Climate and Land Use Alliance

Finance Director

Climate and Land Use Alliance

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $100,000 - $232,500 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Provide strategic financial leadership during periods of organizational evolution, including assessing and strengthening financial structures, systems, and policies to ensure they remain fit for purpose as CLUA’s operating model, scale, and global footprint continue to develop.
  • Identify and implement changes needed to support resilience, compliance, and long-term sustainability across jurisdictions.
  • Lead in the development and maintenance of an organization-wide financial strategy and long-term financial planning.
  • Develop financial forecasts; lead a multi-year financial planning scenario and contingency planning process (i.e., FP&A).
  • Provide appropriate measures of financial health and resilience, and maintain effective policies to ensure appropriate management of financial risks.
  • Lead the annual operating budget development process in consultation with the Senior Director, Operations and SMT, and work with Senior Director, Operations to present the annual budget to the Finance Committee and Board.
  • Act as staff liaison to the Finance Committee under the direction of the ED and Senior Director of Operations.
  • Manage the organization’s finance and accounting department and staff, including playing a participatory role in all functions.
  • Recommending and, as needed, selecting and implementing finance systems.
  • Managing system transitions, including risk mitigation, staff training, and data integrity.
  • Coordinate with Development and Operations teams in the preparation of grant proposal budgets and allocations, as well as required budget modifications.
  • Prepare timely monthly financial close and internal financial reports as needed for the SMT, Board and Program Leads to ensure a shared understanding of the organization’s financial position and to support program management.
  • Oversee tracking and reporting on the use of grant and other funding resources, both internally and externally.
  • Coordinate with ClimateWorks Foundation (or lead, following a reorganization) on the annual audit process including financial statements, audit, and tax returns, meeting all appropriate deadlines.
  • Maintain up to date finance policy and procedure manuals and ensure adherence.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration or a related field and 7+ years of relevant combined education and experience in the nonprofit sector such as finance and accounting, preferably in a grant-funded environment.
  • MBA or CPA a plus.
  • Experience working as part of an international team preferred.
  • Experience with reorgs, new entity registration, and related activities.
  • Excellent mathematical, analysis, auditing, and accounting skills.
  • Ability to lead departments and individuals.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills, including ability to create user friendly reports and present them to others.
  • Knowledge of financial accounting and general ledger software, with Intacct experience a plus.
  • Strong creative skills to develop new and innovative solutions.
  • Experience creating usable budgets at different levels of detail and maintaining shared cost allocations.
  • Strong organizational and project management skills and ability to work both independently and in a team format.
  • Flexibility, adaptability, curiosity, integrity.
Benefits
  • Equal employment opportunity
  • Commitment to climate, nature, and justice
  • Encouragement for candidates of all backgrounds to apply
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
financial forecastingfinancial planningbudget developmentfinancial analysisauditingaccountinggrant proposal budgetingrisk managementdata integritycost allocation
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationorganizational skillsproject managementcreativityflexibilityadaptabilityintegritycollaborationanalytical skills
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in accountingBachelor's degree in financeBachelor's degree in business administrationMBACPA