Chief Financial Officer   Employer: Community Housing Initiatives, Inc. Job Location: Spencer , IA Cash Compensation: Industry Type: Home Builders Job Description: Community Housing Initiatives, Iowa largest nonprofit housing development organization, seeks an experienced, results-oriented Chief Financial Officer to be an active member of senior management. This position will report to the President and be responsible for strategically directing all financial and accounting functions for the organization and its related for-profit limited partnerships. The CFO will lead a five-person staff and be responsible for the organization's $5 million budget and for approximately 45 housing project budgets, staff the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors and will interface with board members at board meetings. Key areas of specific responsibility include the following: * Develop and implement fiscal policies for the organization, including a sound internal control system. * Oversee and direct cash management, budgeting, audit, accounting, tax and long-range forecasting. * Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting to management, Board of Directors, lenders and investors. * Assist management with the development of financing/funding proposals relating to the operations of the organization. * Assist management in the area of securing and structuring financing for acquisition and construction of housing projects. * Maintain strong relationships with the organization's lenders, equity investors and public and private funders. Requirements Undergraduate degree in accounting or finance and several years of progressive management experience. Exposure to nonprofit accounting and CPA certification preferred. Company Description: Background Community Housing Initiatives, Inc. (CHI) was created in 1993 by a Northwest Iowa Community Action Agency, Upper Des Moines Opportunity. The concept for a non-profit affordable housing organization was the result of a strategic planning session that revealed many Iowa families are caught in a cycle of poverty in part because of a lack of decent, safe and energy efficient affordable housing. CHI was formed to address the lack of new and affordable housing options for families seeking to transition from dependency on public assistance programs. Until its formation, no single non-profit organization had been designed to focus specifically on increasing housing throughout Iowa. Because of its early success and CHI�??s on-going commitment to re-investment into housing, CHI has become a major player in the expansion of affordable housing in Iowa. Community Housing Initiatives, Inc. is 501(c) (3) non-profit organization and has been designated Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) for the entire State of Iowa.