Summary
Description
The Organization:
Denver South is both the geographic area along the I-25 highway and rail corridor south of Denver, and the organization of community and business leaders working to create an environment where businesses and workers thrive. This is done by collaborating with regional partners to foster quality job growth and efficient transportation solutions.
The Position:
The Vice President of Operations & Finance is responsible for ensuring the operational excellence and financial health of the Denver South organization. This person will oversee and help ensure alignment between operational, financial, and administrative functions, helping the organization meet its strategic goals. This position reports to the President/CEO.
Essential Functions:
- Oversees the organization's operational functions (Finance, HR, IT, Legal) and related vendors. This includes finances, budgets, personnel issues, HR, processes, and general risk management.
- Identifies and develops improvements to organizational and operational structures, including the selection and management of a variety of vendors servicing the business needs of the organization.
- In collaboration with President/CEO, oversees Denver South Director-Level staff. Assists with performance management.
- Serves as liaison with staff and leadership regarding organizational culture and employee well-being.
- Performs other duties as required and necessary to ensure the success of the organization.
- As available, represents the organization at a variety of community events relevant to the advancement of Denver South as a region.
- Consistently promotes, supports, works, and acts in a manner that advances the Denver South mission, goals, and values.
Supervisory Duties:
- Directly manages the Operations Specialist and the Events and Administrative Specialist and indirectly manages other team members as assigned by leadership in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees, planning, assigning, and directing work including goal and direction setting, appraising performance, rewarding, and disciplining employees, addressing complaints, and resolving problems.
- Primary liaison to outside vendors/organizations including accountancy, financial audit, banking, IT, and professional employer organization.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Must have knowledge of the policies, goals, and procedures related to accounting and finance. Including significant experience with budgeting, financial reporting, financial projections, audits, and purchasing.
- Must have demonstrated skills related to organizational leadership and director-level supervision.
- Able to write financial, human resources and safety policies, procedures, and goals for organization.
- Able to learn and adapt in a wide variety of organizational contexts. Interested in learning and in working in a variety of distinct organizational/regional domains as directed by the President/CEO.
- Able to gain a thorough understanding of the organization’s various functions to ensure operations enhance organizational productivity. Must be able to provide flex capacity for program-related initiatives when needed.
- Able to communicate knowledgeably, effectively, professionally, and tactfully with a variety of audiences.
- Must have relationship building skills that inspire confidence, trust, collaboration, and respect with stakeholders, partners, and contractors/vendors.
- Must have strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
- Must be able to develop and deploy outstanding organizational judgement in engaging a wide variety of scenarios.
- Able to present and maintain a professional, composed, and courteous demeanor in challenging and/or sensitive situations.
- Able to be self-motivated, actively seek out work, and perform as a self-starter.
- Able to be candid and collaborative and to give and receive feedback.
- Able to prioritize and manage time well, meet metric-driven goals and adhere to project deadlines and budgets.
- Able to proficiently use and/or learn how to use various technologies and software.
- An interest in advancing the quality of life of the Denver South region.
Education:
A bachelor’s degree is required.
Experience:
- A minimum of ten (10) years of experience in finance and operations is required; experience as a CPA is preferred. The ideal candidate will be a seasoned professional with significant supervisory and management experience; they are well organized and are accustomed to operating with a high level of independence and discretion.
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted on a year for year basis.
Additional Requirements/Licenses/Certifications:
- A valid driver’s license is preferred.
Working Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Work is generally performed in an indoor professional office environment.
- Frequent local travel on behalf of the organization is required.
- Position requires flexibility of scheduled work hours which may include early morning and evening hours for meetings inside and outside of the organization.
Physical Activities:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Ability to stand, lift, bend, walk and reach.
- Some filing is required; it would require the ability to reach for and lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand on a small stool as necessary.
- Requires reaching with arms and hands, having good manual dexterity, using hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard, handle or feel.
- Ability to hear alarms/telephones/normal speaking voice.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
- Physical effort generally not required; however, light physical effort may be required by moving and positioning objects up to 20 pounds occasionally and / or 10 pounds frequently.
Compensation and Benefits:
Pay Range: $150,000 – $175,000 annually plus eligible for performance bonuses.
Expected Work Week: 40 hours per week.
Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance, 401k retirement account, vacation and sick time, paid holidays, FAMLI leave, basic life insurance, and supplemental insurance options.
Application Instructions:
Please submit a resume and a short cover letter expressing why you are a good fit for the position to the hiring committee at admin@denver-south.com. Applications will be reviewed immediately on a rolling basis, and the position will remain open until filled.
Denver South is committed to the principles of equal employment. We are committed to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities and all other employment laws and regulations. We intend to maintain a work environment that is free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation because of age (40 or older), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related conditions), sexual orientation (including transgender status), race, national origin, disability, creed, religion, genetic information, ancestry, military or veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. The Organization is dedicated to fulfilling this policy regarding all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay, and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.
