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Program Finance Manager

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San Francisco, CA, United States
Full-time

NRDC is seeking a Program Finance Manager to work with the China, Health & Toxics, India, Litigation, Midwest, Science Center and Water programs in our SF office.  The position will serve as a liaison between finance, development and program staff ensuring accurate and timely information is provided as needed to drive strategic and budgetary decisions. 

Areas of Responsibility: 

Budget & Planning

  • Assists in the compilation of Departmental operating budgets.  Understands the budget and income needs for assigned programs.
  • Prepares and performs monthly budget-to-actual analysis, conducts monthly reviews with program managers. Communicates results of reviews and analyses to finance leadership.
  • Serves as program staff’s point of contact for budgetary matters. Provides program staff with critical financial information needed for effective administration.
  • Assists in periodic budget reforecasts.
  • Ensures budgets are input timely and accurately. 
  • Works with individual programs and Development to build proposal budgets for funders informed by (and adhering to) the approved Program budget.
  • Liaise with the Budget Committee on all proposals requiring significant new/non-core expenses.
  • Works with individual programs, Finance & Accounting and Development to allocate grants based on grant requirements and budget needs/income gaps. 
  • Works with individual programs and Development to provide timely and accurate financial reports as required by funders.
  • Meets periodically with Program Directors and identified Program staff to review grant income and monitor spending against grants; 
  • Works with Finance & Accounting and the Grants Management team in Development to maintain and (when needed) amend grant information in the system to improve accuracy in our grant tracking and financial reporting. 

Training

  • Formulates, recommends and implements effective fiscal training for program staff.
  • Provides on-going training and support for Great Plains, Adaptive Insights, Concur and other software to non-financial staff.

Other

  • Assists on special projects as assigned.
  • Performs ad hoc reporting and analysis as assigned. 
Educational Background: 
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related field required; MBA, MPA or related advanced degree preferred.
Skills/Experience: 
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to problem solve.
  • Federal grants experience a plus.
  • Experience with International grants and contracts a plus.
  • Minimum 3 years of budgetary planning/management or financial analysis experience preferred.
  • Excellent writing skills.
  • Organized and detail oriented.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate financial information to non-financial staff.
Additional Information: 

NRDC is committed to workplace diversity and inclusion.  We are equal opportunity employers and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.  We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a pleasant working environment.  Salary is based on a nonprofit scale and commensurate with experience.

Job Function: 

Organization Info

Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

Overview
Headquarters: 
New York, NY, United States
Annual Budget : 
$100-500M
Founded: 
1970
About Us
Mission: 

The Natural Resources Defense Council's purpose is to safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends.

We work to restore the integrity of the elements that sustain life -- air, land and water -- and to defend endangered natural places.

We seek to establish sustainability and good stewardship of the Earth as central ethical imperatives of human society. NRDC affirms the integral place of human beings in the environment.

We strive to protect nature in ways that advance the long-term welfare of present and future generations.

We work to foster the fundamental right of all people to have a voice in decisions that affect their environment. We seek to break down the pattern of disproportionate environmental burdens borne by people of color and others who face social or economic inequities. Ultimately, NRDC strives to help create a new way of life for humankind, one that can be sustained indefinitely without fouling or depleting the resources that support all life on Earth.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Aug 15 2017
Active Until: 
Sep 15 2017
Hiring Organization: 
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
industry: 
Nonprofit