Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

Company: Family Connections, Inc.
Location: East Orange
Posted on: February 16, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description I. CORE VALUES: Demonstrates cultural competence through an awareness of and sensitivity towards Agency’s clients’ and coworkers’ cultural and socioeconomic characteristics. Works from a strengths-based perspective. Understands and works well with other service systems and maximizes resources. Recognizes that consumers come first and responds to consumers appropriately. Knows and adheres to all FC Policies and Procedures. II. PROFESSIONALISM: Values and participates in the Team as a proactive member. Respects others’ professional opinions and tolerates a range of feelings. Able to give and receive constructive criticism. III. SUPERVISION: Attends supervision consistently and comes prepared. Able to receive feedback and to learn from it. Has insight about self (i.e., strengths and weaknesses) and utilizes that knowledge toward growth and change. IV. POSITION SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES: Guides financial decisions by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures. Maintains financial staff Recruiting, selecting, orienting and training employees. Maintains financial staff job results by coaching, counseling and developing employees; planning, monitoring and appraising job results. Responsible for month-end and general ledger closings and balance sheet account analyses. Review all P&L reporting for accuracy. Manage and administer admin cost allocation plan. Supervise Senior Accountants. Design reports in Financial Edge and Excel. Prepare periodic and ad-hoc reports. Monitors current department accounting systems and procedures by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation. Responsible for the accurate and timely preparation and submission of all internal and external reports as necessary. Prepare required monthly, quarterly and annual reports and respond to inquiries (ROE’s, Grant Reimbursement Claims and funder reports). Coordinate funder reviews and audits. Review and assist in the preparation of annual budgets and modifications. Responsible for 100% completion and preparation of work papers required in the annual audit. The candidate should be a culturally competent individual who will work in the alignment with Family Connections mission. The Assistant Controller must be an enthusiastic team player and dedicated to the agency’s mission and strategic goals. SPECIFICATIONS: Education: Bachelor's Degree: Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or another related field of study. Experience: Minimum of seven (7) years’ experience in all aspect of non-profit accounting and/or grant accounting. Federal and State grant experience. Knowledge: Knowledge of clerical and administrative procedures and systems such as filing and record keeping. Knowledge of Microsoft applications including Outlook, Teams, Word and Excel. Operation of switchboard, typing/data entry/word processing, filing, operation of other business machines (fax, copy machine, etc.). Skills and Abilities: Advanced written and oral communication, and interpersonal skills, a motivated self-starter, excellent planning and organizing skills, attention to detail. Able to use a computer database system. Able to negotiate contracts with clients and service providers. Able to multitask efficiently. The ability to think creatively and solve problems. Able to Identify and solve problems for clients. Able to select the best price for products and services. Able to and interested in working with individuals from diverse backgrounds. An understanding of professional ethics and issues of confidentiality. The ability to work on a multi-disciplinary team. Bilingual in Spanish and/or French Creole preferred Salary : $90,000 - $115,000 Vacation & Benefits: Vacation: As a full-time employee working generally 35 hours per week, you will be eligible to participate in the Family Connections group benefit plans. Benefits include medical, dental, life insurance, long term disability, retirement plans, and additional supplementary benefits. Yes, you can elect to not enroll into these benefits. You will also be eligible to accrue vacation, personal, and sick days in addition to 12 paid holidays, and summer wellness Fridays. Benefits also include professional development assistance, referral program, internal/external trainings, Capella University partnership, 403b retirement plan with employer matching (3% max) (you can enroll in your 403b without a waiting period) , employer-paid life insurance, employer paid Long-term Disability (LTD) insurance, employer paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, etc. Work Environment/Physical Demands: The individual must be willing to travel across the state of NJ. The individual must possess the ability to perform work that requires frequent standing, bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, moving, and lifting of up to or in excess of 50 pounds. Family Connections is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to excellence. Employment offers are made on the basis of qualifications and without regard to race, sex, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, age veteran status, or sexual orientation or other protected classes under the State and Federal law. Powered by JazzHR cVqcVe4di7

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