Pacific Environment

Senior Director, Finance

San Francisco, CA, US

In-personFull time roleSenior Level, Director / Executive

3 days ago

About the Job

Pacific Environment confronts our most urgent environmental issues by connecting local and global movements, catalyzing policy change, and inspiring action for the benefit of people and our planet. Together, we promote a healthy climate, reduce pollution and conserve biodiversity for an equitable and thriving future. Learn more at www.pacificenvironment.org.

Pacific Environment is campaigning to end fossil fuel use, including to get ships off fossil fuels. Our strategies include creating strong regulatory frameworks to achieve zero-emission shipping on a timeline commensurate with the climate emergency; mobilizing consumers to apply pressure on corporations by demanding zero-emission ships and; and influencing ports on the Pacific Northwest Coast and beyond to end fossil fuel build-out and ready themselves for zero-emission shipping instead.

We encourage people from communities harmed by environmental degradation and from backgrounds underrepresented in the environmental movement to apply to this position. We recognize that we need diversity to do meaningful work in the climate space and believe that creating teams in which everyone can be their authentic self is key to the change we seek. Pacific Environment is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Summary

Pacific Environment is seeking a full-time Senior Director, Finance, to join our team and oversee all financial aspects of our organization. Our ideal candidate is connected to our mission, a strategic thinker and effective leader who is ready to make things happen. This role currently reports to the Executive Director. Our organization expanded rapidly over the last three years and will execute new processes put in place for an organization with an international team spread across the United States and Asian Pacific region.

To be successful in this role, the candidate should have experience managing finance and accounting teams and leading financial strategies. This includes tracking and reporting complex budgets against multiple grants and programs, working with the staff accountant on other team members to produce and cross-check monthly financial reports, and complying with best financial practices and GAAP, and insuring sound investments for organizational assets. This position requires both fluid management of overarching financial systems and strategies as well as consistent engagement with on-going financial operations and details.

Ultimately, the Senior Director, Finance will work with the Executive Director, leadership team and Board of Directors to help ensure Pacific Environment’s long-term financial success and sustainability.

Responsibilities

Oversee all accounting and internal control operations
Develop new business processes and accounting policies as needed to scale for growth and maintain and strengthen internal controls
Ensure adherence to financial laws and guidelines across geographies
Manage staff accountant
Oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable, including international wires and grants to partner organizations, often overseas
Lead the organization’s annual budgeting process and the preparation of timely reports on financial performance on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
Oversee grant expense tracking, including grant financial reports for funders, and provide financial information for grant proposal budgets
Oversee annual audit and ensure timely compliance with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings
Conduct financial analysis and reporting; recommend actions to organizational leadership as needed
Oversee the company’s finance IT system
Other tasks and duties as assigned

Key Qualifications

Proven experience as Director of Finance or similar role, preferably at least some years in a nonprofit setting
7+ years of relevant combined Finance or Accounting experience; experience in nonprofit-accounting and detailed grant tracking and reporting a must; experience in rapidly growing organizations a plus
3+ years of management experience
Demonstrated resourcefulness in improving finance processes, creating efficient systems, and institutionalizing knowledge
Experience with Finance IT and PEOs; QuickBooks, Bill.com
Hands-on experience with budgeting, financial statements, month-end and year-end close processes
In-depth knowledge of finance and accounting principles, laws, and best practices
Solid knowledge of financial analysis, reporting, and forecasting
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated ability to facilitate transparency and open communication amongst staff regarding finances
Extraordinary organizational skills, with high attention to detail and focus on accuracy and accountability
Experience and expertise in environmental/climate issues a plus
Commitment to Pacific Environment’s mission
Enthusiasm for working in a multi-cultural and international organization
Education in accounting, finance or relevant field; MSc/MA is a plus
CPA or other relevant qualification is a plus

Relevant experience for this position can take many forms, and we strongly encourage applicants from a diversity of backgrounds and sectors.

Physical Requirements

The Senior Director, Finance’s work involves remaining in a stationary position and looking at a computer for long stretches of time, communicating with co-workers electronically, and occasional travel (including overnight travel), in-person meetings, or events. The ideal candidate must be able to complete all the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Location and Travel

Pacific Environment staff currently work from home. Greater San Francisco Bay Area local applicants and California residents are strongly preferred. However, we will consider highly qualified candidates residing elsewhere in the U.S. This position requires working West Coast Time Zone hours, and potentially an occasional evening or weekend. Some travel to the Bay Area may be required if the successful candidate is based outside the greater San Francisco Bay Area. The position may also involve some other travel in the US and internationally for meetings and retreats, often for several days.

Deadline

Please submit your cover letter and resume no later than Thursday, June 12th.

Pacific Environment is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage people from communities harmed by environmental degradation and from backgrounds underrepresented in the environmental movement to apply. We welcome diversity to do our best work and believe that creating teams in which everyone can be their authentic self is key to the change we seek.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Pacific Environment. Please inform our HR team by emailing recruiting@pacificenvironment.org if you need any assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application or interview process.

Pacific Environment participates in the E-Verify Program: https://www.e-verify.gov/employees

No phone calls, please.

About the Company

Pacific Environment

San Francisco, California, USA

21-50

<p>Pacific Environment empowers communities to protect their well-being and the natural world around them. We get money and expertise to the ground in challenging venues on the Pacific Rim, including China, Russia, and the Alaskan Arctic. By strengthening communities and protecting the environment in such places, we also promote transparency, public participation, and legal enforcement, which form the basis on which people can achieve lasting protection of their health and the environment. Pacific Environment offers one of the very few granting and training programs serving grassroots leaders around the Pacific Rim. At the heart of our long-term commitment to community-led environmental activism is a comprehensive support program. The community leaders and groups we partner with consistently tell us that the value we provide stems from three things: 1) giving them financial and mentoring support; 2) bringing them together in coordinated networks; and 3) supplying much needed expertise for their campaigns (e.g., technical, scientific, legal). Over three decades we have nurtured more than 150 grassroots organizations around the Pacific Rim and provided millions of dollars. In turn, the networks we foster create concentric ripples outward to many more people and organizations that ally together to undertake public education, litigation, media outreach, large-scale advocacy campaigns, and sophisticated policy work. To complement these community efforts, Pacific Environment has developed substantial expertise in global policy venues typically beyond the reach of local leaders. For example, we have obtained one of the few seats available to NGOs at the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a U.N. agency that writes the rules for the high seas. We use this seat to advocate for rules that protect marine mammals and indigenous food security, curb greenhouse gas emissions, and protect Arctic waters from the dangers of catastrophic oil spills.</p>

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