Manager of Finance

Opportunity 180 Introduction:

In a sentence: Opportunity 180 is seeking to ensure every kid in Nevada graduates from high school and college and career-ready, prepared to live the life they dream. The organization is entering Year 4 of its ambitious 10-year goal to ensure 100,000 more students have access to high-quality education in their neighborhood, including investing in the great ideas and new learning environments of more than 650 current and future education leaders and bringing $100M into the market to create the conditions for great schools to thrive. 

The current landscape: In Nevada, despite a nearly 82% statewide graduation rate, less than 1 in 5 high school students is on grade level in math and less than half are on grade level in English Language Arts. Opportunity 180 seeks to partner with the broader community to lead both practice-based and policy-centered solutions to the State’s persistent educational challenges and to do so by unifying around a common vision for success based on evidence and data. This requires a coordinated effort to align around a single North Star and deploy sustainable strategies to ensure efforts to meet the educational needs of kids can launch and thrive. 

To meet these ambitious goals and build the conditions needed to strengthen and amplify our work, we are seeking a Manager of Finance who can ensure the team is operating aligned with the Board Approved Financial Policy and under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

For more information, visit Opportunity180.org.

Role Snapshot:

DRIVE the implementation of the business and accounting systems of the organization to fidelity.

SUPPORT the team with clear financial data to inform strategy and goals.

SUPPORT the Operation’s Director in ensuring organizational compliance across complex grant and business activities and relationships.

The role breakdown: 

25% Business Operations,

65% Business Finance

10% general administrative duties

5% team culture contribution

The Manager of Finance at Opportunity 180 will report to the Director of Operations and serve as an integral member of the organization’s operations team, with the specific objectives to:

• Serve as a key executor and driver of organizational financial policies
• Ensure federal fiscal compliance of the organization, as both a grantee and grantor
• Implementation of business systems
• Improve organizational business and accounting practices to ensure effective and efficient operations

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Manage accounts payable and receivable processing
• Conduct monthly reconciliation of bank accounts and credit cards
• Track business and team member expenses
• Track grant expenditures and reporting
• Providing monthly financial reports to team and leadership
• Draft contracts and service agreements and payable schedule tracking
• Coordinating financial information for external accountant related to the annual filing of the Organization’s annual tax form 990
• Coordination and support of completion of the Organization’s annual audit and federal single audit
• Creation of financial reports for quarterly board meetings
• Lead annual budget preparation process
• Oversee federal fiscal monitoring and reporting
• Execute federal subgrantee reimbursement processing
• Review of grantee financial materials (audits, 990s, etc.)for compliance
• Support the creation and completion of federal SEFA annually
• Monthly reconciliation of shared costs for Battle Born Kids Matter

What you offer:

• Strong accounting experience
• Proficient in interpreting guidelines and organizing, analyzing, and interpreting data
• Situational awareness and ability to consider varied perspectives and interests aligned with the greater intention of the organization
• Strong attention to detail
• Proactive self-starter with good judgment and ability to work independently
• Experience listening, synthesizing, and distilling complex and sometimes ambiguous information  
• Comfort and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Proven ability to develop and present professional materials (e.g. spreadsheets, written memos, presentations)
• Ability and willingness to own high-priority tasks and projects
• Strong judgment and ability to manage confidential information with tact and integrity 

• Strong ability to build relationships and manage processes and results without direct authority 

• Strong project management skills with attention to detail and the ability to drive to completion

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform this job. 

• 3 years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience managing AP/AR functions
• Experience successfully managing and implementing multiple projects
• Experience with QuickBooks online
• Experience with  Microsoft Office, GSuite, and AirTable

Preferred Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience with data analysis
• Federal grant accounting experience
• CPA license

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: A current Nevada State-issued Driver’s License and current automobile insurance coverage, including automobile registration.

Compensation & Benefits:

• The salary range for this position starts at $65k - $79k
• We offer excellent benefits, including a 401K plan, 100% coverage of medical and dental insurance with 50% coverage for dependents, opportunities for local and national personal and professional development, generous PTO, and relocation if needed
• Flexible work culture where we work from the office at least 2 days a week and from home the remainder of the week with the exception of in-person team meetings and programming.

Physical Demands: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; on occasion, climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee is occasionally required to lift, up to 25 pounds.  The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:  

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to excessive heat, and wet and/or humid outside conditions.  The noise level in the environment is moderate and at times, high.

Note: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee in this position. Scheduled hours may change based on business needs.  Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at-will” relationship.

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug-free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.