Chief Finance Officer  

The Chief Finance Officer is accountable for the administrative, financial, and risk management operations of SGTSI and its subsidiaries to include the development of a financial and operational strategy, metrics tied to that strategy, and the ongoing development and monitoring of control systems designed to preserve company assets and report accurate financial results. He/She supervises the finance unit and act as the chief financial spokesperson. He/She reports directly to the President/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Administrative Office and directly assists the Chief Operating Officer (COO) on all strategic and tactical matters as they relate to budget management, cost benefit analysis, forecasting needs and the securing of new funding.

Duties and Responsibilties

• Assist in performing all tasks necessary to achieve the organization's mission and help execute staff succession and growth plans.
• Train all financial support on raising awareness and knowledge of financial management matters.
• Work with the President/CEO, CAO and COO on the strategic vision including fostering and cultivating stakeholder relationships on city, state, and national and international levels, as well as assisting in the development and negotiation of contracts.
• Participate in developing new business, specifically: assist the CEO, CAO and COO in identifying new funding opportunities, the drafting of prospective programmatic budgets, and determining the cost effectiveness of prospective service delivery.
• Assess the benefits of all prospective contracts and advise EXECOM on programmatic design and implementation matters.
• Overse the following:
  • All purchasing and payroll activity for staff and participants
  • The management and coordination of all fiscal reporting activities for the organization including organizational revenue/expense and balance sheet reports, reports to funding agencies, development and monitoring of organizational and contract/grant budgets.
  • Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable and ensure a disaster recovery plan is in place
  • Business insurance plans and health care coverage analysis
  • The maintenance of the inventory of all fixed assets, including assets purchased with government funds (computers, etc.) assuring all are in accordance with federal regulations.
  • The coordination and activities of independent auditors, should the need arises, on ensuring all audit issues are resolved, and all compliance issues are met, and the preparation of the annual financial statements is in accordance with Accounting Standards Council (ASC), state and other required supplementary schedules and information.
• Develop and maintain systems of internal controls to safeguard financial assets of the organization.
• Ensure adequate cash flow to meet the organization's needs

• A graduate of Bachelor’s Degree/Post Graduate Diploma/Professional Degree in Finance/Accountancy/Banking or equivalent
• Preferably with at least 10 years of working experience as CFO/AVP/SVP/Director specialized in Finance in IT/BPO/OUTSOURCING/MANUFACTURING with local and international trade
• Must be a Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Legal practitioner of at least 3 years