Finance Director (Full-time)

The Finance Director is a member of the ACLU-VA Finance Team and ensures that the organization has the financial talent, structures, and resources necessary to achieve its vision. Reporting to and collaborating with the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), this role will manage the organization’s daily financial activities to ensure accuracy and compliance with the organization’s accounting policies and generally accepted accounting standards. The Finance Director ensures efficiency and accuracy around the organization's critical financial needs. The Director also participates in setting organizational financial goals and priorities, strategic planning, developing and managing the organization's budget, and assisting the development team in preparing grant proposals to carry out the ACLU-VA mission.

Who We Are

The ACLU-VA strives to be Virginia's premier guardian of civil liberties and a recognized champion of civil rights for all Virginians. For over a hundred years (55 in Virginia), the ACLU has made a profound difference in the lives of clients and community members, as well as historic contributions to our country and state. Now, more people than ever before have turned to the ACLU to fight back against unprecedented new attacks on civil rights and liberties. We are also committed to pursuing impactful policy changes at the local and statewide levels to achieve racial equity and advance civil liberties and civil rights for everyone. The ACLU-VA is committed to ending racist policing, cutting the number of people incarcerated in Virginia, increasing access to quality mental and medical care, ending sex and gender-based discrimination at work and in schools, and securing a constitutional right to vote for everyone. 

What You'll Do

The Finance Director supports the mission and work of the ACLU-VA by ensuring financial management and compliance through:

• Leading the annual operating budget development process in consultation with the CFO;
• Ensuring accurate day-to-day finance activities and monthly reconciliations of revenue and expenses, including general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, prepaid entries and monthly and year-end close;
• Maintaining confidentiality of financial data, projections, strategic plans, brainstorming, and reports;
• Forecasting revenues and develop financial models in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief of Development;
• Working with the Development team to manage grant and donation revenue and ensure grant agreement compliance;
• Providing monthly budget reports to team leaders and conduct meetings as needed;
• Working with the Board finance committee concerning financial oversight; and developing and implementing efficient and thorough internal processes for the collection of useful financial information and other metrics; regularly reporting to the Chief Financial Officer and Board finance committee on cash flow and any outstanding liabilities, and creating and maintain mid-to-long-term financial models for making management decisions;
• Supervising the work of other finance staff and contractors on all accounting and reconciliation tasks;
• Maintaining overall financial oversight for accounts payable, payroll journal entries, and credit card systems as well as the accounting policies manual and communication with the board finance committee on updates;
• Leading the annual financial audit and ensure compliance with the ACLU-VA accounting procedures and policies manual;
• Being responsible for compliance for all corporate registrations and business property taxes; and
• Assisting in the recruitment, hiring, training, developing, managing and supervising of all ACLU-VA finance staff including developing work plans, managing difficult personnel situations, facilitating a positive team culture, and holding staff
• And more…. See the full job description here

What Else You Should Know

The ACLU of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from Black, Indigenous, and other people of color, immigrants, people with disabilities, bi- or multi-lingual (including Indigenous languages) speakers, multi-cultural individuals, members of the LGBTQ community, those who have been formerly incarcerated or are currently under supervision, and other people from underrepresented and historically marginalized groups. We seek to build a diverse team and an inclusive organizational culture. All qualified applicants who share our vision and who have a desire to contribute to our mission are encouraged to apply. 

Due to COVID-19 and our desire to keep our employees safe, our organization is currently following a long-term hybrid work policy. This position will require a presence in the downtown Richmond office. All ACLU-VA staff members must reside within Virginia or within a 150-mile radius of our downtown Richmond office. 

What Now?

Please review the complete job description on our Careers page and apply from our career site. A resume and cover letter is required. Our HR team will review applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.  

Submit your application as soon as possible.  We will begin reviewing applications on a rolling basis.  Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

The ACLU of Virginia is a unionized workplace.

Who You Are

Our "Must Have's"

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field.
• Strong understanding of GAAP and not-for-profit accounting principles.
• Prior experience managing a team is strongly preferred.
• At least 5 years of nonprofit accounting experience.
• Proficiency with technology including financial ERP systems and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong financial management skills, including experience in budget planning and implementation, revenue forecasting, financial planning, and modeling, proficiency in reading and analyzing financial statements, and knowledge of non-profit accounting practices.
• Experience exercising discretion and confidentiality with sensitive information such as donor records, financial statements, and personnel
• Willingness and availability to work beyond the normal workday, on weekends, and more than 40 hours a week as
• A commitment to the mission and values of the ACLU of Virginia, to racial justice and civil rights issues, and an understanding that these issues are central to the overall protection of civil
• A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, to refrain from unlawful discrimination, and to comply fully with all applicable laws; a personal approach that values the individual and respects differences of race, ethnicity and national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, ability and socio-economic circumstance, and the ability to work with diverse individuals within the organization and broader