Director of Finance

About the role

The Right to the City Alliance (RTTC) is a movement building organization dedicated to halting displacement and protecting affordable housing. The Director of Finance will oversee the financial infrastructure of RTTC's expanding ecosystem, including an upcoming external back office entity.

Responsibilities

• Financial Planning and Analysis (20%)
  - Develop and guide overall financial strategy
  - Perform financial forecasts; lead multi-year financial planning, scenario and contingency planning processes
  - Conduct monthly financial analysis including comparisons of budget, actual expenses, and forecasts, audit performance, and risk management ensuring both stability and sustainability for the organization
  - Work closely with organizational leadership team to ensure appropriate level of reporting information to inform decision-making at the board and leadership levels for all partner entities
  - Coordinate financial planning systems, ensuring budgets are aligned with long-range financial plans for the ecosystem
  - Guide investment strategy

• Budget Management and Oversight (20%)
  - Lead annual budget development and management systems in partnership with leadership and other staff
  - Build the financial literacy and leadership of collaborators and participants in our financial and budgeting systems
  - Maintain a rolling three-year budget and produce annual business plans
  - Develop and deliver timely and accurate financial reports, dashboards and analysis to support decision making for each partner entity.
  - Oversee preparation and monitoring of cash flow projections on a regular basis
  - Oversee creation of board and leadership presentations

• Finance Team Oversight and Management (20%)
  - Provide supervision to the finance team
  - Ensure recordkeeping in compliance with GAAP, monitor internal controls and finance functions, making recommendations for policy changes and process improvements
  - Oversee a consistent and timely monthly closing process
  - Oversee and direct day-to-day accounting functions and systems
  - Oversee cost allocation framework across the financial ecosystem

• Operations and Compliance (20%)
  - Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local requirements; monitor fiscal compliance with funder requirements
  - Ensure ongoing adherence to accountability protocols
  - Align management and oversight systems across partner entities
  - Update and implement financial policies and procedures to ensure compliance and efficiency in all aspects of financial management
  - Formulate, recommend, and implement sound fiscal policies, procedures and controls in compliance with funder requirements
  - Oversee implementation and training of financial systems
  - Oversee financial systems integration and Automation
  - Oversee completion of annual audits and submission of reports

• Organizational & Department Leadership (20%)
  - Set departmental goals and ensure proper staffing levels to meet needs
  - Provide leadership, supervision, coaching, and training to staff
  - Play a critical support role to ensure have the financial information and capacity needed for their respective responsibilities
  - Support a collaborative, performance-driven, and respectful team culture
  - Ensure finance team functions, division of labor and capacities are sustainable and grounded in a sustainable growth strategy and business plan
  - Maintain understanding of policies and support compliance through internal systems
  - Foster transparent, inclusive dialogue within the leadership team on financial issues
  - Model collaborative in decision-making and staff engagement
  - Attend and present to leadership bodies in our governance structure as needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or similar discipline.
• 8-10 years experience, minimum of 5 years of experience in a non-profit financial environment; 3 years in a managerial role
• Experience working in multiple entity environment consisting of c3/c4 PAC/super PAC that are engaged in political campaigns
• Experience handling and reporting on multiple grants
• Track record of leadership progression with supervisory experience
• Ability to work effectively at a senior level, including partnership with the Executive Director and the Board of Directors
• Strong GAAP accounting expertise
• Experience with 3 statement model analysis
• Experience handling and reporting on multiple grants
• Experience with systems such as Sage Intacct, QuickBooks Online, Expensify and other cloud-based financial management platforms
• Advanced proficiency in Excel
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), Google Apps Technology, the internet, and comfort with learning new technologies
• Track record of effectively and collaboratively designing, implementing, and managing large-scale, multi-stakeholder projects, systems and processes to ensure effective and efficient operations, including with respect to annual budgeting, multi-year planning and reporting
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills
• A collaborative, team-based approach to build strong partnerships
• Great attention to detail and follow-through
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities and deadlines