Director of Finance – Administration

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the tracking, allocation, and compliance of 35 restricted revenue streams, encompassing budgeting, award processing, disbursement, post-award monitoring, and closeout.

• Collaborate with the Partnerships and Programs teams to formulate budgets and maintain systems for revenue allocation and tracking.

• Manage intricate compliance obligations, including audits from Canadian and European governments and reporting specific to funders.

• Supervise financial planning, management, forecasting, scenario planning, and reporting activities.

• Develop the annual organizational budget while ensuring the accurate recording of accounts receivable, accounts payable, restricted funds, and related releases.

• Direct investment strategies and oversee banking relationships.

• Coordinate materials for audits and supervise the review of draft audits and Form 990s.

• Lead financial reporting for consortium partners and over 20 funders each year.

• Provide regular updates to the Finance and Audit Committees and present the annual and midyear budgets.

• Enhance financial systems, software, standard operating procedures (SOPs), as well as revenue and expense tracking processes.

• Collaborate on payroll and benefits systems and their administration.

• Coordinate with global Sister Funds across various time zones regarding projections, income tracking, reporting, and shared systems.

• Participate on the Management Team, contributing to organization-wide leadership and strategic decision-making.

• Supervise the Finance and Administration Officer and manage an external accounting firm.

• Lead the development of the Finance team, workflows, budget processes, grant tracking, financial reporting, payroll, benefits, and 4–6 annual audits.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in revenue management, philanthropy, or nonprofit financial administration.

• At least 7 years of progressively senior experience managing finance, accounting, grant management, and fund accounting within a nonprofit environment.

• More than 5 years of experience in a leadership role.

• A solid understanding of feminisms, social justice, and human rights issues affecting women, trans, gender non-binary, and intersex individuals.

• Proven experience in leading values-centered financial operations across different departments and within multicultural, global, and remote contexts.

• Proficiency in partnering with programs and fundraising teams in complex grantmaking scenarios.

• Experience in assessing financial and operational risks in international grantmaking, including due diligence, fiscal sponsorship, compliance, and fraud prevention.

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills for converting complex financial data into actionable insights.

• Strong interpersonal, relationship-building, collaboration, and coordination abilities.

• Outstanding quantitative analysis skills with a history of implementing cost-saving measures and infrastructure development.

• High level of discretion, integrity, and executive judgment.

• Experience in people management and leadership.

• Capacity to multitask, prioritize, and address problems in a dynamic environment.

• Experience in leading continuous feedback and performance management throughout transitions and changes.

• Digital fluency, including software selection and implementation, vendor management, reporting tools, and data analysis.

• Familiarity with QuickBooks Online, Google Suite, Microsoft applications, and Expensify in a Mac environment is preferred.

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally approximately 15% of the time.

• Comfort in working across diverse cultures and within domestic and international time zones.

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a remote setting.

🏝️ Benefits

• Full-time position, 36 hours per week within a 4-day workweek.

• Remote work available within the United States.

• Health insurance coverage.

• Dental insurance coverage.

• Retirement benefits.

• Flexible spending options for medical and transit expenses.

• Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA).

• Reimbursement for phone and wifi expenses.

• Competitive paid time off (PTO) package.

• Preference given to candidates available to work during Eastern Time (ET) hours.