We Believe: Reading is the single most important skill a child needs to succeed in life. Yet, too many children lack books, especially books of their own in their home. 

At Bernie’s Book Bank, we’re here to change that. 

Our Mission: Driven by the knowledge that better futures begin with books, we hand-deliver free high-quality books to children who need them most. We do this with the help of thousands of volunteers who believe there’s nothing more important than transforming children’s lives through book ownership.

Today, 15 years after our founding, we have hand-delivered over 29 million free high-quality books. Our effective, scalable, and sustainable model allows us to source, process, and distribute eight books every year to children from birth to sixth grade so they can have a home library of their very own and always have a book within reach.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Finance Committee, the Director of Finance will lead Bernie’s Book Bank’s finance needs as it grows to serve additional locations.  Bernie’s Book Bank is currently operating with a 4M+ budget and a staff of 30 employees. The Director of Finance will play a hands-on role ensuring that Bernie’s Book Bank has the financial structure to achieve its mission as we enter our next chapter in national expansion. 

The Director of Finance will play a key role in Bernie’s Book Bank team, ensuring accurate financial reporting, budgeting and adherence to accounting principles. This role will provide critical support for the monthly close, financial consolidations, annual budgeting process and operational analysis while helping maintain the organization’s financial health. As part of a mission-driven organization, the Director of Finance will also contribute to improving accounting processes and upholding compliance with nonprofit regulations. In supporting the growing organization, the Director of Finance must be both tactical and strategic, weighing in on the financial priorities of our strategic growth plan as well as handling oversight of the day-to-day needs of accounting and finance for a growing organization. This role will work closely with our accounting firm to complete these tasks.

As Bernie’s Book Bank continues to grow the Director of Finance will play a critical role in evaluating the effectiveness and long-term fit of its existing finance processes against its strategic plan and future growth goals. This will include looking at opportunities to bring existing external processes in-house.  This is an ideal opportunity for an entrepreneurial and operationally minded individual to shape the financial systems and processes of a growing organization to ensure it achieves its mission.

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day financial operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general ledger.
• Manages the monthly general ledger close process for our non-profit entities, ensuring all journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reports are completed accurately and on time.
• Prepares and presents detailed financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements. Support global financial consolidation process and intercompany reconciliations.
• Supports the Executive Director, Leadership Team and Board with strategy development and execution, special financial projects, budgeting processes, and other finance-related tasks.
• Ensures compliance with GAAP and nonprofit accounting standards. Collaborate with external auditors during annual audits and provide supporting documentation as needed.
• Prepares and reconciles financial reports for restricted grants, ensuring compliance with grant agreements and timely reporting.
• Support the annual budgeting process and monitor budget performance.
• Assists with preparation and filing of tax returns and other nonprofit-related compliance filings.
• Identifies and implements improvements to accounting processes, controls, and procedures. Ensure proper documentation and controls are in place.
• Monitor cash flow and liquidity to optimize working capital management.
• Oversees payment processing (ACH, wire transfers, checks) and bank account reconciliation
• Works to optimize the handling of bank relationships and initiates needed strategies for improvement.
• Build out accounting team which includes training and mentoring accounting staff and provides ongoing support for their professional development.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze financial impacts of operational initiatives.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

• Minimum of 7 years of progressive accounting experience

• Strong knowledge of US GAAP standards required

• Nonprofit accounting standards experience a plus

• Experience with month-end close processes and financial statement preparation

• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail and accuracy

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with accounting software

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams, cultures, and time zones.

• Ability to handle multiple tasks and meet close and filing deadlines in a dynamic environment

• Committed to excellence and tackling challenges while taking pride in delivering high-quality work.

What We Offer:

• Salary: $100,000-$125,000 is the expected budget for this role

• Medical Insurance via BCBS, PPO and HMO options available, starting day 1

• Dental and Vision Insurance, starting day 1

• Hybrid work environment

• Employer covered Long Term Disability Insurance

• Short Term Disability Insurance available

• 401k with match after 1 year

• Summer Hours (early off on Fridays Memorial Day-Labor Day)

• 17 Days of PTO a year

• 4 Floating Holidays per year

• 9 Paid holidays per year

• A passionate team with long term growth potential as we begin national expansion

Working Conditions/Physical Demands:

The duties of this job will be performed both in an office environment and locally, and the role may require lifting of up to 25 lbs. Individuals must have the ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand in a variety of environments. Reasonable accommodation may be made for individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential job duties.

Bernie’s Book Bank is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.