Finance Manager

Role Overview

Finance Manager for Accelerating Appalachia (ACAP). Reporting directly to the CEO, you will oversee ACAP’s fiscal health across day-to-day bookkeeping, budgeting/cash flow, and strict federal/state grant compliance—especially for USDA and related funding.

Responsibilities

Financial Management

• Oversee bookkeeping, payroll, invoicing, contracts, producer payment disbursements, and reimbursement processing
• Maintain an up-to-date, detailed ledger and financial records in QuickBooks
• Manage accounts receivable/payable and ensure audit compliance
• Lead and monitor organizational budgets and daily cash flow
• Partner with the COO to ensure project expenditures and recording comply with GAAP, with reports prepared for CEO review
• Formalize processes for accounts payable, expense reconciliation, bank reconciliations, and credit card statement reconciliation
• Support long-term financial planning with the fundraising team
• Reconcile financial records against the program database with the CDO

Federal & Grant Compliance

• Support execution of all grants and private funding, ensuring compliance with granting agency requirements (including USDA and Appalachian Regional Commission)
• Ensure compliance with OMB Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) (allowability, allocability, reasonableness of costs)
• Coordinate with the COO on grant financial requirements, including transition from the current contract accountant
• Enforce internal controls and adherence to local, state, and federal regulations
• Maintain documentation and internal controls to withstand federal monitoring and audits

Financial Reporting

• Prepare financial statements, business activity reports, and forecasts for executive meetings
• Produce semi-annual and quarterly grant expenditure and cost-share reporting in coordination with the COO (subject to CEO review)
• Support annual external audit reporting materials
• Work with CEO and COO to build the annual budget and five-year projections for Board approval