Director of Finance & Operations

About the Director of Finance & Operations

BVCLT is led by a horizontal leadership structure by its board and staff. Director of Finance & Operations will be one of five co-directors to BVCLT’s staff collective, and will collaborate with the other staff to manage BVCLT's day-to-day operations and participate in developing democratic governance structures guiding the growth of the organization.

The Director of Finance & Operations will focus on financial management, organizational development, long-term strategy, and infrastructure building. They will spearhead leading our financial management and education of financial state to our staff and board, ensuring our operational needs are being met, improving upon our centralized documentation system, and developing our staff collective infrastructure.

Scope of Work

Financial Management (30%)

• Coordinate with our bookkeeper for our financial transactions and reporting.
• Ensure that the financial records are complete, accurate and compliant with generally accepted accounting principles, policies, and regulations.
• Managing payment of vendors and organizing necessary documentation for full transparency across staff and board.
• Manage the yearly auditing processes.
• Lead in the development of yearly budgets, quarterly budget adjustments, and reporting to the board.
• Collaborate with our Director of Resident & Land Stewardship and Director of Real Estate & Assets on asset management needs and planning.
• Creating systems, tools, and training to support staff collective’s overall capacity to manage the organizational finances.

Grant Writing & Development (35%)

• Lead and support staff collective in strategic funder development and grant writing for the organization's strategy and needs.
• Researching and applying of new grants and funding sources for the organization.
• Lead grant reporting processes.
• Participation in membership and/or coalition meetings on an as-needed basis related to finance, fundraising, or grants.

Operations (20%)

• Managing digital tools, bank accounts, organization and property insurance, and payroll for the organization
• Managing general organization consultants and the recording and organization of documents in BVCLT’s centralized drive
• Creating systems, tools, and training to support staff collective overall capacity to manage the organizational operations.

Organizational & Staff Collective Development (15%)

• Organize strategic collective gatherings as needed, such as the yearly staff retreat and/or board retreats.
• Support leadership development for the board by providing necessary training.
• Participation and lead regular meetings with the staff collective, and board.
• Lead the engagement in co-designing internal policies including building internal transparency, supporting each other and working collaboratively on an as-needed basis.

Required Skills [Please note we do not expect someone to have all skills to apply]

• 3 - 5 years in operations, finance, and or grant development.
• Ability to work remotely and independently with minimal direct supervision.
• Experience in leading a team, managing an organizational budget, and holding a director role.
• Strong facilitation skills and able to work in collaborative projects.
• Experience with reporting
• Comfortability and love for numbers/budgets/reports and translating them to others.

Big Pluses (but not requirements)

• Experienced leader in developing infrastructure for a community organization or a staff collective with a horizontal structure.
• Experience developing and utilizing tools for transparency and accountability within a non-hierarchical organization.
• Experience working with government agencies and complying with reporting regulations.
• Masters degree in organizational development or nonprofit management.
• Familiarity with solidarity economy work and eagerness to try out and develop emerging and innovative solutions.