Director of Finance and Budget

Position Title: Director of Finance and Budget

Location: Remote, United States

Reports to: Executive Director

Hours Per Week: Full-Time

Position Summary 

Evergreen seeks a Director of Finance and Budget to join our growing, high-impact team, establishing a sustainable financial strategy and ensuring fiscal responsibility across the organization. The Director will manage our annual budget, work with our Senior Fundraising Director to conduct forecasting, and advise our Executive Director and Leadership on all finance-related matters. This is an ideal role for someone experienced in building budgets and accounting systems for political organizations or nonprofits, passionate about addressing the climate crisis, and eager to make a difference in a highly-impactful organization. 

What You Will Do

• Lead the annual budget creation process, collaborating with our Executive Director, senior leadership, department leads and Board of Directors. 
• Serve as a strategic partner to the Executive Director for financial planning, revenue reporting, forecasting, and budget management.
• Collaborate with the Fundraising and Operations Directors to create income projections and track cash flow and grant deliverables.
• Analyze and present monthly financial reports in a timely and accurate manner.
• Perform financial analysis for contract negotiations and investment decisions.
• Oversee all financial and accounting operations, including banking and external reporting.
• Ensure financial compliance for Evergreen’s 501(c)3 and 501(c)4 in federal, state, and local tax and disclosure laws and GAAP standards.
• Create, support, and implement organizational expense policies
• Support our growing team of leaders, empowering and training them to grow and own department-level budgets.

First-Year Milestones

In your first 90 days, you will have:

• Partnered with our external Finance firm to transition necessary work in-house 
• Delivered an annual budget plan, coordinating with all stakeholders.
• Established review of existing financial systems and suggested improvements.
• Established strong working relationships with program leads and executive team members.

In 6 months, you will have:

• Implemented improved financial reporting and budget management systems and procedures.
• Delivered regular financial reports to leadership with narratives explaining key trends and variances.

In 1 year, you will have:

• Led the organization through a full fiscal year cycle with a transparent, sustainable multi-year budget.
• Developed long-term financial strategies to ensure long-term financial health and scalability.
• Improved organizational understanding of budget processes and financial literacy through training, engagement, and transparency.

What You Bring 

• 7+ years of experience setting up and managing financial systems and reporting to leadership on organizational financial health.
• A track record of working with multi-entity (c3/c4) campaigns, PACs, or political-leaning nonprofit organizations and related budgets.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team to meet goals while empowering individuals for professional growth. 
• Ability to clearly and easily explain financial information to stakeholders, including those without finance backgrounds.
• Experience balancing day-to-day financial operations with long-term planning and organizational development goals.
• Strong alignment with Evergreen's mission of defeating the climate crisis and building a just and thriving clean energy economy.

Nice to have: 

• Bill.com, Divvy, and/or Martus experience. 
• Familiarity with state and federal compliance rules and regulations (Michigan, Pennsylvania, Arizona) 
• CPA or other relevant certifications

Compensation and Benefits

Salary: $165,000

Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package that includes 99% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents, 4% employer match on retirement plan contributions, a professional development budget, and a stipend to help you set up your home office, as well as paid holidays, and unlimited PTO that covers vacation, sick, and volunteer time off. 

How to Apply

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled, with preference given to applications received by October 31st. We strongly encourage applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible. 

Please submit a resume, an optional cover letter, or reference materials (portfolio, website, blog) through our hiring portal. You will not be penalized for not including a cover letter, and we encourage you to submit any materials you believe will help us best assess your qualifications. The anticipated start date for this person will be December 2024.

Please note: our system cannot auto-respond, so you will not receive a confirmation message even though your application has been received. Evergreen will review every application, but we cannot contact every candidate due to the volume of applications. We are very grateful for your interest in joining us.

About Evergreen

Evergreen’s mission is to lead an all-of-government mobilization to defeat the climate crisis and build a just and thriving clean energy economy by raising standards, catalyzing investment, and centering justice at the heart of economic transformation. We do this by working in partnership with climate and community leaders and meeting directly with decision makers to push for bold, actionable policies that meet the urgency of the climate crisis.

With the single largest investment in climate and clean energy now passed into law, it’s a thrilling time to work for an organization at the cutting edge of climate policy. We played a major role in passing historic climate investments, but the work is far from over. It’s going to take all of us to win and equitably implement the ambitious policies we know we need to tackle climate change and deliver a thriving clean energy future for all.  

Hiring Statement

Evergreen is committed to attracting, developing, and retaining exceptional people and creating a work environment that is dynamic and rewarding and that enables each of us to realize our potential. Evergreen is a fully remote organization, and our work environment is safe and open to all employees and partners, respecting the full spectrum of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other classifications protected by law in the locality and/or state in which you are working.

Learn more about our goals, values, and team here: https://www.evergreenaction.com/who