CAMEO is searching for a Full-Time Vice President, Finance & Operations who will bring strategic, entrepreneurial, and visionary leadership to its operations to support its mission of helping grow a thriving ecosystem of support for underserved entrepreneurs. Do you support local economies driven by local small business owners? Do you understand the power of business ownership to lift families and help them thrive and reach their version of the American Dream? If so, we are looking for a fulltime VP, Finance and Operations that can help us grow.
CAMEO is a network made up of over 400 organizations, agencies, and individuals dedicated to furthering microbusiness development in California and across the country. Annually, CAMEO members serve about 100,000 very small businesses with training, business and credit assistance and loans. These firms – largely start-ups with less than five employees – support or create 150,000 new jobs and generate a total of $7.5 billion in economic activity.
Reporting to the CEO and serving as an integral member of the senior management team, the VP, Finance & Operations will be responsible for the development of CAMEO’s financial management strategy and contribute to the development of the organization’s strategic goals. In addition to the strategic components, the VP will be responsible for developing and implementing more sophisticated policies and procedures in the finance and general operational realms. This position will directly supervise the financial and administrative team. This is an outstanding opportunity for a finance executive with operational experience and a proven track record of creative problem-solving and change management to join in a growing mission-driven organization.
Compensation: $120,000 – $140,000, depending on experience.
Work Environment: This is a remote position that will require light business travel up to 20% of the time in a professional office environment from time-to-time.
Essential Functions
- Advise the CEO and other key members of senior management on financial planning budgeting, cash flow, investment priorities, and policy matters
- Serve as the management liaison to the board and audit committee; effectively communicate and present critical financial matters at select board of directors and committee meetings
- Contribute to the development of CAMEO’s strategic goals and objectives as well as the overall management of the organization
- Maintain continuous lines of communication, keeping the CEO informed of all critical issues
- Represent the organization externally, as necessary, particularly in banking and lease negotiations
- Oversee, direct, and organize financial statements, project/program accounting, monthly close and reporting process
- Provide analysis to identify actionable revenue generating and cost savings opportunities
- Drive and embody an intentional company culture that reinforces our mission and values
- Champion a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace and systems, and design and implement practices and initiatives to support these goals
- Oversee legal aspects of contracts management by managing external legal vendors
- Additional duties and responsibilities may be added at any time
Finance and Operations Responsibilities
- Upgrade and implement an appropriate system of policies, internal controls, accounting standards, and procedures
- Plan, coordinate, and execute the annual budget process
- Ensure that CAMEO is adhering to the strategic plan, delivering status reports to the board
- Provide analytical support to CAMEO’s internal management team including development of internal management reporting capabilities
- Improve administrative and operational accounting services such as treasury management, 403(B) plan, grants payment processing, payroll, accounts payable, and purchasing
- Oversee treasury management, including bank administration and managing operating and loan fund cash
- Responsible for portfolio management team, including loan servicing, ongoing portfolio risk assessment, and calculation of allowance for loan loss
- Manage daily operations and measure the effectiveness of internal and external operational processes
- Identify, recommend, and implement new processes, technologies, and systems to improve and streamline organizational processes and use of resources and materials
- Build, implement and improve org-wide systems, leading on system infrastructure and IT best practices that will help the organization accomplish its business goals
- Update and implement all necessary business policies and accounting practices; improve the finance department’s overall policy and procedure manual
- Maintain adequate business insurance and manage annual renewal of policies
- Manage annual audit including preparation of PBC schedules and financial reporting to state and federal agencies including completion of 990 tax return
- Oversee treasury management, including bank administration and managing operating and loan fund cash
- Responsible for portfolio management team, including loan servicing, ongoing portfolio risk assessment, and calculation of allowance for loan loss
- Additional duties and responsibilities may be added at any time