VP, Finance and Administration

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Grounded Solutions Network is the nation’s largest network of practitioners and advocates working to expand the shared equity model and other innovative frameworks that ensure housing remains affordable for generations to come. Our mission is to create a future in which all people have access to homes they can afford in equitable communities of opportunity that foster better health, academic, and economic outcomes.

As a national membership organization, we support nonprofit and government practitioners, community resident leaders, advocates, elected officials, and other housing professionals with the tools and knowledge they need for success. We promote the creation and preservation of quality housing that remains affordable for generations. Our work specifically targets creating and expanding housing with lasting affordability, using a racial equity lens.

Grounded Solutions is committed to fostering an organizational culture rooted in critical thinking and consciousness about race and class. We seek candidates who are dedicated to achieving racial equity as both a process and outcome. We are committed to building a staff team that is as racially and culturally diverse as the communities that we serve. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

The Vice President, Finance and Administration (VP, Fin and Admin) is a key member of Grounded Solutions Network’s executive team, providing strategic leadership, direction, and oversight of the organization’s finance, human resources, technology operations, and administrative services. This individual designs and implements organization-wide programs, policies, and operational frameworks that strengthen internal infrastructure, support staff, and ensure long-term organizational sustainability.

The VP, Fin and Admin oversees financial strategy, accounting, and financial planning and analysis; provides strategic guidance to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team on the financial implications of business and program decisions, identifies financial risks and opportunities, and leads a fact-based budgeting process that ensures proper resources are available for sustained operations. They ensure all HR policies and processes are documented, accessible, and consistently communicated, and they oversee IT operations including onboarding, help desk support, system deployment, and integration of departmental platforms such as membership systems and training LMS.

This leader models excellence, operational discipline, and a commitment to mission alignment while driving continuous improvement across all administrative functions.

• Develop multiyear financial plans that support organizational sustainability and strategic growth.
• Oversee all financial operations including budgeting, cash flow, reserves, financial reporting, internal controls, and compliance with nonprofit accounting standards.
• Lead the organization’s multi-year and annual budgeting process, including budget performance, forecasting and scenario planning to ensure alignment with strategic priorities and long-term sustainability of Grounded Solutions.
• Identify and communicate budget risks, financial trends, and strategic implications to all key stakeholders including CEO, Executive Leadership Team, Finance Committee of the Board and full Board of Directors.
• Ensure timely, accurate reporting to the Board, funders, auditors, and regulatory bodies.
• Support identification of funding…