[Hiring] Finance Manager @DC Greens Inc

Role Description

DC Greens seeks a Finance Manager to lead and complete the organization’s core financial responsibilities while supporting participatory financial accountability. This role is responsible for completing bookkeeping, accounting, payroll, budgeting, reporting, audit coordination, compliance, and financial planning tasks. The Finance Manager helps ensure sound financial management, transparency, and effective internal support across the organization.

• Perform routine daily financial activities, accounts payable, accounts receivable, banking reconciliation, monthly reconciliations, and end-of-month reporting.
• Complete semi-monthly staff and vendor payroll.
• Record all financial transactions into QuickBooks.
• Monitor cash flow positions and projections to ensure adequate operational liquidity.
• Coordinate the annual audit process, including liaising with external auditors and bookkeepers to deliver requested documentation; ensure timely completion of audited financial statements and 990 filing.
• Lead compliance efforts with GAAP, the IRS, and D.C. Government.
• Lead the organization’s participatory budgeting process.
• Provide training to and guidance for staff on completing financial responsibilities at all levels of the organization.
• Create financial reports to support leadership decision-making.
• Liaise with insurance agent or government agencies to maintain appropriate compliance and insurance policies.
• Generate quarterly, annual and ad hoc financial reporting and analysis that support fiscal oversight, development efforts, and board communications.
• Maintain and update financial policies and procedures manual, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations, as well as alignment with revenue and programmatic goals and processes and organizational values around equity, inclusivity, etc.

Qualifications

• Commitment to the vision and mission of DC Greens.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• At least five years’ experience in finance at a nonprofit organization or an accounting firm responsible for nonprofit clients.
• Experience supporting and working closely with staff and varying levels of experience to interpret financial data.
• A positive attitude and concern for people, cultural humility, and good listening skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience performing financial reporting for federal grant programs (preferred).
• Excellent organizational skills, with a strong orientation toward developing and maintaining systems, standard operating procedures, and protocols.
• Experience with the Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, and financial software (e.g. QuickBooks online).
• Experience working with a team remotely using collaborative workplace technology tools (e.g. Adobe Acrobat, Zoom, and Asana).
• Excellent communication skills with an ability to translate financial regulations and standards to laypersons.
• Must be able to pass a background check.

Requirements

• Experience, Skills, and Qualifications as listed in the Qualifications section.

Benefits

• This is a regular, full-time, salaried, exempt position.
• DC Greens’ salaries are set using a pay equity process tool.
• The salary is $89,400 to $94,600 commensurate with experience and non-negotiable.
• A generous benefits package includes medical/dental/vision, disability/life insurance, 25 days of paid time off (prorated based on start date), parental and bereavement leave, an employer match on retirement contributions once eligible, and a flexible work schedule.