Finance Director
State of South Carolina
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Director of Finance - 61110040
State of South Carolina
First Steps
Location
South Carolina, 29201
Salary
$79,600 - $143,300
per year
Type
Full-Time
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April 1, 2026
Job Description
Summary
This job involves leading the financial operations for South Carolina's First Steps agency, including managing budgets, grants, cash flow, and accounting while ensuring compliance with rules for state and federal funds.
The role also includes supervising a team and working with program staff to track spending and prepare reports.
It's a great fit for someone with strong finance experience who enjoys independent work, team leadership, and handling complex grant finances in a government setting.
Key Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, or related field
- Professional experience in accounting, auditing, finance, or banking
- Knowledge of accounting, budgeting, finance management, and governmental fiscal procedures
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word; SCEIS experience preferred
- Ability to analyze financial data, ensure grant compliance, and prepare reports
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with cross-cultural competence
- Supervisory experience, including performance evaluations and team coaching
Full Job Description
Are you an experienced professional looking for new opportunities to further your career? South Carolina First Steps is seeking a hardworking and dependable candidate just like you to apply! This position will offer great benefits with the state, including 15 days of annual and sick leave per year or more depending on applicable state service.
The Responsibilities of the Director of Finance:
A cover letter and resume are required by the agency to be considered for this position.
Under general supervision of the Chief Financial Officer, for the SC First Steps office, this position functions as the Director of Finance. In consultation with the CFO, this position is responsible for budgeting, forecasting, cash management, accounting, monitoring of compliance and spending, and internal and external reporting of the Agency's grant awards and expenditures. This position works closely with the staff associated with programs and local partnerships. In addition, this position provides support for agency reporting and accounting.
The employee should possess knowledge of the principles, practices, theories, and terminology of accounting, banking, budgeting, and finance management. Complete knowledge or ability to learn fiscal and governmental procedures as it relates to budget and finances. Ability to plan and organize work activities and prioritize task completion according to schedules and goals. Proficiency in Excel and MS Word. SCEIS experience preferred. Ability to work independently and communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Ability to demonstrate and promote inclusivity and cross-cultural competence. The employee should be knowledgeable in collecting and assimilating financial data; ability to analyze and interpret concrete financial data reports. Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
- Maintains current, working knowledge of the terms and requirements of all federal, state, local and private grants received by the Agency and ensures compliance with all. Leads corrective action efforts to address any non-compliance.
- Supervise Accounts Payable function for all agency disbursements.
- Maintains comprehensive knowledge of state and Agency accounting processes and procedures. Ensure that all financial entries are posted timely and accurately. Reviews costs charged to grants and ensures all costs are proper. Processes corrections when needed.
- Works with Blackbaud to monitor the use of grant funds by Local Partnerships to ensure they spend the funds timely and appropriately.
- Monitors and manages cash balances. Develops and produces invoices or periodic draw requests for grant reimbursements and ensures they are received and posted.
- Supervises staff assisting in completion of above. Backs up CFO on selected tasks. Performs other duties as assigned.
- Supervises staff to include preparing performance planning and evaluation documents and related personnel paperwork. Coaches, counsels and trains employees. Establishes and monitors work processes. Implement management policies and initiatives and promote teamwork.
Prepares monthly or quarterly analyses of budgeted, actual and projected grant/program spending and distributes them to appropriate partners and staff.
Conducts monthly or quarterly meetings with management and program staff to review status reports. Also attends grant/program-related meetings held by program staff as requested.
Requirements
A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field and professional experience in a related area, such as accounting, auditing, finance, or banking.
Employee should be knowledgeable in collecting and assimilating financial data and demonstrate the ability to analyze complex financial data and reports.
Additional Requirements:
- Position requires non-essential declaration.
Additional Information
SC First Steps is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment.
Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education.
A resume will not be accepted nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position.
SC First Steps offers an exceptional benefits package for full time (FTE) employees:
- Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouses, and children. Click here for additional information.
- 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
- 15 days sick leave per year
- 13 paid holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- S.C. Deferred Compensation Program available (S.C. Deferred Compensation)
- Retirement benefit choices*
*Enrollment in one of the listed plans is required for all FTE employees; please refer to the contribution section of hyperlinked retirement sites for the current contribution rate of gross pay.
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