Director, Non-Profit Finance Reporting

Arabella Advisors is looking for someone who can lead the financial reporting function for the Partner Solutions Finance Team to ensure efficient and accurate capture of non-profit activities for 200+ projects across 7 different 501(c)(3) and (c)(4) entities. This Director role will be responsible for managing month-end close and project reporting, quarterly financial statements, board reports, and annual audits of the non-profit funds. This role requires strong technical knowledge of non-profit Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), the ability to manage multiple projects across a variety of stakeholders, and a solutions orientation.

Essential Responsibilities

• Oversee monthly close activities to enable the timely and accurate issuance of financial statements to 200+ fiscally sponsored projects
• Manage/oversee the GL reconciliation process ensuring accuracy and timely resolution of recognized discrepancies
• Lead the annual audit process which includes: liaising with external auditors, preparing/reviewing support schedules, and ensuring the accuracy of financial statements
• Participate in the structure, build, and implementation of a new accounting system and financial reporting solution
• Address complex client service and financial reporting needs and resolve problems by investigating and proposing solutions that meet project requirements, non-profit GAAP, and entity policy
• Lead and consult on internal finance team projects and cross-team initiatives to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and service delivery
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, policies and procedures. Develop and monitor financial reporting operational policies
• Provide strategic leadership and oversight in the areas of non-profit financial reporting, accrual accounting, and other aspects of technical accounting capture of operational activities

Other Responsibilities

• Stay informed of changes in non-profit and financial reporting requirements to ensure GAAP compliance. Hold trainings and implement solutions to address need
• Research and draft memos justifying the accounting treatment of unique financial transactions
• Provide leadership, coaching, and performance feedback within the financial reporting service group and across the finance team
• Partner with other Finance Directors and Senior Directors to lead the Partner Solutions Finance Team

To Be Successful in This Role, You’ll Need

• Bachelors or Masters in Accounting degree; CPA preferred
• 7 or more years of relevant professional experience in public accounting or a complex large-scale non-profit organization
• 3 or more years’ experience in managing a team of accountants operating across varied workstreams
• Transaction-level understanding of non-profit GAAP and entity-level understanding of non-profit financial reporting
• Excellence in analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Solutions orientation that builds trust in partnerships within and across teams
• Proficiency in accounting system workflows, Microsoft Excel, and PowerBI

Our Core Competencies

• The ability to provide excellent service, including being able to effectively manage resources, create and implement enhancements across the firm to efficiently achieve service standards, and to coach junior teammates on how to address complex service challenges
• The ability to oversee and advise on multiple complex projects, including encouraging workflow and work plan innovations, and ensuring deliverables are high-quality and meet clients’ needs
• The ability to coach colleagues in how to understand stakeholders’ perspectives and to handle high-level stakeholder challenges
• The ability to effectively communicate difficult messages, to represent the firm to external audiences, and to mentor colleagues in how to adapt style, tone, and content to various audiences
• The ability to help teams overcome collaboration challenges and promote compromise, inclusion, and openness; promote and lead activities that support an open, safe, and inclusive organization; understand the context in which we work and build critical cross-team connections; and share useful knowledge firm wide
• The ability to regularly integrate learnings to improve team operations, to lead learning opportunities that enhance team performance, and to be a mentor to others
• The ability to empower teammates to solve problems and provide guidance only when necessary; to solve complex challenges without clear owners or solutions by identifying innovative approaches; and to facilitating coordination with others and to coach colleagues in thinking through solutions
• The ability to create space for and/or facilitate conversations about DEI, bring diverse networks and relationships to the firm, and model leading through one’s own learning edges

Working with Us

This position can be Hybrid in Washington, DC; Chicago, IL; Durham, NC; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; or Remote from the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington State, or Wisconsin.

Please note that we work with a hybrid workplace strategy to ensure continued flexibility for our staff, while deepening our strong culture rooted in collaboration and in-person interactions between colleagues. We expect that after their initial onboarding, all Arabellans will have the choice of two hybrid schedules. Our hybrid schedule options include: Flex, with 1-2 days per week in the office, or Office-based, with 3+ days per week in the office (or more if preferred). The remaining days are worked at home/remotely. We will make reasonable accommodations under the guidelines of the Americans With Disabilities Act.

We are committed to having a passion-driven, inclusive, transparent, collaborative, healthy, and fun culture. We invite you to visit our careers page to learn more.

About Arabella Advisors

Arabella Advisors helps foundations, philanthropists, and investors who are serious about impact achieve the greatest good with their resources. We work on issues ranging from the social and economic advancement of women and girls, and conservation of our climate and planet, to reducing poverty and inequity in the United States and around the world. Our staff members are mission-driven and action-oriented, and have a unique combination of experience in philanthropy, business, nonprofits, government, finance, law, and other fields. We combine creative, strategic thinking with knowledge and networks developed through decades of hands-on experience. The fastest-growing philanthropic advisory firm in the nation, Arabella is also a certified B Corporation.

About Arabella’s Partner Solutions Team

The Partner Solutions Team provides operations and back-end services and support to fiscally sponsored projects housed at multiple 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations. Projects range from new and innovative public interest organizations to donor collaborative initiatives to grants administration programs and cover a diverse range of focus areas. Candidates are highly encouraged to research fiscal sponsorship prior to better understand the complex infrastructure and role of our team.

Our Commitment to Equity and Belonging

Advancing equity and belonging within our firm and in our work with partners is critical to our mission. To be effective partners to philanthropists, nonprofits, and communities impacted by philanthropic dollars, we need to have a highly diverse staff, a workplace where individuals are encouraged to retain their uniqueness and can feel a sense of belonging, and a nuanced understanding of the characteristics that undergird the issues we engage in and the interactions we have with one another. For us, equity means that our staff members, our clients, and the people they serve can experience the same level of success, no matter their starting place. We expect all our employees to share this commitment and always seek ways to improve how well we live these values.

Total Rewards (compensation and benefits)

This is a full-time position. We offer a competitive and holistic total rewards package that includes salary, bonus, and benefits. We consider national benchmark indicators along with job related skills, experience and relevant education and training, to determine compensation that is fair and competitive.

All full-time staff are eligible for our generous benefits package on their first day of employment:

• Health insurance- On average Arabella pays 86% of the medical premium, 80% of the dental premium, and 100% of the vision premium
• Paid time off- 16 days’ vacation, 10 personal days, 11 company holidays (7 federal and 4 more from a list of inclusive cultural and religious holidays and your birthday), 20 hours volunteer leave, 8 weeks parental leave
• 401(k) retirement plan- We offer a 4% employer match on a dollar-per-dollar basis, and there is no waiting or vesting period; all funds contributed by you and Arabella are yours to keep on day 1
• Reimbursements for your personal cell phone plan and fitness
• Pre-tax withholding for transportation and parking
• Bonus incentive opportunities
• Access to professional development opportunities