[Hiring] Finance Manager @Carrington Talent Group

Role Description

The Finance Manager is a new role providing oversight and leadership for ensuring that the Global Alliance has the financial information, planning, systems, and reporting needed to effectively deliver on our mission. Reporting to the Operations Director, the Finance Manager will:

• Lead the organizational budgeting process.
• Oversee internal financial management and grant tracking.
• Coordinate closely with our fiscal sponsor and Employers of Record.
• Manage the internal contracting process in close collaboration with our fiscal sponsor.
• Provide program leads with timely, accessible information regarding program budgets and financial commitments.

This is a hands-on role requiring nonprofit finance experience, a combination of financial stewardship with sound organizational judgment, and a commitment to building simple, effective administrative processes that enable the organization to focus on advancing the mission. This role is fully remote, with a 4-day work week.

Major Responsibilities

• Fiscal Sponsor & Financial Partner Management
  • Serve as the primary liaisons with our fiscal sponsor on financial matters.
  • Review financial reports prepared by the fiscal sponsor to ensure alignment with internal budgets, commitments, and projections.
  • Partner with the fiscal sponsor to reconcile internal financial tracking with fiscal sponsor records.
  • Coordinate with the fiscal sponsor on accounts payable, accounts receivable, contracting, and administrative processes.
  • Ensure that the Secretariat understands and follows relevant financial policies and procedures.
• Revenue, Grants & Financial Stewardship
  • Maintain a comprehensive overview of organizational revenue.
  • Ensure the accurate tracking of funding commitments, payment schedules, grant periods, restrictions, reporting deadlines, and other requirements.
  • Support the development of grant proposal and report budgets.
  • Collaborate with the Operations Director to monitor spending against grant budgets.
• Contracts & Financial Administration
  • Oversee the internal process for consultant and vendor contracts, grants, partnership agreements, and other financial commitments.
  • Coordinate with the fiscal sponsor to ensure contracts and payments are processed accurately and efficiently.
  • Maintain internal tracking of contracts, grants, payment schedules, deliverables, and renewal or expiration dates.
  • Review proposed financial commitments to ensure they are appropriately budgeted and approved.
• Financial Management, Planning & Analysis
  • Lead the development of the annual organizational budget in collaboration with relevant team members.
  • Monitor revenue and expenses against budget and provide timely analysis of variances, emerging risks, and opportunities.
  • Develop or maintain clear, accessible financial reports and dashboards.
  • Collaborate with our fiscal sponsor to maintain a comprehensive picture of unrestricted and restricted resources.
  • Develop and maintain multi-year financial forecasts, revenue projections, and scenario planning.
  • Develop, document, and continuously improve internal policies, processes, workflows, and tools.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in nonprofit finance, operations, administration, or a related field; experience with GAAP accounting.
• 3+ years of experience supporting organizational budgeting and reporting financial reporting (ideally with $5M+ budget).
• Experience working in or with a fiscally sponsored organization preferred.
• Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple timelines, budgets, and priorities simultaneously.
• Proficiency with Excel and/or Google Sheets.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Fluency in English required; strong plus if also fluent in a second language.
• Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive organizational, financial, and personnel information with excellent judgment and confidentiality.
• Experience working in a remote and/or globally distributed organization strongly preferred.
• Commitment to the Global Alliance’s mission, values, and guiding principles.
• Willingness and ability to travel 1–2 times per year.

Benefits

• Four weeks of annual vacation, increasing to five weeks after five years of service, prorated based on FTE.
• A minimum of 11 statutory holidays annually.
• Paid sick leave, prorated for part-time employees.
• Remote-work support, including a monthly phone/internet stipend and support for home-office equipment.
• Additional benefits and statutory entitlements based on the employee’s location.

Compensation

$75,000–$80,000 USD annually for a four-day workweek (0.8 FTE), based on relevant experience and qualifications.

To Apply

To apply, please submit a resume or CV, and answer a few brief application questions. We encourage you to apply right away and before our application deadline of November 16. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

AI Policy

We do not use AI software to screen applications or to conduct interviews. We recognize the effort, time, and intent that each individual takes to make an application and honor that by reciprocating with our own time, effort, and resources.