Program Finance Manager

NRDC is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. We use law science and the support of3.1 million membersand online activists to protect the planets wildlife and wild places and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air clean water and healthy communities. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our people helped write some of Americas bedrock environmental laws including the Clean Water Act and many of the implementing regulations. Today our team of more than 700 lawyers scientists economists policy advocates communications experts and others work across the United States and the globe from our offices inBeijing;Chicago;New Delhi;New York; San Francisco; Santa Monica;andWashington D.C.

NRDC is seeking aProgram Finance Managerto work with the Finance team inthe New York office.

Position Summary

TheFinanceteamplays an integral role in overseeing thefinancial managementof NRDCs grants and supporting the financial budgets of our advocacy teamalso partners closely with the CFO on the overall strategy and management of the finance organization including managing partnerships with internal stakeholders and leading large-scale cross-functional strategic control and infrastructure initiatives that support the long-term financial sustainability of the organization.

TheProgram Finance Manager will oversee the finance management of the grants pre- and post-award as well as guide and serve as keypointofcontactfor the Advocacy teams for grant and budget related items.

The position you are applying forispart of the bargaining unit represented by The Washington Baltimore News Guild (WBNG /The Newsguild-CWA Local 32035).

Minimum Education & Experience

• BA/BS degreerequired. Advance degree in business related discipline CPA CMA or CFAa plus.
• 4-7 years of progressive experience with monitoring grant budgets and expenditures and preparing grant reporting with both pre- and post-award phases.2-3 years of experience in working with foundation grants in a not-for-profit environment preferred.
• Experience with financial planning tools (e.g. Adaptive Insights NetSuite Workday or similar).
• Familiarity with Accounting systems (Great Plains or Dynamics) and dashboards (PowerBI or Tableau) a plus.

Skills Abilities Competencies

• The individual mustpossessstrong multi-tasking critical thinking and judgement and be able to organize and prioritize independently based on competing timelines.
• Ability to communicate effectively across a broad spectrum of staff both orally and inwritingrequired.
• Demonstrateabilityto perform in a team environment with excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in the use offinancial managementsoftware and MS office including navigating excel spreadsheetsbuilding outmodelsand managing databases.
  • Exposure to Great Plains and Power BI dashboards are a plus.
• Numeracy and detail-oriented self-starter with ability to complete tasks with little or no supervision.
• Able to adapt to change management including operational processes and new system platforms.
• Attention to detail is critical.
• Demonstrates a collaborative and flexible style witha strongfollow-up skill.
• Ability to travel to NRDC U.S. based officesapproximately 10-15% annually
• Commitment to NRDCs mission values and DEI principles

NRDC is committed to advancing diversity equity and inclusion both in our work and in our workplace. We believe that celebrating and actively welcoming diverse voices and perspectives is essential to solving the planets most pressing environmental problems and we encourage applications from candidates whose identities have been historically under-represented in the environmental movement.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employmenton the basis ofrace color religion gender gender identity or expression marital status sexual orientation national origin citizenship age disability veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.Pursuant tothe San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

We offer competitive salariesexcellent benefits and a supportive working environment. Salary is based on a nonprofit scaleandiscommensuratewith skills and experience.Internal equity will be reviewed andconsideredtodetermineafinal offer.For this position the salaryrange is $100000 to $110000.

NRDC operates under a hybrid work model. Employeesare required tocome to the office 8 days per month.

As a science-based organization NRDC aims to do our part to helpcontainthe COVID-19 public health crisis. For the sake of health safety and equity we ask that people be vaccinated unless they have an approved medical or religious accommodation or other exemptionin accordance withstate and local law. We consider a person to be vaccinated two weeks after receiving one full course of a CDC-approved vaccine.In accordance withstate or local law new hires will be asked to attest to vaccination those wishing to do so may request medical or religious accommodations or other exemptions via NRDC Employee Relations. NRDC treats all vaccine-related data confidentially in keeping with local state and federal laws.

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