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About the Role
The Manager in the Industry Specialty Services Group’s Nonprofit and Grantmaker Advisory team will provide professional services sensitive to the needs and values of nonprofit organizations and their funders. This role offers a unique opportunity for a mission-oriented finance and accounting professional to leverage nonprofit expertise to support organizations across various mission areas and geographic regions. The team is dedicated to building the nonprofit sector's capacity by partnering with clients to enhance operational excellence, financial sustainability, and impact achievement. The Manager will collaborate with executive leadership, finance departments, operations leaders, and Boards to modernize operating models, improve reporting, optimize processes, and design technology solutions.
Responsibilities
- Develops and maintains current and potential/new client relationships, including foundations, local government, collaborative partner organizations, and direct service providers.
- Supervises Industry Specialty Services Group (ISSG) staff through training, guidance, and coaching.
- Evaluates performance on client engagements.
- Leads enterprise transformation engagements focused on operational excellence, technology modernization, organizational effectiveness, and financial sustainability for nonprofit and grantmaking organizations.
- Serves as a project and workstream leader on ERP, financial management systems, grants management systems, budgeting and planning, CRM, and business intelligence implementations.
- Conducts current-state assessments of people, processes, technology, governance, and data to identify opportunities for operational improvement and digital transformation.
- Designs future-state business processes across finance, accounting, grants administration, procurement, budgeting, reporting, project accounting, and constituent management functions.
- Leads process redesign and operating model transformation initiatives that improve efficiency, strengthen internal controls, and enhance organizational effectiveness.
- Supports data migration, chart of accounts redesign, reporting modernization, dashboard development, and financial analytics initiatives.
- Advises executive leadership and Boards regarding technology investments, operational risks, and transformation strategies.
- Oversees grant compliance, financial reporting, budgeting, and operational processes while identifying opportunities for automation and workflow optimization.
- Facilitates the design and deployment of AI agents and workflow automation solutions that streamline business processes, reduce manual effort, and improve data accessibility.
- Advises clients on AI governance, responsible AI practices, security, compliance, data readiness, and organizational change considerations associated with AI adoption.
- Supports organizations undergoing change by deploying coaching and change management options.
- Participates in business development activities, such as project scoping and proposal development.
- Actively participates in the development of transformation services, including monthly meetings and other areas of product development.
- Identifies ways to make engagements more efficient and productive.
- Manages and coaches consultants on client engagements, especially in project management and quality assurance.
- Directly supervises staff that may work on a range of engagements.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Five (5) or more years of demonstrated consulting, nonprofit finance, operations, technology, or enterprise transformation experience, including leading ERP, financial system, grants management system, or enterprise technology implementations, with a specific focus on nonprofits, required.
- Three (3) or more years of prior experience with accounting systems and nonprofit accounting principles, required.
- Prior supervisory/management experience, required.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel, required.
- Experience working with Microsoft Copilot, Power Platform, AI agent frameworks, conversational AI platforms, or similar enterprise AI technologies, required.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.
Skills
- Nonprofit system selections
- ERP implementations
- Change management
- Consulting mindset
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Excel
- Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Sage Intacct
- Oracle NetSuite
- Salesforce
- Power BI
- Budgeting and planning solutions
- Microsoft Copilot
- Power Platform
- AI agent frameworks
- Conversational AI platforms
Location
- Maryland
- NYC
- Long Island
- Westchester
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Manager
- Five (5) or more years of demonstrated consulting, nonprofit finance, operations, technology, or enterprise transformation experience
- Three (3) or more years of prior experience with accounting systems and nonprofit accounting principles
- Prior supervisory/management experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
- MBA or MPA preferred
- CPA preferred
Salary/Compensations
- National Range: $115,000 - $150,000
- Maryland Range: $115,000 - $150,000
- NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $115,000 - $150,000
Benefits
- ESOP company, offering participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being.
- Comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits offerings.
- BDO Total Rewards encompass more than traditional benefits.
About the Company
- At BDO, how we show up matters. We build strong relationships by supporting one another, our clients, and our communities with care, curiosity, and a commitment to helping one another grow and succeed. Here, you’ll find meaningful work, leaders invested in your success, and opportunities to build a career around what matters most to you.
- Our purpose is to be the people our clients count on to grow with confidence and achieve what matters most. Our values guide how we bring that purpose to life each day. Together, they shape how we work with one another, serve our clients, and create meaningful impact.
- BDO provides assurance, tax, and advisory services to clients across the U.S. and around the world. No matter your role, you’ll be part of a team helping clients navigate complexity and move forward with clarity.
- As technology continues to shape how we work, BDO values the ability to apply generative and agentic AI solutions to develop work products, improve workflows and identify potential risks. Across our firm, we emphasize professional judgment in validating AI-generated outputs for accuracy, quality, and compliance.
Equal Opportunity
- Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets