source funding environments.
This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional seeking a leadership role within a mission-driven organization while making a direct impact on financial strategy, compliance, and operational success.
Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice
Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.
Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .
Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
Privacy Notice
Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco by Highspring”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.
- California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
- Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.
- Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
- Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.
- Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here.
Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.