About NASTAD

NASTAD is a leading non-partisan, non-profit association that represents public health officials who administer HIV and hepatitis programs in the U.S. Our mission is to advance the health and dignity of people living with and impacted by HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, and intersecting epidemics by strengthening governmental public health systems and leveraging community partnerships. Our vision is a world committed to ending HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, and intersecting epidemics.

Our work advances NASTAD’s four strategic priorities: 1) Strengthen public health systems for HIV and hepatitis prevention, surveillance, and care; 2) Advance health and racial equity, and stigma elimination, focusing on disparately impacted communities; 3) Implement integrated approaches to address HIV, hepatitis, STIs, harm reduction, and the social determinants of health; 4) Strengthen organizational excellence within NASTAD and its member jurisdictions.

NASTAD employs a diverse team of passionate staff with deep expertise in HIV and hepatitis public health. We center racial justice, anti-racism, and anti-white supremacist principles as we approach and conduct our work.

Under the supervision of the Deputy Executive Director & CFO (DED/CFO), this role is responsible for the oversight and management of the internal accounting operations.  The Associate Director is a key partner to the DED/CFO in ensuring that NASTAD’s accounting systems and processes comply with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), Federal Uniform Guidance (UG), and strict internal control, especially as it relates to our Federal Grant awards.  The Associate Director’s deep understanding of accounting systems will provide a unique perspective essential to maintaining optimal accounting processes, transparency, and accuracy. The Associate Director will also oversee the NASTAD Finance & Accounting team, comprised of three finance professionals, and is a part of the Organizational Leadership Team (OLT). This role also has plenty of room for growth and development. 

Essential Duties: 

• Leads accurate and timely month-end close processes by coordinating and planning adequately with other members of the Finance & Accounting team. 

• Ensures that internal and external financial reporting is accurate and issued in a timely manner.  

• Manages federal grant reporting and drawdowns under the supervision and final approval of the DED/CFO. 

• Oversees all invoicing processes, ensuring fiscal integrity. 

• Kindly monitors and enforces adherence to strict internal controls as well as internal policies and procedures. 

• Works closely with the DED/CFO to monitor closely all aspects of the organization’s financial statements and to initiate necessary action.  

• Manages the annual audit process and the 990 preparation with support from the DED/CFO. 

• Supports the DED/CFO in developing the annual organizational budget.  

• Supervises NASTAD Finance & Accounting team, providing oversight, coaching, and feedback to all Finance and Accounting team members. 

• Develops and proposes systems changes, including technology changes, when appropriate to ensure NASTAD continuously follows best fiscal practices and remains innovative and efficient.   

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities that you bring to this role: 

• Mastery of non-profit accounting principles, general ledger best practices, financial statement preparation, and fiscal oversight.   

• Mastery of federal grants management, Uniform Guidance requirements, and/or A-133 audit preparation

• Ability to pick up new technology quickly and/or utilize technology to create process improvement 

• Excellent organizational and record-keeping skills with strong attention to detail. 

• Ability to multitask and work on several projects with competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. 

Experience/Education background of our ideal candidate:  

• At least a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or any equivalent combination of training, education, and experience that demonstrates the candidate’s ability to perform the position’s duties. 

• At least 10 years of progressive relevant experience is preferred.   

• Significant accounting experience with a federally-funded organization.

NASTAD Core Competencies: 

• Leadership – Integrates in their work and at the team level a strategic vision and critical analysis that optimizes success for projects, staff, and organizational priorities as applicable. 

• Communications – Strategically communicates internally and externally in a transparent, concise, respectful, and trauma-informed manner; simplifies complicated concepts and communicates them regardless of the situation or audience. 

• Teamwork –Proactively contributes toward the completion of team tasks and team building. Champions an anti-racist, collaborative, and supportive organizational team culture. 

• Reliability and Adaptability –Takes ownership of own objectives and performance. Independently completes tasks in a timely and consistent manner. Adapts to, and integrates in own tasks, changes in work environment, priorities, and organizational needs. 

• Problem-solving and analytical thinking – Takes a solutions-focused approach to problem-solving: identifies a problem, finds the root cause, and structures logical solutions. Able to solve problems by analyzing situations and applying critical thinking to resolve them. 

Environment and Scheduling

• Salary Range: $115,000 - $120,000, commensurate with experience   

• Full-time, 40 hours/week

• Location: Washington, D.C. with the option to telework several days per week 

• Interested in working with a national HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis public health organization. 

• Interest in working within a diverse environment. 

• Commitment to Anti-Racism values. 

We encourage people of diverse ages, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, disabilities, religions, races, ethnicities, socioeconomic statuses, work, and life experiences to apply. We recognize that to accelerate the end of the HIV and hepatitis epidemics, our workforce must be representative of groups that have been disproportionately impacted.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.