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About the Role

Educators for Excellence is seeking a Director of Finance to serve as the organization's strategic financial leader during a critical period of organizational growth and maturity. This role is responsible for driving E4E's budgeting, forecasting, long-term financial planning, grants management strategy, compliance, and financial sustainability, ensuring the organization has the fiscal infrastructure to grow, sustain, and scale its mission impact.

Responsibilities

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, and 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.
Champion E4E’s Core Values and Commitment to Anti-Racism.
Be a key financial thought partner for national teams and regional chapters.
Be a trusted partner for strategic financial analysis and planning.
Embody anti-racist practices in all aspects of their work.
Push the organization and colleagues to continue to grow and improve within these values by modeling a strong and inclusive culture for their team and the streams of work they manage.
Support a team culture in which all people can thrive, grow, and develop to further E4E's mission.

Requirements

At least 7+ years of professional experience.
Experience in nonprofit finance leadership roles within a dynamic organizational development context (e.g., start-up, new strategic plan execution, etc.) is strongly preferred.
Experience with Sage Intacct & Microsoft Office.
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.
All new employees are required to comply with E4E’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, which requires all staff to be fully vaccinated before the start of employment.
An employee will be considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving the requisite number of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Employees may request an exemption as a reasonable accommodation due to a medical reason or a sincerely held religious belief.

Skills

Organizing, Planning, and Executing
Making Decisions & Demonstrating Judgment
Tracking, Measuring & Analyzing
Allocating & Managing Resources
Conducting Rigorous Analysis
Defining Problems to Solve
Grants Finance
Cross-functional relationship building, partnership, and communications
Change Management
Systems Building
Accounting & Auditing
Information Technology
Organizational / Business
Financial Systems (ADP, Intacct, Concur, etc.)
Knowledge of A/P system and process
Benefits & Applying

Location

New York

Work Type

Virtual

Experience Level

Director

Salary/Compensations

$105,000 - $150,000 for High Urban locations (NYC & San Francisco)

Benefits

Paid time off
Health insurance plans
Competitive salaries that include pre-tax benefits
Cell phone reimbursements

About the Company

Our nation’s education system is leaving millions of students—including an overwhelming number of students of color and low-income students—unprepared for college, career, and life.
Classroom teachers are the single most important in-school factor in improving student achievement.
A truly thriving teaching profession requires educator voice and leadership.
We work to build durable teacher power, especially among those historically excluded from decision-making, to shape the systems and policies that define education.
Founded by public school teachers, Educators for Excellence is a growing movement of nearly 40,000 educators working together to build a high-quality, diverse teaching profession with the resources and conditions necessary to help every student thrive.
Together, we research and develop educator-informed solutions, build teacher power, and advocate for policy change at the district, state, and national levels.
Our work is grounded in the belief that the teaching profession is one of the most vital forces shaping our shared future - and that educators must be at the center of shaping the policies and systems that define public education.
We focus on developing teacher leadership and power to drive issue advocacy campaigns that shape policy, contracts, and the national conversation.
To achieve our vision for transforming the teaching profession, we advance and support the implementation of a focused set of policy solutions backed by research and educators.
Our agenda focuses on achieving a high-quality, diverse workforce through: Building strong and sustainable career pathways, Creating coherent systems of instructional support, Funding public schools fully and equitably.
By building durable teacher power, teachers unite as a collective force to drive lasting change and advance an equitable, sustainable public education system where every student has the opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed.

Equal Opportunity

E4E is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We do not discriminate based on race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state or federal law or local ordinance.
E4E has zero tolerance for discrimination, racism, xenophobia, or misogyny in any form in our workplace.
We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels a strong sense of belonging.