Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Educators for Excellence is a nonprofit organization focused on improving the education system by empowering teachers. They are seeking a Director of Finance to lead financial strategy, budgeting, and grants management, ensuring the organization has the necessary fiscal infrastructure to support its mission.
Responsibilities
- Review, assess, and make recommendations to build, improve, and drive refinement in current financial management systems, processes, and relationships with external vendors
- Lead organizational budgeting, forecasting, and financial strategy in alignment with E4E’s new multi-year strategic plan
- Partner with executive leadership, Program Operations team, and budget owners to support strong financial decision-making and resource allocation
- Develop and monitor financial metrics, long-term financial models, and scenario planning to assess sustainability and risk
- Present clear, timely financial reports and analysis to leadership, strengthening financial literacy and organizational accountability
- Regularly assess financial health and make strategic recommendations to optimize expenses and maximize programmatic impact
- Oversee annual financial audit processes and manage external auditor relationships
- Lead relationships with key vendors and external consultants
- Ensure strong internal controls, policy alignment, and GAAP-compliant financial reporting
- Lead the financial strategy for both restricted and unrestricted funding, including cost analysis, grant sustainability planning, and grant monitoring and reporting systems
- Partner with Development and Program teams to build compliant, strategic proposal budgets that reflect full cost recovery and long-term financial health
- Provide financial review and approval of all budgets and financial information submitted to funders
- Update and maintain the Temporarily Restricted Net Asset (TRNA) schedule at least monthly as the primary tool for tracking restricted activity
- Integrate GAAP-based revenue recognition into monthly reporting and forecasts
- Use the TRNA schedule to support variance analysis, forecasting, and year-round audit readiness
- Track restricted grants, ensuring accurate allocation of expenses and timely recognition of revenue
- Establish and lead regular cross-functional grant monitoring and forecasting discussions across Finance, Development, Programs, and the Program Operations Team
- Clarify and formalize roles, workflows, and handoffs related to: Grant setup, Revenue recognition, Spending against restrictions, and Financial reporting to funders
- Implement a monthly Finance–Development reconciliation process to align grant tracking, reporting, and receivables
- Communicate regularly with program and development leaders regarding available fund balances and spend-down plans
- Monitor grant expenditures to prevent unallowable costs and ensure compliance with grant terms and deadlines
- Review and monitor financial components of sub-grantee and consultant agreements to ensure adherence to funding restrictions and reporting requirements
- Prepare internal and external grant-related fiscal reports and support responses to financial questionnaires from funders
- Ensure all financial practices and reporting comply with applicable federal, state, and local regulations
- Manage financial risk and strengthen processes to ensure audit readiness and long-term sustainability
- Oversee compliance related to restricted funding, federal grants, and applicable nonprofit regulations
- Establish clear accountability for lobbying compliance, including: Oversight of tracking, documentation, and reporting processes, Alignment of time tracking, payroll allocations, and expense coding to support accurate lobbying classification, Coordination across systems to ensure reporting accuracy and audit readiness
- Set priorities and direction for the finance team to ensure accurate, timely financial reporting and strong internal controls
- Oversee financial systems and reporting structures to ensure alignment with GAAP and nonprofit accounting standards
- Strengthen financial policies and procedures to support transparency, clarity, and cross-departmental collaboration
- Support strategic improvements to financial systems that enhance efficiency, data integrity, and reporting quality
- Supervise and develop members of the finance team
- Lead and drive successful change management
- Establish clear goals, priorities, and performance expectations aligned with organizational strategy
- Build a culture of strong financial stewardship, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Skills
- At least 7+ years of professional experience
- Experience with Sage Intacct & Microsoft Office
- Strong soft (relationship building, communications, empathy) and technical finance skills and experiences
- Ability to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for organizational leaders
- Supervise and develop the finance team
- Set departmental priorities and ensure strong internal controls, audit readiness, and alignment between financial strategy and organizational goals
- Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations
- Manage financial risk and strengthen processes to ensure audit readiness and long-term sustainability
- Establish clear accountability for lobbying compliance
- Set priorities and direction for the finance team to ensure accurate, timely financial reporting and strong internal controls
- Strengthen financial policies and procedures to support transparency, clarity, and cross-departmental collaboration
- Support strategic improvements to financial systems that enhance efficiency, data integrity, and reporting quality
- Build a culture of strong financial stewardship, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Experience in nonprofit finance leadership roles within a dynamic organizational development context (e.g., start-up, new strategic plan execution, etc.) is strongly preferred
- Salesforce experience is a plus
- Deep Excel knowledge preferred
- Experience with DocuSign, ADP, and Concur, and/or a strong ability and desire to learn systems and software tools preferred
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Health insurance plans
- Competitive salaries that include pre-tax benefits
- Cell phone reimbursements
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