Chief Operating Financial Officer, Movement Strategy Center

Position Overview, Chief Operations and Financial Officer

The Chief Operating Financial Officer will be primarily responsible for overseeing the internal operations, financial, grants and contract management and compliance functions, including the internal controls and procedures relating to the receipt and use of federal, and charitable 501(c)3 and social welfare 501(c)4 funds, specifically as it relates to advocacy, lobbying, and political activity.

They will consult across the Movement Strategy Center 501(c)3 and the Movement Strategy Center Action Fund 501(c)4 with respect to inter-entity arrangements, shared processes and employees, and maintaining corporate separateness for MSC and MSC Action Fund.

The Chief Operating Financial Officer will oversee the Business Development Operations Team led by the Director of Business Operations responsible for all implementation, maintenance and integration of technology systems, administrative operational support and office management and maintaining state charitable and business license registrations, political registrations.

The Chief Operating Financial Officer will develop and oversee the organization’s Compliance Team for full non-profit, federal and philanthropic funded grants and contracts compliance on behalf of FSP partners and MSC core operations. This includes creating, reviewing, monitoring, amending binding legal contracts and grants agreements and providing pertinent information for funder and regulatory reports, and provide strategic advice, consult regarding rules and regulations relating to advocacy, ethics/gift and political activity, and support a related training curriculum for staff and fiscally sponsored projects.

The Chief Operating Financial Officer will partner with the Chief Human Resources Officer to ensure oversight of risk management includes the timely and proactive maintenance of all forms of insurance coverage for MSC’s core operations and that of our project partners and the proper evaluation and contracting of independent contractors for fiscally sponsored.

The Chief Operating Financial Officer’s oversight of the Finance function includes managing a Project Accountant, and MSC’s outsourced contract for financial accounting, audit and tax reporting, treasury management, and financial analysis, and guidance support to MSC’s fiscally sponsored projects, in terms of tracking ongoing financial conditions and trends, customizing financial reports with the third party financial accounting team, and preparing budgets and budget tracking reports, and provide timely advice and interpretation of financial statements

The Chief Operating Financial Officer is a direct report to the Executive Director and a member of MSC’s Senior Leadership Team, which consists of the Executive Director, Chief People and Culture Officer, Chief Advancement Officer, and Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer. While supervised by the Executive Director, the Chief Operating Financial Officer has fiduciary responsibility for all financial matters and reporting. The Chief Operating Financial Officer provides strategic support in MSC’s promotion and marketing, financial growth, and scaling the quality of our lines of business and services.

Supervisory Responsibility

Direct reports to the Chief Operating Financial Officer include the Director of Business Operations, the Federal and non-Federal Contracts and Grants Compliance Managers, and the Project Accountant that supports MSC’s fiscally sponsored projects.

Expected hours of work

Standard days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Daily schedule is flexible within the proximity of this time frame, and will be decided in consultation with the supervisor. MSC maintains a remote working environment with periodic visits to the Oakland headquarters.

Travel

Quarterly domestic travel will be required for organization-wide and team-centered meetings and conferences.

Core Responsibilities, Chief Operations and Financial Officer

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the organization, collaborate with, and provide strategic advice to members of the Senior Leadership Team, such as the Chief People and Culture Officer, Chief Advancement Officer and Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, who is responsible for MSC’s fiscal sponsorship program and innovation design lab
• Manage direct reporting relationships in accordance with Movement Strategy Center’s culture of a Just Transition organization that is not exploitive, harmful and is regenerative, reflective and grounded in learning and social justice impacts for its employees and stakeholders
• In partnership with the Senior Leadership Team, establish policies that promote culture and vision of high-performance teamwork in accordance with MSC Transformative Movement Building Framework for a Just Transition
• Ensure the development and oversight of daily management and execution of organizational wide financial and internal controls, and risk management staffing, policies, and procedures in compliance with Federal and State regulations that support all functions within Movement Strategy Center
• Design and implement business strategies, plans and procedures
• Set comprehensive goals for performance and growth
• Establish and manage excellent standards of teamwork, customer service, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging throughout the organization
• Evaluate and encourage high performance of all Departments through the use of consistent protocols and procedures, management frameworks, performance standards and active feedback loops throughout the organization
• Proactively partner with the People and Culture Team to ensure compliance with all federal and state regulations in contracting labor throughout the organization
• Keep the Executive Director proactively informed
• Write and submit reports to the Executive Director in all matters of importance
• Enable all direct reports and members of the Senior Leadership Team to have timely and accurate information needed to make decisions, modify and recalibrate
• Manage relationships with partners/vendors
• Other duties may be assigned

Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• California residency or specific CA non-profit accounting and management experience
• A minimum of 8 years of experience in legal and financial compliance, grants and contract management, operations/IT management, and non-profit and governmental agency compliance
• A minimum of 3 years experience as a Chief Operating Officer or C-Level Leader of a non-profit or social enterprise organization that has MSC’s similar complexity and program offerings
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA), or Certified Management Accountant (CMA), or similar certification
• Experience in critical strategic thinking and implementation
• Experience in cultivating and sustaining high-performing teamwork
• Demonstrated experience in building and managing organizational risk management, growth and stabilization processes and systems
• Proven experience Strong Communications and Project Management Skills
• Proven effective relationship-building and conflict-management skills
• Experience and results in utilizing new and out-of-the-box approaches to solve complex problems that center the needs of the end-users
• Experience with NetSuite or similar enterprise accounting systems
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written
• Demonstrated dedication to social justice

Compensation and Benefits

• Highly competitive salary, annual gross pay is $165k-$200k. Exempt.
• Paid medical, vision, dental for employees and dependents (eligible 1st of the following month) Kaiser and Anthem options.
• Generous time off including 20 days vacation leave per year, 12 standard holidays and 2 personal days per year and 12 sick days per year
• Access to a 403b retirement plan
• 100% employer-sponsored basic life, short-term and long-term disability insurance coverage
• 12 weeks of family paid leave, no tenured required
• Access to FSA and Commuter Benefits

Movement Strategy Center is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, disability, gender, nationality, ethnicity, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation or any other status protected by law. People of color and LGBTQ candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

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