Nonprofit Finance Manager

Job Summary:

We’re seeking a proactive, detail-oriented Finance Manager to support the financial strategy and day-to-day accounting for a portfolio of nonprofit clients. In this client-facing role, you’ll balance big-picture analysis with hands-on bookkeeping - delivering clear, actionable insights while ensuring accuracy in every detail.

The ideal candidate is financially savvy, self-motivated, and thrives in a fast-paced, remote environment. They bring strong follow-through, clear communication, and a service-minded approach to every client and team interaction.

This is a hands-on, execution-focused role that’s perfect for someone who enjoys building financial systems, guiding leaders through strategic decisions, and ensuring smooth, compliant operations. Experience with nonprofit finance, GAAP reporting, and client relationship management will set you up for success.

Finance Manager Key Responsibilities:Client Relationship Management

• Provide finance management support and serve as a key point of contact for 10+ client accounts
• Build trusted, long-term, relationships with nonprofit executives, board members, and other stakeholders
• Anticipate client needs and provide proactive, strategic recommendations
• Manage client engagement timelines and deliverables in alignment with 100 Degrees Consulting’s standards
• Spot opportunities to expand services and deepen support as client needs evolve 

Financial Reporting & Analysis  

• Prepare comprehensive monthly GAAP-compliant financial statements
• Translate financial data into clear, actionable analysis for nonprofit leaders and boards 
• Conduct budget-to-actual variance analysis and highlight key insights 
• Support monthly forecasting and cash flow modeling to help clients plan with confidence 

Compliance & Risk Management 

• Monitor and maintain ongoing financial compliance across client accounts
• Ensure audit readiness through proper documentation and systematic record-keeping
• Stay current on nonprofit regulations and GAAP requirements
• Coordinate with external auditors and provide necessary documentation during audit processes 

Strategic Financial Planning

• Lead annual budgeting process from initiation through board approval
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings to gather input and align budget priorities with organizational mission
• Develop realistic budget frameworks based on historical analysis and strategic goals
• Create multi-year financial projections and scenario planning models
• Conduct periodic budget review and recommend adjustments as needed

Cash Flow & Forecasting

• Develop and maintain comprehensive cash flow reporting for clients
• Provide monthly forecast updates based on actual results and revised projections 
• Create scenario planning models to help clients navigate financial uncertainties
• Identify potential cash flow challenges and recommend solutions
• Support overall organizational strategic decision-making through financial modeling and analysis

Grant & Restricted Funding Management

• Support grant funding initiatives and grant compliance requirements
• Monitor and report on restricted-funded activities through accurate monthly financial tracking.
• Prepare accurate financial reports for funders
• Assist with grant applications by providing financial projections and assisting with budget development

Payroll & Cost Allocation

• Implement payroll allocation methodologies across programs and funding sources
• Maintain comprehensive documentation supporting all allocations

Team Collaboration 

• Work closely with other Finance Managers and team members to share knowledge, improve processes, and share wins and challenges
• Contribute to a collaborative and solution-oriented internal team culture

Qualities We’re Looking For:

• Exceptionally organized with strong attention to detail and follow-through
• Proactive and resourceful, with the ability to anticipate needs and take initiative 
• Collaborative and relationship-focused, able to partner effectively with teams and stakeholders. 
• Discreet and trustworthy with handling sensitive financial and organizational information
• Adaptable and comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with competing priorities
• Positive, client-centered, and committed to delivering clear, actionable financial insights
• Excellent communicator, both written and verbal, with the ability to translate complex financial data into clear, accessible information for diverse audiences
• Driven, comfortable with ambiguity, and highly self-motivated in managing multiple projects and deadlines
• Quick to learn and eager to take ownership of financial processes, systems, and reporting cycles
• Comfortable rolling up your sleeves to solve problems and support both strategic and day-to-day financial operations

Required Skills/Abilities: 

• Proven experience in nonprofit financial management, including 990 preparation, nonprofit audits, FASB and GAAP requirements, and restricted funds management
• Advanced Quickbooks skills (Preferably ProAdvisor Certified)
• Proficiency with financial tools and software like QuickBooks Online, Google Sheets, Excel, SaasAnt, Google Workspace, Dropbox, Expensify, Slack, Keeper, Zoom, Gusto as well as experience with software integrations with Quickbooks Online
• Exceptional client service skills with a proactive approach to solving problems
• Ability to seamlessly manage a roster of 10+ clients and their individual priorities and needs
• All new hires onboard with a smaller roster of clients with the expectation of reaching minimum capacity within 3-4 months 
• Full capacity typically includes managing 10+ clients with varying complexity
• Comfort managing a client portfolio where workload and capacity needs vary based on client complexity, onboarding and transition periods, board and reporting cycles, and seasonal peaks, particularly during budgeting, audit, and 990 seasons.
• Strong professional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong organizational and project management skills

Bonus Skills/Abilities: 

• Financial modeling expertise beyond basic forecasting
• Experience presenting financial information to nonprofit boards 
• Change management skills and ability to guide organizations through financial transitions
• Understanding of fundraising analytics to help clients connect their financial data to their development efforts
• Advanced Google Sheets proficiency (pivot tables, complex formulas, data visualization)

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, nonprofit management, or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 2–5 years of progressive accounting and finance experience, with a proven track record in higher-level responsibilities such as senior bookkeeper, staff accountant, or similar roles 
• Minimum of 3 years of nonprofit finance experience (direct employment, consulting for nonprofit organizations, providing financial services to the nonprofit sector)
• Proven success in client-facing roles with strong relationship management skills

Physical Requirements: 

• Ability to sit at a desk and operate a computer for extended periods, with reasonable accommodation as needed
• Ability to use a computer keyboard and other standard office equipment, or equivalent assistive technology, to perform essential job functions
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally in both virtual and in-person settings
• Ability to travel to and attend the company's annual team retreat

Schedule: 

• Remote - Full-time, exempt position
• 8-hour shift, closely aligned with a 9am-5pm Eastern schedule
• This role requires frequent Zoom meetings, including 3-4 client meetings per week and 1-2 internal team meetings per week, to ensure effective communication and collaboration.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance with monthly company contribution toward health insurance premiums
• 401(k) Savings Account with up to 4% company match
• Annual Remote Work Stipend
• Unlimited PTO
• Unlimited Sick Leave
• 13 Paid Company Holidays Per Year
• Annual In-Person Team Retreat
• Continuing Professional Development
• Tenure Recognition Bonus
• Client Referral Bonus
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Half-Day Fridays from Memorial Day to Labor Day

Equal Opportunity:

100 Degrees Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and we strongly encourage and seek applications from women, people of color, immigrant, bilingual, and bicultural individuals, as well as members of the LGBTQIA+ communities.

100 Degrees Consulting is firmly committed to complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws and strictly prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles such as locs, braids, twists, coils, Bantu knots, afros, and extensions; religious creed, including religious head coverings and hairstyles; color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, height and/or weight, disability, gender identity or expression, medical condition including acquired immune deficiency syndrome or AIDS-related conditions, marital status, partnership status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, military status, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified applicants with disabilities may participate in the application process. Please advise in writing of any accommodation request at the time of application. While performing the responsibilities of the job, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role.

Salary Range: $70,000 - $85,000