Finance Leadership Consultant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +6 more states.

📋 Description

• Provide fractional financial leadership placements.

• Integrate directly within client organizations to address immediate capacity gaps, while flexibly adapting to evolving client needs.

• Conduct rapid assessments of the financial, accounting, and compliance landscapes within client organizations, identifying gaps and formulating a roadmap for improvement.

• Supervise daily financial and accounting operations, manage cross-functional teams, and ensure immediate operational and financial stability.

• Develop and implement enhanced systems for essential financial and grant management requirements; streamline workflows, reporting tools, and systems integrations.

• Formulate and oversee financial strategies, multi-year grant budgets, and cash flow projections.

• Advise boards and executive teams on complex financial decisions and transformational change management processes.

• Offer strategic coaching to emerging leaders to foster long-term confidence and self-sufficiency.

• Focus on Strategy & Operations Project Management or Support roles.

• Concentrate on establishing the practical organizational framework and technical infrastructure necessary for transitioning from ad hoc operational responses.

• Collaborate in the creation and implementation of practical financial strategies to promote growth, scalability, and a robust human-centered infrastructure.

• Evaluate role structures, processes, systems, and policies, implementing necessary enhancements.

• Align finance and accounting systems with client requirements, assisting in system selection, implementation, and/or customization.

• Create and operationalize tangible internal assets, including policies, manuals, and regular financial reports.

• Generate financial reports and evaluate their accuracy, addressing open questions and risks.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 10+ years of experience in finance or accounting within nonprofit organizations, social impact initiatives, and philanthropic grantmaking.

• For fractional placements, at least 5+ years of experience managing high-performing finance and/or accounting teams.

• Exceptional active listening, communication, and facilitation skills, with a proven track record of leading high-stakes collaborative, strategic discussions and guiding clients towards an integrated, cross-functional approach that merges finance expertise with operations, program, strategy, HR, compliance, and more.

• Quick learner with a high degree of adaptability.

• Ability and enthusiasm for transitioning seamlessly between high-level strategy and detailed execution.

• Collaborative working style to engage and align teams, support change management initiatives, and build organizational capacity.

• A values-driven professional capable of navigating complexity and co-creating practical, holistic, and human-centered solutions.

• A systems-oriented thinker who can convert challenges and opportunities into actionable strategies.

🏝️ Benefits

• We appreciate diverse experiences and perspectives, and we are eager to understand how your background can enhance the Aropa Commons. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.