Why United Way

Since 1925, Valley of the Sun United Way (VSUW) has unified diverse partners, donors, businesses, nonprofits, government, and faith-based communities to build a stronger Valley for us all. United Way belongs to our community, so we seek community input on the most pressing issues, and then we bring people, organizations and companies together to proactively solve them. Right now, many people seek trustworthy insights and information AND they want to help, but they don’t know how. United Way makes it simple for people and organizations to be part of the solution; to come together to take action.

What is Mighty Change 2026?

We envision a community where every child, family and individual is healthy, has a safe place to live, and has every opportunity to succeed in school, in life, and in work. And we believe there’s never been a better time to make that happen. Now is our opportunity to band together and fight for a more equitable future. To be bold and loud. To kick down old barriers and champion new ways of thinking. Now is the time for Mighty Change. Over the next five years, we will put all of our efforts behind driving positive change for our community to reach Mighty Goals in Health, Housing and Homelessness, Education and Workforce Development. We can’t beat today’s issues with yesterday’s thinking. Change demands bold new solutions. So we’re redeploying our energies and realigning our resources and partners to support our community. The goals we’ve set are not small or easy, but they are achievable when we work together as a community to be a force for change. Check out our Mighty Goals here: https://vsuw.org/mightychange.

Who We’re Looking For

We can’t do this work alone. We’re looking for people who live up to our competencies as an organization and demonstrate them in these ways:

• Accountability: delivering on their commitments and taking responsibility for the outcomes of their actions and decisions
• Adaptability: changes with business needs and priorities and open to different and new ways of doing things
• Influence: able to gain the support of others for ideas and solutions and promotes the creation of shared mission, vision and values
• Quality/Attention to Detail: sets and maintains high quality performance standards, open to continuous improvement, and pays close attention to details
• Teamwork: promotes cooperation and commitment to achieve goals and deliverables and willing to share and receive information

We’re seeking a Finance Director. The Finance Director is responsible for planning, directing, organizing, coordinating, and evaluating the overall activities of the accounting department. This position supports the organizational budget and oversees accounts payable, payroll, financial reporting, and balance sheet management. This position supervises one to four direct reports.

We’re seeking a Finance Director. The Finance Director is responsible for planning, directing, organizing, coordinating, and evaluating the overall activities of the accounting department. This position supports the organizational budget and oversees accounts payable, payroll, financial reporting, and balance sheet management. This position supervises one to four direct reports.

What This Position Does:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with different capabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Understand, analyze, reconcile, and correct transaction flow from multiple systems back to the general ledger; communicating variances and recommending solutions to ensure accuracy of reports and financial data.
• Analyze and present financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; ensure timely reconciliation and resolution of any processing and/or posting errors that impact accurate reporting.
• Assists the Controller in planning and executing monthly and year end processing, closing, and audit duties.
• Effectively communicate and present the critical financial matters to staff, volunteers, the Vice President, Controller, Chief Financial & Operating Officer (CFOO), and others as needed.
• Oversees the State Employee Charitable Campaign, other charitable campaigns and grants, including timely review of reconciliation, invoice submissions, and financial reports.
• Prepare financial reporting materials for donor, corporate, foundation, and other grant requests.
• Administer and review all financial plans and budgets; monitor progress and changes and keep pertinent staff abreast of the organization’s budget and financial status.
• Support the annual budgeting process and financial forecasting in conjunction with the Vice President Controller and CFOO.
• Maintain ongoing working relationships with financial institutions, human resource department, and other relative partnerships.
• Update and implement all necessary business policies and accounting practices.
• Is proficient in all aspects of all accounting requirements, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
• Supervises one to four direct reports and ensures that each process or function under supervision is performed accurately and timely, providing guidance to direct reports on an ongoing basis.
• Initiate and coordinate projects that align with company goals within the accounting department, between cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Demonstrate ability to efficiently manage and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Performs other duties as requested by the Vice President, Controller and CFOO.

Have a degree? Great. Have work experience? Amazing. A combination of education and/or relevant work experience can be considered in lieu of a degree.

Here’s what’s required to do this job:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field or equivalent experience.
• Experience in management and supervision with organizational skills and ability to motivate and develop staff.
• More than five years’ experience in an office environment with experience in finance and in managing financial/accounting software.
• Highly organized and able to balance multiple projects and multiple meetings on a regular basis.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

In addition to the Organizational Competencies listed above, this individual must also be able to demonstrate the following:

Analytical Thinking: synthesizes large amounts of data and identify what is relevant; visualizes and communicates findings to rationalize choices; compares available resources and draws logical conclusions

Change Management: Clearly defines and articulates a vision to acquire employee and stakeholder buy-in; Maintains connections and communicates effectively with employees; Develops strategies that are in alignment with the organization creating viable and sustainable results

Initiative: Takes action to influence events without hesitation; Generates ideas for improvement, takes advantage of opportunities, suggests innovations; Reasonably resolves issues, problems, and situations

Integrity: maintains confidentiality, shares complete and accurate information and adheres to organizational policies and procedures

Problem-Solving: comes up with appropriate solutions by gathering and organizing all relevant information and identifies cause and effect relationships

Reliability: takes personal responsibility for job performance and sticks to commitments

Strategic Thinking: Sees the big, long-range picture; Analyzes options and decisions based on long-term outcomes; Translates the organizational vision into clear strategies

This job might not be the right fit if you:

Are hesitant to innovating current processes

Become overwhelmed by fast paced environments

Have a hard time making decisions

Are uncomfortable or hesitant with change

Like your own permanent desk and space

What We Offer:

An opportunity to become an active part in bringing vital partners and passionate community members together in an effort to crew Mighty Change in Maricopa County

A full-time, salaried position: the starting annual rate for this position is: $90,000

• A robust benefits package that includes:
• Different options for medical, dental and vision benefits so you can select what’s best for you and your family
• Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care
• Teladoc for convenient and affordable access to quality medical care via phone or video anytime
• A 403B retirement savings plan with a company match after one (1) year of employment
• Eligibility for up to $2,500 in educational assistance per fiscal year and we’re an eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program for federal student loans
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and 11 paid holidays per year
• Employer-Paid premiums for life insurance for up to two times employees’ annual salary
• An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that includes counseling visits, text/chat capability, personal coaching sessions, and wellness app

We work in a hybrid environment and some in-office work will be expected at our office at 32nd Street and Camelback. We’ve been telecommute-friendly for eligible roles since 2015 and most employees work in the office 1-3 days a week. Working in a hybrid environment hasn’t affected our collaboration, communication and relationship-based culture. To be successful at this, you’ll need to make sure you have high-speed internet access and a quiet, noise-free home office space that is free from distractions.

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VSUW believes culturally diverse governance structures and workforces are assets to VSUW and its participating organizations. VSUW values each person as an individual, promotes the understanding and appreciation of cultural differences, and advocates, encourages, and supports the development and implementation of plans and actions to recruit, retain, develop, and advance people of culturally diverse backgrounds throughout VSUW.

VSUW is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a work environment that is free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. It is the policy of VSUW and the responsibility of every staff member to treat colleagues fairly and in a professional, cooperative manner. It is the policy of VSUW to hire, employ, train, retain, promote, compensate, demote, discipline, terminate, and otherwise treat all staff members and job applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications and competence without regard to race, age, sex/gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity or expression, color, national origin, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, religion, marital status, genetic characteristics, mental or physical disability, veteran status or any other factor protected by law.

Visit https://vsuw.org/about-us/careers to apply.