Chief Financial Officer

Job Title:                        Chief Financial Officer

Department:               Office of the CFO

Reports To:                   Chief Operating Officer

FLSA:                                Exempt

Salary Range:              Commensurate with Experience

Company Information: The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged Dothan Housing (DH) to create a different platform for sustainability by “thinking outside of the box” and becoming a housing authority of the future. This was done through its digital transformation initiative. Whereas, DH has answered the challenge of evolution through transformational leadership and acknowledging the paradigm shift of public housing authorities (PHAs) of doing more with less, moving from paper to the cloud, and streamlining its operations through technology by embracing an online platform.

DH has also implemented a modern-day leadership approach focused on creating a high-value organizational culture built on trust, getting the right people on the team, and coaching that team to greatness to meet key performance indicators (KPIs) that will ultimately increase its overall productivity. DH offers a remote, flexible, and hybrid work environment so its employees can work from locations other than the office. DH’s new business model has enhanced its efforts to attract, recruit, and retain an articulate, talented, and diverse workforce of the best and brightest professionals in any industry.

Position Summary: As a Moving to Work (MTW) Expansion Agency under the Landlord Incentives Cohort #3, this position reports to the Chief Operating Officer (COO). The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is integral to Dothan Housing’s (DH’s) C-Suite senior leadership. This senior-level position is a highly transformational role that supports the mission of Dothan Housing (DH) and its instrumentalities by providing strategic leadership and vision for the agency by working with the senior leadership, Board of Commissioners/ Directors, and other agency leadership to establish and effectively implement long-range goals, strategies, plans, and policies. The CFO shall be charged and be accountable for all aspects of the DH and its instrumentalities’ strategic financial goals and objectives and produce results that accomplish the plans for the agency.

The position will oversee the development of financial policies, create a sound business management model for a long-term sustainable real estate portfolio, implement an entrepreneurial outlook for a changing organization, and improve the overall financial position of DH and instrumentalities. The CFO is also responsible for the effective and efficient operations of financial activities of cash management, financial accounting, financial reporting, financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, expense and trend analysis, tax and treasury, budgeting, debt management, risk management, digital transformation (information technology), and business services (procurement/ contract management) functions of the Office of the CFO. The CFO is responsible for promoting and ensuring the financial health and well-being of DH and its instrumentalities.

Required Education/ Experience:

• Master's Degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field with a minimum of seven (7) years of financial management experience with the day-to-day financial operations of a large organization and at least three (3) years of supervisory experience in the public and affordable housing industry; or any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field with a minimum of ten (10) years of financial management experience with the day-to-day financial operations of a large organization and at least five (5) years of supervisory experience in the public and affordable housing industry; or any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Preferred experience working for a public housing authority (PHA), housing choice voucher program, moving to work (MTW) agency, community development corporation, or a social entrepreneurial affordable housing nonprofit organization.
• Must be a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and/or Certified Management Accountant (CMA) within two years of employment.
• Must be certified or obtain Rental Housing Development Finance Professional (RHDFP) within two years of employment.
• Must be certified or obtain NAHRO Financial Management Training Program (FMTP) within two years of employment.
• Must be a Certified Nonprofit Accounting Professional (CNAP) within one year of employment.
• Must be certified or obtain HCV Financial Management or equivalent within one year of employment.
• Must be certified or obtain HCV Financial Accounting and Reporting or equivalent within one year of employment.

Certificate, License:

• Valid Driver’s License.
• Certified Nonprofit Accounting Professional (CNAP).
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and/or Certified Management Accountant (CMA).