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About the Role

The Director of Finance is responsible for leading a broad range of fiscal and operational duties including financial, investment, and grants accounting, overseeing the audit process, directing administrative functions, and reporting to the Chief Operating Officer.

Responsibilities

• Directs all financial and accounting activities, including general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, payroll, audit prep, insurance and tax filings, monitoring of cash flow, investment tracking, and reporting.
• Maintains budget-to-actual analysis by grant, project, program, and functional area.
• Performs the month-end accounting close process (bank reconciliation, accruals, A/P and A/R subledgers).
• Appraises the organization’s financial position and generates and presents monthly fiscal reports to leadership.
• Reviews overall accounting/financial information with leadership, program, and functional teams.
• Establishes and implements sound fiscal policies, procedures, accounting controls with appropriate segregation of duties, and non-profit GAAP.
• Assists with the registration, reporting, and resolution of all issues and requests involving the organization’s governance, tax, lobbying, and reporting obligations with the IRS and state/local jurisdictions.
• Conducts business analysis, analytical review, and designs insightful reports of financial, grant, and budget activity.
• Performs additional financial analyses and hands-on bookkeeping duties, as necessary.
• Works with the COO and Development team to ensure that fiscal requirements for grants and contracts are identified, realized, and monitored.
• Provides input to the Development staff in the preparation of periodic reports to funding sources.
• Oversees the reporting of outstanding funding receivables, on a grant-by-grant basis.
• Supervises the monitoring of all contracts to ensure compliance with fiscal and programmatic reporting.
• Oversees financial aspects of payroll and benefits administration.
• Handles other HR and administrative assignments.
• Works closely with auditors and Board Audit Committee on completion of the annual audit.
• Prepares supporting schedules, confirmations, and documentation for audits.

Requirements

• 8-10 years of nonprofit finance and investment accounting experience.
• Hands-on use of FundEZ or equivalent accounting package.
• Foundation grant financial reporting experience is a plus.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate technical budget and financial information to leadership and staff.
• Self-starter, proactive change maker, and able to work independently.
• Attention-to-detail, organized, analytical mindset.
• Curious learner who brings new ideas and practical solutions as part of an agile team.
• Ability to work successfully in a collegial environment, lead/mentor others, and negotiate cross-organizational relationships.
• Understanding of and interest in mission-driven organizations.
• Can handle sensitive information with discretion and good judgment.
• Able to be an ambassador representing the organization externally and department internally.
• Enjoys working in a small-organization environment that requires high-level interactions as well as hands-on tasks.
• Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States.

Skills

• Financial accounting
• Investment accounting
• Grants accounting
• Audit process oversight
• Budgeting
• Financial reporting
• Non-profit GAAP
• Fiscal policy implementation
• Accounting controls
• Grant financial reporting
• Verbal communication
• Written communication
• Interpersonal skills
• Analytical skills
• Mentoring
• Negotiation

Location

• New York City
• Washington, D.C.

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 8-10 years

Salary/Compensations

• $150,000—$155,000

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Employer-funded health reimbursement account (HRA)
• Generous vacation
• Sick days
• Personal days
• Employer matching 403(b) plan
• Up to fourteen weeks parental leave

About the Company

• The Century Foundation is a progressive, independent think tank that conducts research, develops solutions, and drives policy change to make people’s lives better.
• We pursue economic, racial, gender, and disability equity in education, health care, and work, and promote U.S. foreign policy that fosters international cooperation, peace, and security.
• TCF has offices in New York City and Washington, D.C.
• TCF is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) public charity.
• TCF offers a competitive compensation package.
• TCF is a unionized workplace and is represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA1180).

Equal Opportunity

• The Century Foundation is committed to diversity and building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds.
• Everyone is encouraged to apply, including women, LGBTQIA people, people of color, and people with disabilities.