Finance Manager
National Position; Remotely based anywhere in the United States
Applications due: Open Until Filled. MediaJustice encourages applicants to apply early as we will hire before the deadline if an ideal candidate is identified. When you apply, please remove the names of your undergraduate and graduate schools from your resume. There is no need to reformat your resume, but simplify it to "B.A. Economics," for example. This "bias blind" process is aimed at opening this opportunity to more candidates, reviewing applicants on performance assessments instead of resume proxies (e.g. where you went to school). This evaluation process will follow best practices shown to reduce bias in decision making and may be different from other applications processes you have experienced.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Finance Manager is a key staff leader in our 5 person Operations team, and is the primary staff person focused on establishing effective finance-related business functions and operations, refining, and improving processes, and keeping accurate financial records. This role reports to the Director of Operations and sometimes partners with our external CFO contractor and bookkeeper to achieve finance, operations, and administrative goals.
The Finance Manager role is best for someone who is excited by process and details and loves bridging the gap between finance folks and non-finance folks. They are excited to collaborate in creative ways to ensure the sustainability of MediaJustice, in a way that is integrated with our goals and values. They are innovative and love trying out new ideas and constantly learning and improving. They are excited to work in an environment that celebrates diverse experiences and creative ways of thinking.
WHO WE ARE
MediaJustice (formerly the Center for Media Justice) is a national media justice organizing and training collaborative led by and for underrepresented communities, and home to our signature project, the MediaJustice Network. For over 10 years, MediaJustice has boldly advanced communication rights, access, and power for communities harmed by persistent dehumanization, discrimination and disadvantage. We envision a future where everyone has sustained and universal access to open and democratic media and technology platforms; a future in which we are all connected, represented and free.
The Operations Team strives to embody the same values as our organization. The MediaJustice Operations team ensures that our organization is sustainable, and our staff has what they need to further our mission and sustain their personhood. We understand that the struggle for freedom and real justice takes place internally as much as externally. So, we approach our work as activists, honoring the work and people that have come before us.
Key Responsibilities:
- Financial Accounting: Monitor internal controls. Oversee administration of the entity’s general ledger and other expense tracking systems to ensure the timeliness and accuracy of all transactions; compliance to GAAP principles. Produce monthly and annual financial reports for both internal and external reporting, including analysis of performance to budget, data for grant reports and proposals, and other measures.
- Budget and Forecasts: Assist in the annual budget development process, including the preparation of departmental budgets, analysis of improvement opportunities, and identification of efficiencies.
- Team Finances: Establish and maintain a process for staff expense and travel reimbursements; establish and uphold policy to remit timely and accurate reimbursements.
- Grants and Resource Management: Work closely with the Development team to ensure compliance with all grants and resource stream deliverables and track resource streams with spend-down efficiencies.
- Responsible Spokesperson: Represent the organization to and deal regularly with a variety of outside firms, organizations, and individuals, including banks and other financial institutions, auditors, consultants, insurance carriers, and other agencies.
- Financial Vendor Oversight: Manage the external bookkeeper and liaise with the external CFO to complete critical day-to-day financial activities and monitor opportunities for improvement.
- Strategic Planning: Compile and analyze operations and financial data in support of strategic planning; distill, present, and provide useful reports to leadership, the board, and the team.
Qualifications:
- 4+ years of work experience, with 3+ in a finance role.
- Demonstrated comfort and fluency with Excel, Quickbooks, and numbers generally. Enjoying these will be vital to enjoying this position.
- The ability to handle multiple deadlines and complete assignments with minimal supervision.
- Ability and willingness to perform a range of tasks - from audit prep to monthly reconciliation to assisting with project reports.
- Demonstrated commitment to social justice movements.
- Committed to a racial justice vision and organizations that move it forward.
Skills & Competencies
- Ability to get things done: You are solutions-oriented, a problem-solver looking for the best solution to whatever challenge you're confronted with. You don't wait for instruction. Instead, you proactively look for ways to offer support and be of use. You are a master organizer and planner and consistently look ahead and anticipate needs before they arise.
- Flexible: You can manage a diverse set of team needs and aren't afraid to step outside your job description or comfort zone to help the team reach its goals. You're comfortable with shifting schedules and don't expect every day to go "as planned."
- High Integrity: You will be asked to make sensitive and critical judgment calls, and as such, you are known for your integrity; you take that reputation seriously. You always choose to make the right decision versus the easy decision. You know what information is sensitive, and you will protect it accordingly.
- A Humble Leader: Nothing is beneath or above you. You’re quick to always lend a hand, or two! Able to earn influence without authority and naturally seek to support both small projects and large strategic goals. You also know what you don’t know and aren’t afraid to admit that, and ask for help.
- Empathy and understanding: You know that numbers are really about people and that how you approach fellow staff matters even more than how you approach tasks.
- A Problem Solver: You are a valuable thought partner who takes great joy in tackling complex problems and prompts, figuring out creative solutions that take into account financial processes and the people they impact.
- Detail-oriented: You are meticulous and have excellent organizational skills.. You have a knack for project management and a love for spreadsheets.
- Commitment to social and racial justice: You understand that social and racial justice come up in everything we do, whether it’s our external movement building work, or our internal Operations work.
The Position
The Finance Manager is a 40 hour/week, full-time, exempt position on the Operations Team that is fully remote, and reports to the Director of Operations. It includes the opportunity to travel occasionally when it is deemed safe (approximately once a quarter).
MediaJustice strongly believes in honouring the humanity of all of our staff, and in doing what we can to support our staff so they are able to be fully engaged in their work. Our policies, benefits, and compensation attempt to ensure people are treated equitably and fairly. We are constantly assessing and revisiting our compensation, benefits and HR policies to respond to the needs of our staff.
For the Finance Manager, the salary is $75K. We also offer benefits and leave, including but not limited to:
- Medical, Vision and Dental for $30/month, plus 50% coverage for family premiums.
- $200/month reimbursement available for remote work or coworking costs
- $60/month reimbursement for cell phone
- $150/month for wellness/stress prevention
- $1500/annually for professional development
- FSA, and 401K with employer matching
- 3 weeks vacation; 12 days of sick time, 2 days of personal time, 13 paid holidays; as well as at least 5-7 extra days in addition to existing holidays during the winter.
MediaJustice is an equal opportunity employer and we value diverse perspectives and experiences at our organization. We are committed to ensuring that our organization is fully inclusive and engages with the intersectionality of the communities we serve. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law. People of color, transgender, and gender non-conforming people are strongly encouraged to apply.
APPLY HERE: https://mediajustice.applytojob.com/apply/44L9mzgtH3/Finance-Manager
When you apply, please remove the names of your undergraduate and graduate schools from your resume. There is no need to reformat your resume, but simplify it to "B.A. Economics," for example. This "bias blind" process is aimed at opening this opportunity to more candidates, reviewing applicants on performance assessments instead of resume proxies (e.g. where you went to school). This evaluation process will follow best practices shown to reduce bias in decision making and may be different from other applications processes you have experienced.