Chief Financial Officer

Bend the Arc is building a multiracial, multiethnic, intergenerational movement of Jews and allies across the country who are rising up to build an American future free from white supremacy, antisemitism, and racism. We’re investing in systems that keep our communities safe and divesting from systems that uphold white supremacy. We organize, advocate, tell stories, and develop the leaders that we need to finally build a true multiracial democracy in America.

And we’re fighting for the joyful future we deserve: one where Black liberation is realized and where all of us — within and beyond our Jewish community — are safe and thriving.

The Bend the Arc family of organizations consists of Bend the Arc:
Jewish Action
, our 501(c)(4) organizing and advocacy arm;
Bend the Arc Jewish Action PAC
, the first and only Jewish PAC to advocate exclusively for progressive policies in the U.S.; and Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice
, our 501(c)(3) education and leadership arm. We are proud to be a Union shop with our Bend the Arc Workers Union under the Non-profit Employees Union (NPEU).

For more information about working at Bend the Arc, our hiring process, and our new hire orientation, please check out our website here.

The CFO will oversee the organization’s finance, compliance, budgeting and administrative management. Reporting to the CEO, the CFO will be a change agent in driving best practices in support of the organization’s objectives. We seek a mission-focused, seasoned, strategic, and process-minded leader with experience implementing best practices in c3-c4-PAC related organizations, and developing a learning culture among a diverse and talented staff.

This role supervises the finance team.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a senior executive with excellent people skills and a proven track record of financial oversight, operational leadership, and creative problem-solving. They will join a successful mission-driven advocacy organization and help lead it to become even more efficient, effective and nimble.

• Ensure that Bend the Arc has the financial and operational systems and staff to achieve its strategic goals and objectives.
• Provide analytical support to the organizations’ management including development of internal reporting capabilities.
• Collaborate closely with the CEO and the senior management team to help guide the overall management of the organization.
• Collaborate closely with the Chief Development Officer to ensure coordinated systems and processes and aligned financial planning between finance and development.
• Guide strategic financial planning, and ensure the organizations have efficient and effective financial systems that support their missions. Advise the CEO and other key members of senior management on financial planning, budgeting, cash flow, growth priorities, and policy matters.
• Financial reporting:
  Ensure transparent reporting that informs decision-making in a strategic way. Oversee the bookkeeping team and operations team in the preparation of financial reports for internal stakeholders, board members, and grantors as required.
• Financial analysis:
  Provide financial analysis and insights to support informed decision-making by leadership.
• Compliance:
  Ensure all financial systems between the entities are managed in line with legal obligations and accounting and reporting best practices.
• Supervise and lead the finance team, as well as consultants including outsourced accounting support, auditors, compliance and charity filing firms, and organizational legal support.
• Serve as the management liaison to the boards and finance and audit committees; and effectively communicate and present critical financial matters at select meetings of the boards of directors and board committees.
• Budgeting:
  Lead the preparation and monitoring of the annual budget in collaboration with the bookkeeping, operations and development teams, CEO, and senior staff. Provide financial management and oversight for the budget. Ensure timely delivery of transparent and informative monthly budget reports.
• Cash flow management:
  Monitor…