Director of Finance

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

📋 Description

• Lead the annual budgeting process, financial forecasting, and long-term financial planning, encompassing cash-flow, cost management, and scenario modeling.

• Collaborate with program and departmental leaders regarding budget responsibilities, forecasting, and financial decision-making.

• Prepare and deliver monthly and annual financial statements, analyses comparing budget to actual performance, cash-flow plans, dashboards, and materials for the Board.

• Manage the externally administered investment portfolio, which includes coordinating with advisors, monitoring performance, ensuring liquidity, managing fees, compliance, withdrawals, and reporting.

• Provide guidance to the CEO, Leadership Team, Finance Committee, and Board on significant financial issues.

• Oversee the accounting and administration related to SAFE agreements and other direct or mission-oriented investments.

• Identify revenue shortfalls and new program costs to guide fundraising strategies.

• Assist in business development and revenue-generating strategies.

• Supervise monthly closing processes, balance-sheet reconciliations, payroll approvals, journal entries, revenue tracking, and accounting operations.

• Direct the annual audit process and oversee the preparation of Form 990 along with other compliance obligations.

• Establish and enhance internal controls, financial policies, approval workflows, contracts, financial systems, banking, insurance, and compliance processes.

• Lead the financial tracking and management of grants, including grant budgets, reports, restricted funding, donor reporting, and revenue forecasting.

• Oversee and manage the fiscal sponsorship program throughout its entire lifecycle.

• Supervise and mentor the Controller, focusing on goals, priorities, coaching, feedback, workload management, and professional development.

• Manage external vendors and consultants, fostering a collaborative and organized culture within the Finance team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive experience in leading finance for nonprofit organizations.

• Deep understanding of nonprofit accounting, budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow planning, financial reporting, audits, Form 990, internal controls, and regulatory compliance.

• Experience in supporting executive leadership, Boards, and Board committees.

• Background in supervising staff and managing external vendors, consultants, and professional service providers.

• Strong project management abilities and proficiency in handling multiple priorities across various functions.

• Experience in developing or refining systems, workflows, documentation, and internal controls.

• Capability to convey financial information clearly to audiences without a finance background.

• Working knowledge of payroll and benefits-related finance, along with familiarity in HR and people-operations compliance.

• Comfort in a small, entrepreneurial nonprofit setting.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in accounting, finance, or a related discipline.

• Proven proficiency with QuickBooks Online, Airbase, Rippling, Employee Navigator, Fathom, and Google Workspace.

• CPA or MBA is preferred.

• Preferred experience with nonprofit investment portfolios, SAFE agreements or venture investments, fiscal sponsorship programs, organizational change, remote teams, and sectors like racial equity, education, entrepreneurship, philanthropy, or social impact.

🏝️ Benefits

• Up to 15–20% travel for team events.

• Coverage for benefits-related finance, which includes payroll benefit deductions and retirement contributions (administrative scope, not necessarily an employee benefit).