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SoundWaters, a nonprofit environmental education organization based in Stamford, CT, is accepting applications for a Vice President of Finance and Human Resources (VP of Finance & HR).
The VP of Finance & HR is responsible for financial and human resource oversight and day-to-day fiscal management. They serve as the President’s chief advisor on financial matters and is principally responsible for developing, implementing and monitoring the organization’s financial plan and annual budget. The VP of Finance & HR is responsible for monthly reporting of forecasting budgets vs. actuals, cash flow analysis, income and expense management, grant administration, and the safety and soundness of the agency. They also provide leadership and guidance to the organization’s HR operations. This position is a combination of hands-on fiscal operations and broader financial strategy and planning.
Founded in 1989, SoundWaters works towards a sustainable environment where people share a passion for Long Island Sound, students succeed, and our community thrives. Annually, SoundWaters partners with schools to amplify science learning through investigation of Long Island Sound for over 30,000 students, aboard our three-masted Schooner, at our Coastal Education Center, our Harbor Center and on and along the coast. We provide high-level study opportunities, aboard our research vessel and in our labs, where interns gain expertise through rigorous, hands-on research to give local high school students a path towards college success. We engage the public to create sustainable practices through outreach and we develop youth by creating life skills and job readiness opportunities in the environment.
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