Finance and Operations Manager at Third Sector New England in REMOTE, Massachusetts

Job Description:

Third Sector New England


Finance and Operations Manager

US--Remote

Job ID: 2025-2510
Type: Fiscal Sponsorship Organizations
# of Openings: 1
Category: Civil Rights, Social Action, and Advocacy
A Way Home America

Overview

A Way Home America (AWHA) (awayhomeamerica.org) is a national organization ending homelessness for Black, Indigenous, youth of color, and LGBTQ+ youth, on a path to ending it for all. Our work is driven by the following values. We are homeless youth providers, advocates, researchers, government agencies, philanthropists and young people uniting behind a common goal: Prevent and end homelessness among all youth and young adults. Ensure that homelessness among youth and young adults is rare, and if it occurs, experiences of homelessness are brief and one-time.

A Way Home America is a fiscally sponsored organization of TSNE (tsne.org).

Responsibilities

A Way Home America’s Finance and Operations Manager oversees the AWHA’s operations. The Finance and Operations Manager reports to the Executive Director. This person is a nimble, hands-on team member energized by the challenge of managing the high volume of AWHA operational needs. The incumbent is poised to grow professionally alongside the movement and our organization as both reach an important inflection point.

Essential Functions

Financial Job Functions

• Participates in fund development and grant writing process;
• Participates in spending projection and budget modification plans;
• Manages and monitors the organization’s budgets to ensure accuracy;
• Monitors spending volume to ensure programs and organization remain on target;
• Manages contracts and negotiations with vendors and service providers;
• Partners with the Administrator to ensure invoices are processed accurately and timely for payment;
• Monitors and provides support in controlling costs, including analyzing cost structures and implementing cost-saving measures;
• Conducts financial analysis to assess financial performance, evaluate financial opportunities, and support decision making;
• Utilizes Sage Intacct to manage budget, reporting, and accounts payable and receivable;
• Identifies financial risks and implements strategies to mitigate them, including insurance and compliance measures;
• Prepares and presents to leadership body and key stakeholders to provide financial reports including variance analysis and key performance indicators;
• Collects and compiles weekly event and meeting log data to compose quarterly funder reports;
• Coordinates with TSNE Grants and Finance Manager to:
  • Submit grant reports
  • Review monthly financial reports;
  • Prepare grant reports and request budget revisions or grant extensions;
  • Participate in finance calls with TSNE's
• Participates in the development of the organization's annual

Operational Functions

• Manages and books staff team travel, lodging, per diem, etc
• Facilitates staff team meetings;
• Assists the Executive Director in the development and implementation of the strategic planning process;
• Manages project management platform for organizational excellence;
• Is an innovative contributor of ideas, strategizing and implementing them to provide continuous improvement to the organization including the area of process improvement;
• Develops and maintains a filing system within the Google Suite;
• Participates in recruiting, orientation, and onboarding of new staff;
• Participates in the development, management, and ongoing enhancement of the Volunteer Management Plan and participating volunteers.

Additional Information

• This role requires the ability to travel for events and meetings and the ability to work occasional nights and weekends.

Additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

We will consider exceptional candidates who demonstrate a strong combination of the specific qualifications and skills described below.

• Bachelor’s degree with a major in Finance and/or Business Management or related degree;
• 4+ years demonstrated progressive management history in a nonprofit;
• Program evaluation experience;
• Effective and productive in a remote work environment;
• Computer skills: Microsoft Office software (including experienced to advance knowledge of Excel) and Adobe Acrobat, Google Suite, and financial software;
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills inclusive of public speaking, facilitation and social media;
• Experience in building relationships with diverse populations;
• Align with A Way Home America’s core values:
• Recognize and Center Intersectionality
• Name and Challenge White Supremacy
• Engage in Principled Struggle
• Practice Targeted Universalism
• Generate Transformative Visions Toward Liberation
• Create a Culture of Accountability
• Open to understanding an valuing young people;
• Passionate about the mission to end youth homeless and impact change in existing systems;
• Able to give and receive feedback with love, rigor, and respect, honoring individual differences and promoting a healthy life/work balance;
• Has integrity and accountability;
• Belief in Racial and LGBTQ+ Equity;
• Holds all accountable for anti-black racism and colorism;
• Be adaptable to the workload and self-sufficient.

Additional Qualifications

• Ability to travel for events and meetings;
• Ability to work occasional nights and weekends;
• Research experience, a plus.
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize work;
• Attention to detail and problem solving skills;
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask;
• Lived experience in homelessness, child welfare, juvenile justice, a plus
• Bi-lingual, a plus (Spanish preferred).

Physical Demands/Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those for this position. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. Work is performed in an office environment and in close proximity to other workers.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to:

• Sit and/or for extended periods of time in front of a computer screen is an essential aspect of the position;
• Lift and/or move materials or equipment up to 40 pounds;
• Reach; traverse; sit (usually for longer periods of time);
• Occasionally ascend/descend; and position self (to) move;
• Ability to travel for events and meetings;
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate;
• Likelihood of personal injury would be relatively slight;
• Environmental and work hazards are not present to a measurable degree.

Compensation and Benefits

Location:Work is primarily performed remotely from personal home office. This role requires the ability to travel for events and meetings.

Schedule: This role requires the ability to work during regular business hours Monday – Friday EST and occasional mornings, nights and weekends.

Compensation: The salary range for this position is $68K- $73,500.

Benefits: This position is eligible for a full benefits package including:

• Generous Paid-Time-Off (PTO): twelve paid holidays, three weeks of vacation, one week of personal holiday, and ability to accrue up to 487.5 hours of health leave time for benefited staff.
• 80% Employer-paid, offering some $0 deductible Health Insurance through Harvard Pilgrim along with several low-deductible plans;
• Low-cost Guardian Dental and Vision.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Health and Dependent Care.
• Employer-paid Life, Long- and Short-Term Disability Insurance.
• Employer-paid Pension and Employee-paid 403b plan through TIAA.
• ...and more!

TSNE/AWHA strives to achieve excellence through a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment that embraces all of our individual and collective differences. Black, Indigenous, People of Color, Middle Eastern and North African, Bilingual and/or Bicultural candidates, and LGBTQ2SIA+ candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. We value and honor the unique talents, learning styles, and lived experiences of each individual that enrich and strengthen our workplace culture, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

All employment conditions are based on an individual’s performance and job qualifications. TSNE/AWHA prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, creed, color, religion, native language, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, race-based hairstyles, or any other protected characteristic stated by federal and state law. Regardless of any class’ protection under the law or lack thereof, TSNE/AWHA celebrates diversity and values the strengths that come with having a diverse team of employees. It is represented in our workplace culture, and it is who we are.

TSNE/AWHA's EEO statement extends to volunteers, interns, contractors, vendors, and clients.

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Salary:

$68,000.00

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