Director of Finance

Location:

Remote within the United States or In-person in Eugene, Oregon

Salary Range: $125,000-$140,000

Reports to:

Executive Director Supervises:
Accounting Manager, and future Finance team members

Status:
Exempt, Full-Time

Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW) is an international NGO, registered in Oregon as a nonprofit. At ELAW, we believe that environmental protection and human rights are inseparable—and that the best solutions come from those closest to the problem. That’s why we support a global network of public interest lawyers and scientists in 80+ countries working to protect communities and ecosystems through law.

Headquartered in Eugene, Oregon, ELAW connects local expertise with global impact—empowering people on the front lines of environmental and human rights challenges.

The Director of Finance serves as ELAW's senior financial executive and strategic business partner to the Executive Director and Board of Directors. The CFO provides leadership for all financial operations, long-range financial strategy, budgeting, accounting, cash management, grants management, internal controls, enterprise risk management, compliance, investments, and organizational sustainability. The CFO leads the finance function, supervises the Accounting Manager, and partners with the Leadership Team to ensure financial resources are aligned with mission, strategic priorities, and responsible stewardship.

• Provide strategic financial leadership and advise the Executive Director and Board on organizational sustainability, reserves, investments, and long-term financial planning.
• Lead development of annual operating budgets, expense authorization system, grant budgets, and multi-year financial forecasts.
• Prepare financial statements, dashboards, variance analyses, and executive reporting.
• Ensure strong internal controls, accounting policies, fund accounting, and compliance with GAAP and nonprofit accounting standards.
• Direct cash flow management, liquidity planning, and banking relationships.
• Oversee financial reporting and compliance for foundation, government, and institutional grants.
• Work with Accounting Manager to complete annual audit, relationships with auditors.
• Prepare and file 990
• Develop and ensure adherence to financial policies and strengthen enterprise risk management.
• Manage fiscal sponsor arrangements.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, local, and international financial regulations
• Partner with leadership on compensation, benefits, insurance, and organizational financial modeling.
• Present financial reports to the Board of Directors and Finance & Personnel Committee.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop the Accounting Manager and future finance staff.
• Evaluate and improve financial systems, technology, and business processes.
• Support strategic initiatives through financial analysis, scenario planning, and decision support.
• Build collaborative relationships with program leaders to improve financial stewardship across the organization.
• Work with the Regranting Manager on strengthening and streamlining internal systems for regranting management, ensuring compliance, transparency, and sustainability while mitigating organizational risk.

You are an experienced finance professional with 10+ years’ experience in progressive financial management, including leading the full finance function. You thrive in a collaborative, cross-cultural environment and are eager to support a mission-driven global community.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible finance/accounting experience.
• Minimum 5 years leading a finance department or serving in a senior finance leadership role.
• Significant experience in a nonprofit organization.
• Significant experience supporting financial operations in an international organization or NGO.
• Extensive experience with nonprofit fund accounting, restricted funding, grants management, budgeting, forecasting, audits, and financial reporting.
• Demonstrated experience presenting financial information to Boards of Directors.
• Strong…