Financial and Operations Manager

The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) is a national non-profit organization seeking a Financial and Operations Manager to help power a growing national movement for worker justice. National COSH builds the power of workers to demand jobs that are safe, healthy, and free from exploitation and abuse. We are a national network rooted in local organizing, bringing together 25 grassroots worker organizations and a broad community of Black, Brown, immigrant, and low-wage workers, unions, and worker advocates across the country.

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly organized, proactive, mission-aligned operations leader who loves building systems, bringing clarity to complexity, and helping a dynamic national team do its best work.

About the Role

The Financial and Operations Manager is a senior, mission-critical leader at National COSH, working in close partnership with the Executive Director to ensure the organization has the financial strength, systems, and operational backbone needed to power a growing national movement for worker safety and justice.

This role is key to the organization's success, overseeing budgets, grant tracking, payroll, compliance, with support from external HR and accounting partners. While this position does not write or solicit grants, it plays a pivotal role in developing grant budgets, spending plans, and financial reporting, working closely with the Associate Director of Development and staff to ensure funding aligns with strategy and commitments to funders and partners are met with precision and transparency. This position also oversees operational systems and event logistics.

The Financial and Operations Manager will not simply “maintain” systems, but will actively build, strengthen, and improve them, helping a fast-moving, worker-centered organization stay nimble, accountable, and sustainable in a rapidly shifting political and economic landscape.

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly organized, proactive, and mission-driven leader who thrives in remote, high-trust environments and enjoys bringing clarity, structure, and momentum to a fast-moving national team. The role collaborates with staff, board leadership, and external financial partners across multiple states and time zones, ensuring that resources are aligned with strategy and that National COSH is positioned to grow its impact.

Bilingual Spanish–English is strongly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Leadership & Strategy

• Serve as a strategic financial partner to leadership, flagging risks, opportunities, and corrective actions early
• Oversee and serve as the primary liaison with external Financial Support
• Lead the development and management of organizational and project-based budgets across multiple grants and funding streams, in close partnership with the Executive Director and Associate Director of Development.
• Oversee income tracking across grants, contracts, and individual contributions to ensure accuracy, compliance, and alignment with funding commitments
• Maintain real-time budget-to-actuals, grant allocations, and cash-flow projections to support organizational planning and decision-making
• Review, interpret, and translate monthly financial reports into clear, actionable insights for the Executive Director, staff, and board

Financial Systems, Controls & Compliance

• Ensure strong internal controls, financial policies, and documentation practices across all financial activity
• Oversee External Financial Support, to ensure accurate QuickBooks entries, reconciliations, and timely monthly closes
• Review and approve invoices, credit card activity, reimbursements, and payment documentation; ensure accurate coding and compliance
• Lead coordination for audits and financial reviews, including documentation, schedules, and follow-up
• Maintain and continuously improve financial procedures, templates, and tracking systems
• Oversee and support organizational compliance with federal and state 501(c)(3) requirements

Grants and Contracts

• Develop and manage grant budgets, spending plans, and financial reporting, working closely with the Associate Director of Development and program leads
• Track grant allocations, reimbursement schedules, deliverables, and reporting deadlines across funding cycles
• Support the creation and financial review of MOUs, subgrant agreements, and partner agreements to ensure compliance and sustainability

Human Resources & Administration

• Oversee staff onboarding, payroll coordination, benefits enrollment, and personnel records.
• In partnership with External Financial and HR Support, manage payroll coordination; track compensation changes, PTO, leave categories, and personnel records; support SEP IRA and benefits administration
• Support implementation of personnel policies and collective bargaining agreements

Operations and Systems Management

• Provide operational support and planning for meetings, board functions, and national convenings
• Play a lead logistics planning and operations role in National COSH’s national conference, annual leadership academy, staff retreats, and national convenings
• Oversee vendors, contracts, reimbursements, stipends, and compliance filings
• Lead database, file management, and systems-building projects
• Serve as a resource to COSH affiliates to strengthen their financial and operational capacity

Organizational Leadership

• Partner closely with the Executive Director and Associate Director of Development on financial strategy, long-term sustainability, and organizational growth
• Serve as a thought partner to program and development leadership to align resources with impact
• Provide staff and program leads with clear budgets, reporting tools, and financial guidance that supports strong decision-making
• Contribute to strategic planning, impact tracking, and organizational development initiatives
• Produce ad-hoc analysis and lead special projects that support leadership and board priorities

Who You Are

You are a highly organized, systems-minded, and mission-driven professional who loves making things run well. You bring both precision and initiative — you don’t just follow processes, you improve them. You’re energized by supporting a national movement and helping people across multiple states work together more effectively.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in financial management, operations, budgeting, and grants management in a nonprofit, labor, or mission-driven organization
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-fund budgets, restricted grants, and compliance across multiple funding streams
• Experience working closely with executive leadership and boards, providing financial insight to support strategic decision-making
• Proven ability to build, improve, and manage financial and operational systems, including policies, procedures, and internal controls
• Experience coordinating with external financial support firms, accountants, auditors, and payroll providers
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and stakeholders with minimal supervision
• Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, and follow-through
• Highly organized, proactive, and able to anticipate needs, solve problems, and take initiative without being asked
• Comfortable working independently in a remote environment while collaborating with a national team across time zones
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to translate financial information into clear, actionable insights for staff and leadership
• High integrity and discretion in handling sensitive financial, personnel, and organizational information
• Demonstrated commitment to workers’ rights, racial justice, and social justice values
• Bilingual Spanish/English strongly preferred

Salary and Benefits

• Salary: $85,000 – $90,000, commensurate with experience and expertise.
• Excellent Benefits Package: Includes 100% individual and 70% family health and dental insurance coverage, a 5% retirement contribution, paid time off, holidays, a monthly stipend for remote work setup, and phone reimbursement for work-related communication expenses.
• This is a full-time, U.S.-based position reporting to the Executive Director, with flexible remote work options.

National COSH is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse team that reflects a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, styles, and experiences.

Bilingual Spanish–English is strongly preferred.