Director of Finance & Operations
About the Organization
About Vital Communities
Founded in 1993, Vital Communities cultivates the civic, environmental, and economic vitality of the Upper Connecticut River Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire. We bring people together, bridging boundaries and engaging our whole community to create positive change. Climate change mitigation and adaptation are at the heart of our work. Vital Communities helped create and now coordinates the nation’s first rural Transportation Management Association to reduce vehicle miles traveled in our region. Our energy team has a 10-year track record of reducing energy use and expanding renewable energy generation across all sectors. In 2017 we stepped forward to coordinate the Upper Valley Adaptation Workgroup, seeking to expand our role as a regional and national leader in developing community-based climate solutions.
About the Job
Vital Communities, a White River Junction, VT-based nonprofit, seeks a Director of Finance & Operations to help lead us at an exciting turning point for our organization. With an approximate annual budget of $2.3M for FY25 and a staff of 20, Vital Communities pursues a portfolio of projects to help the Upper Valley of New Hampshire and Vermont thrive, with a complex mix of funding sources. Over the past year we have strengthened our finance systems, providing a foundation on which a collaborative, people-centered finance and operations leader can build.
The Director of Finance & Operations will report to the Executive Director, serve as a member of Vital Communities’ Leadership Team, manage the Finance Manager, and supervise particular responsibilities owned by the Office & Administrative Coordinator. Vital Communities is a highly collaborative organization, and the Director of Finance & Operations will work closely with staff across Program, Development, and Human Resources.
Job responsibilities for the Director of Finance & Operations are divided as follows: 65% in finance, including ensuring that the organization’s finances are managed to provide accurate and timely financial information and to meet all applicable accounting standards, funder requirements, and regulatory requirements, and that staff understand financial systems and how to use them; 20% in operations, including managing and mitigating organizational risk and overseeing technology and document management; and 15% team management.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Vital Communities will begin reviewing applications on September 3, 2024. Job description at https://vitalcommunities.org/director-of-finance-operations/
Submit an application to hr@vitalcommunities.org. See the job description for information on what constitutes a complete application.