Director, Finance

Position Type
:
Full-Time

Reports to
:
Rochelle Colburn, COO

Location
:
Hybrid in Washington, DC

Anticipated Start
:
March 2026

Future Caucus is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Director of Finance to lead finance operations on our team, under the leadership of our COO. This position plays a critical role in ensuring high-quality financial reporting and compliance, supporting strategic decision-making processes, and supporting our team of program directors to be effective stewards of organizational funds and financial processes.

The ideal candidate not only has a strong background in finance, but also possesses strong interpersonal and communication skills to influence and collaborate with various teams and stakeholders. They should be passionate about creating processes that help the organization function at the highest level, and have an orientation toward proactive communication with team members.

Future Caucus has an audacious mission: activate young leaders to bridge the partisan divide and build a more functional democracy. Future Caucus is a national, nonpartisan organization dedicated to supporting the next generation of elected leaders. We provide the resources, networking, and capacity-building opportunities for these policymakers to forge productive partnerships on critical national issues.

In 2013, Future Caucus organized the nation’s first and only caucus for young members of Congress, the Congressional Future Caucus, to build coalitions on future-oriented challenges. Future Caucus also scaled this model into 36 state legislatures, each with a Future Caucus consisting of young, high‑potential legislators, and now engages more than 1,900 young legislators nationwide. In 2025, Future Caucus’ President & CEO was named to the TIME
100 Next list. Learn more urecaucus.org.

• Create and maintain finance policies, ensuring strong internal controls
• Support the COO in managing the annual budgeting process for the organization, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and alignment with strategic goals and grant outcomes
• Prepare, analyze and ensure the accuracy of financial statements, including generating quarterly board reports and annual reports
• Partner with senior staff and directors to ensure financial literacy and accountability
• Provide scenario modeling to support leadership decision‑making processes
• Collaborate with the Programs & Development departments to ensure financial alignment
• Assist the accounting firm with annual audit process
• Work with the accounting firm to ensure timely processing of invoices and other accounts payable
• Complete all state and federal tax forms, registrations, licenses and insurance needs
• Serve as the ‘point person’ for staff with payroll questions

• Support project directors in the creation of their budgets annually
• Regularly improve budget templates to clarify the necessary action
• Support the creation of budget development for new grant proposals
• Support the financial grant reporting functions for active grants
• Track and account for grant deposits
• Review and distribute quarterly financial reports to directors, engaging in ongoing conversation to ensure an understanding of variances
• Approve small staff purchase requests

• Conduct monthly, quarterly, and annual reconciliations to ensure accuracy and completeness
• Track monthly cash flow and manage the monthly close process, ensuring accurate and on time team submissions and connections to our accounting firm
• Train staff to complete details for each transaction and review expenses to ensure alignment with policies
• Prepare COO’s expense reports

• Manage the relationship with our accounting firm
• Work with the program team to manage travel and events policy and processes, including vendors, tracking consultant contracts and prompt payments
• Manage semi‑monthly payroll processes, including salary reconciliation processes
• Working with the executive team, evaluate employee compensation & benefit offerings in line with financially sustainable practices
• Perform other related duties as needed

• Minimum of 5…