Chief Financial Officer

About Lantern Community Services Inc Lantern Community Services'​ mission is to champion the independence and well-being of New Yorkers who are impacted by or threatened with homelessness. Lantern provides innovative services to help New Yorkers who are formerly homeless or have recently aged out of foster care recreate their lives. Many of our clients live with mental illness, addiction, disability, HIV or other chronic illnesses, and we provide them with the tools they need to integrate successfully into the greater community with dignity and independence. The programs we use encourage the best possible outcomes for the low-income and formerly homeless people we serve, and are proven effective in helping diverse groups of people improve their health and economic security. To promote our clients’ well-being and independence, we deliver services in four core program areas, using evidence-based practices to achieve the best possible outcomes: (1) health and wellness; (2) nutrition and culinary arts; (3) employment and educational services; and (4) arts, culture, and fitness. We invest in rigorous staff training, program monitoring, evaluation, and quality improvement activities across the board.

Lantern Community Services Inc

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lanterncommunity.org

51-200 employees

Non-profit Organization Management

New York, NY

Nonprofit

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• Reports to: Executive Director

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a
• closely related field.
• A minimum of ten years of progressively responsible financial management
• experience, including at least five years at a senior leadership level (CFO,
• Deputy CFO, Controller, or Vice President of Finance).
• Demonstrated experience leading finance for a nonprofit organization with an
• operating budget of $25 million or greater.
• Substantial experience with government contract finance, including
• reimbursement-based claiming, cost allocation, indirect cost rate
• negotiation, and contract budget administration.
• Working command of U.S. GAAP for not-for-profit entities and of Uniform
• Guidance and Single Audit requirements.
• Proven track record managing independent audits with clean results.
• Advanced proficiency with nonprofit accounting systems and strong Excel
• modeling capability.
• Demonstrated success supervising and developing finance staff.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to
• make financial information accessible to non-financial audiences such as
• program leadership and Board members.

Preferred

• CPA and/or MBA.
• Direct experience in supportive housing, homeless services, behavioral
• health, or a related human services field.
• Familiarity with New York City and New York State human services contracting
• including HUD CoC, DHS, HRA/HASA, ESSHI, and the applicable fiscal manuals
• and payment systems.
• Experience with capital projects, real estate financing, tax credit
• structures, or facility development.
• Experience leading financial systems implementation or major process
• redesign.
• Experience supporting an organization through a period of significant growth.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a
• closely related field.
• Minimum of ten years of progressively responsible financial management
• experience, including at least at five years at a senior leadership level
• Demonstrated experience leading a finance for a nonprofit organization with
• an operating budget of $25 million or greater.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with attention to detail and
• organization.
• Strategic thinker with outstanding judgment and impeccable integrity.
• Results-oriented with the ability to balance big-picture thinking with
• tactical execution.
• Ability to facilitate positive change within a complex organization and
• support a positive environment for employees and effective services to
• clients.
• Work Environment: This position operates in an office environment. Occasional
• travel to housing and shelter sites and other locations throughout New York City
• may be required for trainings or meetings.
• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is
• regularly required to sit, stand, walk, stoop, climb stairs, and/or kneel. They
• must also use their hands to type, handle, or feel. The employee is frequently
• required to talk or hear and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 5 pounds.
• Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or
• contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties, or responsibilities
• required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at
• any time with or without notice.