We’re Hiring a Director of Finance!

We’re Hiring a Director of Finance!

Build a Career Combining Financial Leadership, Stewardship, and Faith

Bring your nonprofit finance expertise and heart for ministry to Intercessors for America (IFA)! IFA is a Christ centered ministry with a vision to see God’s purposes for America fulfilled through sustained prayer and Spirit led obedience. Our mission is to inform, connect, and mobilize a growing community of people praying for the nation, guided by our values of being relational, generous, hopeful, truthful, and prayerful. As our Director of Finance, you’ll lead the financial operations and stewardship that help this growing community thrive.

• Location: Onsite, Purcellville, VA

• Job Type: Full Time, Salaried

• Compensation: $110,000 to $140,000 annually, based on experience

• Benefits: Benefits package available for full-time employees including 403b, PTO, and health benefit stipend.

• Schedule: Monday through Friday | 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• Reports To: Chief Operating Officer

ABOUT THE ROLE: The Director of Finance leads all financial operations for IFA, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Christian ministry, and serves as its senior finance professional. You’ll own the monthly close and financial reporting, budgeting and cash management, gift processing and donor revenue controls, payroll and benefits administration, the annual audit and Form 990, and the internal controls that protect donor funds. You’ll begin alongside our Acting CFO, lead IFA finance in early 2027, and take our new QuickBooks Online system live. As a trusted partner to the COO, the President and CEO, and the Board, you’ll steward IFA’s resources in support of its mission and values.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

1. Accounting and Financial Reporting: Lead the monthly close within 10 business days under FASB ASC 958, approve reconciliations, track donor restricted net assets, allocate functional expenses, and prepare monthly financial statements and the Board financial package.

2. Gift Processing and Donor Revenue: Oversee prompt processing of all gifts, reconcile Salesforce, QuickBooks Online, and payment processors monthly, and ensure IRS compliant acknowledgments, PCI DSS secure giving, and current charitable registrations.

3. Budget and Cash Management: Lead the annual budget with the COO and department leaders, present it for Board approval, prepare quarterly forecasts, and manage cash flow, reserves, and investments per Board approved policies.

4. Payroll, Benefits, and HR Administration: Process semimonthly payroll, payroll taxes, W-2s, and 1099s, administer ministerial housing allowances and the GuideStone 403(b), and maintain personnel records and onboarding with the COO.

5. Internal Controls and Spend Management: Oversee accounts payable and the Ramp card program, verify vendors, and maintain internal controls, dual approvals, and a written finance procedures manual.

6. Audit, Tax, and Compliance: Manage the annual audit and management letter recommendations, prepare or coordinate Form 990 and state filings, and support Board governance policies and insurance renewals.

7. Systems Leadership: Lead the conversion from QuickBooks Enterprise to QuickBooks Online, including integrations with Ramp, Salesforce, payroll, and bank feeds.

8. Related Entities: Partner with the General Manager of GAP NOW LLC on intercompany reporting, and assume financial responsibility for GAP NOW LLC and Adams Mill Condominium Association in 2028.

9. Leadership and Board Partnership: Supervise, train, and evaluate the Financial Administrative Assistant, and serve as finance liaison to the Board Treasurer and Finance Committee.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required, CPA or CM preferred.

• At least 7 years of progressive accounting or finance experience, including at least 3 years in nonprofit fund accounting and at least 2 years supervising staff. 

• Demonstrated ownership of a full monthly close, an annual independent audit, and preparation or review of Form 990.

• Advanced proficiency in QuickBooks Online and experience leading an accounting system conversion or implementation.

• Experience with payroll, payroll tax filings, and benefits administration.

• Experience reconciling donor database records (Salesforce preferred) and online payment processor activity to the general ledger.

• Advanced Excel skills and strong written and verbal communication, including presenting to a Board of Directors.

• Strong Christian faith and support for IFA’s mission, vision, and values, including affirming the IFA Statement of Faith and active membership in a local Christian church.

• Residence within a reasonable commuting distance of the Purcellville, VA office.

• Experience with Ramp, an HRIS, ministerial housing allowances, multi entity accounting, and multistate charitable registrations preferred.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE THIS ROLE

• Steward resources for a Christ centered ministry that brings people together to pray for our nation.

• Lead meaningful change, including a major systems conversion and stronger financial processes.

• Build and develop a finance function that will support IFA’s growth for years to come.

Apply today! Use your financial expertise and heart for service to help strengthen a ministry mobilizing prayer for our nation.