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Job Description
JOB TITLE: Chief Financial Officer
Division/Department: Executive - Financial
Location: Fond du Lac Tribal Center - Onsite
Reports To: Tribal Enterprises Executive Director and Tribal Programs Executive Director
Probationary Period: 6 months
FLSA Status: Exempt (salaried)
Classification: Non-Child-Related NA
Driver’s License: Level 1 - Driver’s License Required.
Rate of Pay: Depends on Qualifications
Responsibilities
Executive Responsibilities
- Lead band-wide accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning.
- Provide the Reservation Business (RBC) and Secretary Treasurer with regular direct, financial reporting, and analysis.
- Oversees treasury, cash management, banking, investments, and debt management.
- Coordinate annual external audits, Single Audits, audit corrective actions, and financial statement preparation
- Strengthen internal controls, financial controls, procurement controls, and fraud prevention systems.
- Oversee federal grant and contract financial compliance to include 2CFR Part 200 and indirect-cost, ensures compliance with 2 CFR Part 200, including federal award requirements, cost principles, internal controls, and financial reporting.
- Coordinate consolidated financial reporting and analysis for governmental operations and tribal enterprises.
- Develop multiyear financial forecasts , capital financing analyses, and decision-making support models.
- Lead, mentor, and develop professional finance staff and establish succession capacity.
- Provide financial oversight and guidance related to PL 93-638 contracts, Tribal Self-Governance agreements, and other federal funding arrangements.
General Responsibilities:
- Prepare and present a comprehensive monthly Chief Financial Officer (CFO) report to the Reservation Business Committee (RBC), providing a clear overview of the organization’s financial position and key financial activities, including cash position, investments, budget-to-actual performance, significant receivables and payables, grants, debt, Tribal enterprise performance, significant procurement matters, and unresolved audit or internal control issues.
- Direct the overall operation of Financial Division, insuring appropriate supervision and leadership.
- Perform a variety of professional accounting duties for the Fond du Lac Reservation including creating, maintaining, and improving complex accounting systems.
- Prepares financial status reports, special reports, and data, as assigned including development of financial objectives and long-range plans to assure financial accountability and stewardship of Reservation funds. Monitors and maintains contact between areas supervised and the Reservation Business Committee.
- Responsible for Monthly financial statements and variance reporting
- Direct and oversee financial operations for Tribal Government programs and departments, Health and Human Services, and Tribal enterprises, including budgeting, capital budgets, accounting, financial reporting, cash management, and financial controls.
- Ensure financial activities comply with applicable Tribal, federal, state, and regulatory requirements, GASB standards, as well as established financial policies, procedures and generally accepted governmental accounting principles.
- Provide oversight of federal grants management, including financial reporting, allowable costs, compliance, monitoring, and preparation for federal Single Audits.
- Oversee the development, calculation, monitoring, and recovery of indirect costs associated with federal and other funded programs.
- Establish and maintain effective internal controls, financial policies, procedures, and systems to safeguard organizational assets and ensure accountability.
- Manages equipment needs, office supply needs, and other administrative functions for department supervised. Coordinates any special events sponsored by division.
- Reviews of financial and accounting procedures and policies. Implements changes and modifications designed to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of accounting operations.
- Oversees and checks maintenance of all ledgers.
- Ensure that financial data is presented in an accurate and timely manner, analyze and audit financial reports for accuracy.
- Assists Program Accounting Director in the preparation of the annual indirect cost proposal.
- Review, evaluates and analyzes contract proposals and amendments to assure appropriate fiscal accountability consistent with requirements and specifications delineated in appropriate funding guidelines.
- Evaluates and analyzes provider contract compliance pertaining to financial management, budget, and audit requirements. Monitors program data and participates in contractor site visits and client record reviews to assure program and fiscal responsibility. Notifies and advises Executive Director and the Reservation Business Committee on variances and provides consultation/recommendations.
- Analyze all negotiations in regards to proposed contracts and new businesses.
- Advises the Reservation Business Committee on an ongoing basis on the status of all band budgets expenditures and accounts.
- Acts as a member of the Investment Committee and coordinates manager meetings with outside contractors.
- Ensures confidentiality of financial records and all records for employees and/or clients.
- Appropriate work attire is required.
- Must attend all mandatory department trainings.
- Displays a responsive and professional manner in promptly responding to all requests, complaints, and problems.
- Recognizes that each employee is a representative of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and is responsible for demonstrating courtesy, respect, and sensitivity to the needs of all others, including visitors and co-workers.
- Represents the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and the department in a positive and professional manner in the community.
- Required to maintain proper attendance including reporting to work on time in accordance with applicable policies.
- Maintains a clean and organized work area.
- Due to changes and modifications in the job from time to time, employees are required to be flexible and assume other responsibilities assigned by management as deemed necessary.
Qualifications
- Valid Driver’s License issued in the US is required.
- BA or BS degree in accounting, finance, business administration, economics, and/or an equivalent combination of advanced professional financial experience and education is required. MBA, MPA, or master's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field preferred.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification is preferred.
- 10 years progressively responsible finance and accounting experience, and at least five years in senior financial management is required.
- 5 years progressively responsible management experience is required.
- .Demonstrated experience with complex budgets, financial statements, audits, internal controls, treasury/cash management, and professional staff supervision is required.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to governing boards and non-financial audiences is required.
- Experience with federal grants administration and federal Single Audit requirements is required.
- CGFM (Certified Government Financial Manager) or CMA (Certified Management Accountant) certification preferred.
- Knowledge and experience with GASB (Governmental Accounting Standards Board) standards, Financial Accounting Standards Boards, and governmental accounting principles and Board Standards is required.
- Knowledge and experience with 2 CFR Part 200 – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards preferred.
- Ability to read, analyze and interpret proposals, professional journals, technical procedures and tribal regulations including administrative rules and policies.
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as statistical measures, proportions, and percentages.
- Ability to define problems, collects data, establish facts, and form conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instruction in written and diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables is required.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing is required.
- Ability to work independently and establish priorities is required.
- Attention to detail and accuracy is required.
- Ability to establish professional and harmonious working relationships on all projects and with all parties involved.
- Subject to drug and alcohol testing in accordance with the Fond du Lac Reservation’s Personnel Policies.
- Subject to pre-employment and annual background checks.
- Travel is Required.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Normal physical requirements.
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About Us
The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Nagaajiwanaang (Where the water stops), is one of the six Bands of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe and a proud sovereign Ojibwe nation. We strive to be a diverse, supportive, and inclusive workforce that employs Fond du Lac Band members, native peoples, and those from our surrounding communities.
As one of Carlton County's largest employers, the Fond du Lac Band is dedicated to elevating the community through a broad spectrum of programs and enterprises including our gaming facilities, tribal government, health services, and education that promotes our language, culture, and the preservation of our natural resources.
The Fond du Lac Band is an employer that cultivates the growth of our employees and our programs; a place where you can develop your skills and gain experience that will positively impact the lives of those who call the Fond du Lac Band home. Our hiring practices follow tribal employment rights outlined in Fond du Lac Ordinance #12/94 (TERO).
Join the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in our mission to preserve and promote our community while contributing to its vibrant future.
