Director of Finance

Ideal

Start Date:

April 1

Right to the City Alliance (RTTC) emerged in 2007 with a strong and powerful vision to
1) halt the displacement of low-income people, Black, Indigenous, and people of color, LGBTQ communities, and youth of color, and
2) protect and expand affordable housing in tandem with a broader movement to build democratic and just healthy communities for the 21st century. Since its inception, RTTC has grown to encompass over 80 community-based racial, economic, gender, and environmental justice organizations located in 26 states and 45 cities. Deeply rooted in grassroots leadership of communities most impacted by gentrification and displacement, our member organizations weave together local on-the-ground organizing, policy, and advocacy campaigns to build a robust and unstoppable national movement for inclusive, healthy housing and community development.

We take the work seriously, but not ourselves:
Right to the City is committed to a work culture of care and balance. We understand that rigor and rest are compatible and both are necessary to reach our movement building goals. We actively work to audit our policy and culture in service of our commitment to racial justice and feminist praxis. Principled struggle and generative conflict are core commitments and we take a transformative approach to resolving harm.

While we take our commitments seriously, our work environment commonly includes jokes, laughter, celebration and all other manner of enjoyable human experiences.

RTTC’s financial infrastructure is a growing multi-entity ecosystem. This year we are launching an external back office entity to grow the infrastructure commons for our movement. The Director of Finance position will serve as the finance lead for the back office entity, providing strategic financial and managerial oversight to its client-partners. The ideal candidate will be a finance leader experienced with multi-entity financial infrastructures;

able to guide strategy, adapt to changing conditions, someone who believes deeply in self-determination and community power, and who embodies a commitment to both personal and systemic transformation. This position

Reports to:

the Director of the back office entity; participates in the Organizational Leadership Team and leads the Finance Team.

• Financial Planning and Analysis (20%)
• Develop and guide overall financial strategy for the organizational ecosystem, including the back office entity and its partners to ensure sustainable growth and execution of its business plan
• Perform financial forecasts; lead multi-year financial planning, scenario and contingency planning processes
• Conduct monthly financial analysis including comparisons of budget, actual expenses, and forecasts, audit performance, and risk management ensuring both stability and sustainability for the organization
• Work closely with organizational leadership team to ensure appropriate level of reporting information to inform decision-making at the board and leadership levels for all partner entities
• Coordinate financial planning systems, ensuring budgets are aligned with long-range financial plans for the ecosystem
• Guide investment strategy
• Budget Management and Oversight (20%)
• Lead annual budget development and management systems in partnership with leadership and other staff
• Build the financial literacy and leadership of collaborators and participants in our financial and budgeting systems
• Maintain a rolling three-year budget and produce annual business plans
• Develop and deliver timely and accurate financial reports, dashboards and analysis to support decision making for each partner entity.
• Oversee preparation and monitoring of cash flow projections on a regular basis
• Oversee creation of board and leadership presentations
• Finance Team Oversight and Management (20%)
• Provide supervision to the finance team
• Ensure recordkeeping in compliance with GAAP, monitor internal controls and finance functions, making recommendations for policy changes and process improvements
• Oversee a consistent and timely monthly closing process
• Oversee and direct day-to-day accounting functions and systems
• Oversee cost allocation framework across the financial ecosystem
• Operations and Compliance (20%)
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local requirements; monitor fiscal compliance with funder requirements
• Ensure ongoing adherence to accountability protocols
• Align management and oversight systems across partner entities
• Update and implement financial policies and procedures to ensure compliance and efficiency in all aspects of financial management
• Formulate, recommend, and implement sound fiscal policies, procedures and controls in compliance with funder requirements
• Oversee implementation and training of financial systems
• Oversee financial systems integration and Automation
• Oversee completion of annual audits and submission of reports
• Organizational & Department…