Director, Resource Allocation

Reporting to the Senior Director, Finance and Operations, the Director, Resource Allocation is responsible for preparing and analyzing organizational budgets and forecasts. Serving as a business partner the Director will connect programmatic and other functional activities to the finance and accounting process that enables data for decision making. This position works very closely with organizational leaders to continuously monitor and increase the team’s understanding of the budget process, expenditure data, and forecasting throughout the year. This role also works in partnership with the Director, Accounting and Specialist, Accounting to ensure accounting accuracy for StriveTogether’s use of funds. As a key member of the StriveTogether team, they ensure that StriveTogether leadership has the data needed to make informed business decisions enterprise wide.

Director, Resource Allocation

About StriveTogether
StriveTogether is a national movement with a clear purpose: helping every child succeed in school and in life from cradle to career, regardless of race, ethnicity, zip code or circumstance. We work to break down barriers, change systems and improve outcomes with the Cradle to Career Network, made up of nearly 70 communities across the country. StriveTogether provides resources, best practices and processes to give every child every chance for success.

The StriveTogether team is passionate, talented and dedicated to achieving our mission. We seek and value all kinds of diversity and work hard to eliminate inequities in ourselves, our organization and our communities. Our goals are bold, so we support each other to try new things, have tough conversations and push for change. As we work, we share learning and progress, use data to make decisions and celebrate our wins.

About you

You have a passion for mission-driven organizations, and you are a strategic thinker who harnesses the power of financial data to help inform decisions. You are an excel wizard and enjoy gathering information to understand others’ individual needs and how they fit into the whole enterprise. You enjoy building relationships with others to build community and work towards solutions. You are trustworthy, have strong communication skills and you can solve problems both with a team and individually. You are committed to the StriveTogether values of Community, Equity, Courage, Progress, Results and Curiosity.

About the position

Reporting to the Senior Director, Finance and Operations, the Director, Resource Allocation is responsible for preparing and analyzing organizational budgets and forecasts. Serving as a business partner the Director will connect programmatic and other functional activities to the finance and accounting process that enables data for decision making. This position works very closely with organizational leaders to continuously monitor and increase the team’s understanding of the budget process, expenditure data, and forecasting throughout the year. This role also works in partnership with the Director, Accounting and Specialist, Accounting to ensure accounting accuracy for StriveTogether’s use of funds. As a key member of the StriveTogether team, they ensure that StriveTogether leadership has the data needed to make informed business decisions enterprise wide.

Responsibilities and duties

Development and maintenance of multi-year budget

• Manage the organization-wide processes for a multi-dimensional $25M - $45M annual budget, utilizing input from program and other functional leaders across the organization to develop assumptions.
• Develop and manage financial models, including data integrations and data visualizations for workforce planning, forecasting, budgeting, and month-end close analysis.
• Proactively identify enhancements to existing financial models to increase forecasting efficiency and guide the development of new models and reporting views, dashboards, financial reports, etc.
• Create ad hoc templates, reports, and analysis for use by managers to evaluate financial performance.

Monitor financial key performance indicators

• Sort and mine sets of data from multiple data sources (general ledger, customer relationship manager, Excel) to identify trends or variances.
• Proactively monitor planned expenses against designated restricted funds and budgeted targets to assess and project the financial position for the organization in real time.
• Monitor signed contracts and related invoices as well as report needs for further procurement.

Support budget owners

• Support budget owners to strategically track and manage their budgets.
• Hold regular meetings with organizational leaders to develop and track resource needs.

Accounting Support

• Partner with the Director, Accounting to designate and plan fund allocations and ensure accurate preparation of monthly financial statements.
• Support annual audit preparation.

Qualifications and skills

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, operations, accounting, business administration or other related degrees.
• Advanced Excel and data visualization experience required.
• Two years of accounting or finance experience working in/with nonprofit organizations.
• Experience in fund accounting and advanced nonprofit accounting systems.
• Experience in full-cycle organizational budgeting methodologies and with budgeting tools or applications.
• Keen on analytic, organization and problem-solving skills which allow for strategic big picture thinking.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Ability and desire to connect financial and programmatic concepts and communicate them to individuals at all levels including senior management, finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Advanced competency in Microsoft Office.
• Advanced knowledge of accounting and reporting software.
• Experience with Intacct, Expensify and Salesforce is a plus.
• Ability to be self-directed and independent, with a track record of taking initiative.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy of numbers
• Approximately 10-15% travel required.

Position details

This is an exempt position with a salary range of $81,000 - $122,000 (min - max). StriveTogether offers competitive salary and benefits, commensurate with experience and skills. This position will work out of our headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Benefits, perks and flexibility

Time Away

• Sick, vacation, personal, floating holiday/wellness day, bereavement, jury duty
• 11 paid company holidays and a paid winter break the last week of December
• Paid parental leave
• Paid sabbatical after seven years of employment
• Paid time off to vote
• Caregiver time off

Benefits

• Medical and dental plans
• 100% paid vision, short-term and long-term disability and basic life insurance.
• $2,500 annual HSA contribution for users of high-deductible health care plans
• Cellphone and internet stipend
• Competitive retirement plan with automatic employer contribution and match
• Professional development
• Employee Assistance Program

Perks

• Remote work opportunities available
• Choice of Mac or PC for your work computer
• Birthday gift card
• DeskPass access (community desk and meeting room options for remote team members)
• Company credit card for internal expenses

Perks at our Cincinnati headquarters

• Employer paid parking
• Hybrid work model with two work-from-home days each week
• Rooftop deck
• Snacks and beverages
• Dog friendly office

Applications and cover letters are due by Friday, November 10, 2023. Apply here.

StriveTogether provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, domestic partnership status, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.