Finance Director

About The Clean Slate Initiative:

Founded in 2019, The Clean Slate Initiative (CSI) passes and implements laws that automatically clear eligible records for people who have completed their sentence and remained crime-free and expands who is eligible for clearance.

The Clean Slate Initiative’s vision is that people will no longer be defined by their records and will have the opportunity to contribute to their community, have a fair opportunity to work, get an education, and achieve their full potential. The Clean Slate Initiative passes and implements laws that automatically clear eligible records for people who have completed their sentence and remained crime-free, and expand who is eligible for clearance.  To date, twelve states have passed Clean Slate laws impacting more than 15 million people. The Clean State Initiative works with bipartisan leaders and organizations and offers our expertise on what works: intelligent policy design, an eye toward implementation, and campaign strategies that center lived experience. Along the way, we work to redefine the narrative around people with records, cutting through the bias and stigma, to reorient the legal system to live up to the ideals of second chances. Learn more about our work here.

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About the Opportunity:

The Finance Director role will serve as the second to the Chief Financial Officer in the areas of financial planning and analysis. Working closely with the finance team, executive team and the organization’s contracted accounting services, the Finance Manager will have day to day planning, analysis and financial delivery responsibilities. This role will have both strategic and tactical responsibilities, supporting the Chief Financial Officer, overseeing the organization’s outsourced accounting function and managing the Compliance Manager.

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Responsibilities & Tasks:

Specific responsibilities include:

Analyze Data and Provide Financial Reports

• Generate meaningful analysis and financial reports in an accurate and timely manner.
• Prepare organizational financial reports in collaboration with outsourced accounting team on a monthly basis.
• Support generation of funder reports as needed.
• Manage commitments and expenditures to ensure consistency with budgeting.
• Oversee month end close process in conjunction with outsourced accounting firm, ensuring timely and accurate results.
• Manage organizational cash flow and forecasting.
• Ensure proper coding of all invoices and expenditures conducting periodic internal reviews as applicable.
• Monitor contract and grant balances to ensure proper payment balances.

Support Decisions Making and Risk Management

• Effectively communicate and present the critical financial matters to the CFO and department heads as needed.
• Monitor financial performance and provide actionable insights to department heads and the Executive Leadership Team as applicable.
• Identify and mitigate financial risks to ensure organizational stability.
• Support the annual budgeting process, developing reports, analyses and dashboards as needed.
• Responsible for the day-to-day decision making for financial planning and analysis functions.
• Provide oversight for the organization’s financial, lobbying and C4 compliance activities.

Communication and Collaboration

• Liaise with outsourced accounting team routinely to ensure process efficiency and accuracy in financial data.
• Provide training and support to staff pertaining to expense and financial management as needed.
• Collaborate and provide cross-team surge support as needed during times of high volume activities.
• Work with the fundraising team to manage grant and donation revenue and ensure grant agreement compliance.
• Train and collaborate with outsourced accountants on CSI financial processes.

Audit & Internal Controls

• Manage and maintain a series of financial internal controls.
• Support the development, maintenance of and compliance with the financial management handbook and associated financial management procedures.
• Ensure adequate document retention for all financial records.

• Support with the annual audit process, liaise with external accountants as necessary.
• Liaise with outsourced accounting team routinely to ensure process efficiency and accuracy in financial data.

Supervision and Leadership

• Supervise the Compliance Manager.
• Backfill for CFO on assigned areas of responsibility as needed to support work surges or during time off.
• Take on development and implementation of certain internal controls.
• Audit financial tools to ensure they meet organizational needs and provide adequate ROI as needed.
• Perform other projects and tasks as assigned by CFO.

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Who You Are:

• You are an experienced financial leader with a strong background in nonprofit accounting, compliance, and financial management. Highly organized and adaptable, you excel at balancing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• You have extensive experience in managing budgets, payroll, bookkeeping, contract management, and ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local nonprofit regulations.
• You have a deep understanding of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), annual audits, Form 990 processes, and nonprofit financial reporting.
• You are highly skilled in Microsoft Excel (Power User) and proficient in Google Workspace and Microsoft Office Suite. You have solid experience with Sage/Intacct, and familiarity with Expensify and Bill.com is a plus.
• You have experience supervising staff, providing financial recommendations to the CFO, and solving complex challenges with limited direction. Your facilitation, presentation, and communication skills make financial information accessible to a variety of audiences.
• You manage projects with ease, adjust strategies to evolving needs, and thrive in a start-up environment.
• You are resourceful, proactive, and comfortable working both independently and as part of a team.
• You hold an MBA, CPA, CMA or equivalent professional designations/experience.
• Experienced as a directly impacted person who has a record or with a family member who has a record is valued.

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Compensation and Location:

Comprehensive benefits package that includes 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance, a 4% employer match and 2% employer paid contribution towards 401k retirement, pre-tax transportation benefits, and paid holidays, vacation, sick, and casual time off.

The Clean Slate Initiative is committed to transparent and fair compensation. The hiring range for this position is an annual salary range of $145,000-160,000 per year. The final salary within this range will be determined based on qualifications and relevant experience.  Once an offer is made, we do not negotiate the compensation package.

This is a full-time position and is considered exempt for overtime purposes. This is a remote position and we are location agnostic regarding where in the US you are based.  However, we will discuss a hybrid or in-office work location for candidates in proximity to our Orlando office.  You will  need to:

• Work collaboratively with a team in various time zones
• Be close to a major airport with the ability to travel approximately 10-15%
• Attend required quarterly onsite planning meetings in various locations
• Attend 1 all staff learning trip and our annual convening each year

The Clean Slate Initiative is a 501(c)(3) public entity that passes and implements laws that automatically clear eligible records for people who have completed their sentence and remained crime-free, and expand who is eligible for clearance.  CSI is committed to attracting, developing and retaining exceptional people, and to creating a work environment that is dynamic, rewarding and enables each of us to realize our potential. CSI’s work environment is safe and open to all employees and partners, respecting the full spectrum of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other classifications protected by law in the locality and/or state in which you are working.

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How to Apply:

We encourage all applicants to review our website to fully familiarize themselves with The Clean Slate Initiative before applying: cleanslateinitiative.org.  If you are interested in applying for this position, complete the application and attach your resume via our application portal.  

Questions about this job posting or the process should be directed to careers@cleanslateinitiative.org.

Tentative Timeline

• Application Period: February 12, 2025 through March 5, 2025
  Applications will be reviewed continuously. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their applications early for immediate consideration. Applications received after March 5, 2025 may be considered, but consideration is not guaranteed.
• First Interviews: March 10-12, 2025
• Panel Interviews: week of March 17, 2025
• Reference Checks: week of March 24, 2025
• Finalist Interview with CEO: March 31, 2025
• Offer Extension: week of March 31, 2025

The Clean Slate Initiative reserves the right to make changes to the announced timeline.

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Reasonable Accommodations:

To center the safety and well-being of its employees, and in accordance with relevant federal, state, and local laws, The Clean Slate Initiative provides equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the recruitment and selection process. If you require an accommodation to participate in the interview/hiring process, please contact human resources at HR@cleanslateinitiative.org.

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Other Employment Standards:

Applicants for employment in the United States must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.

Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.