Business Operations and Finance Manager (ORS)

ORS Impact; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

ORS Impact is seeking an Operations and Finance Manager to join our small two-person Operations team. You will report to the VP of Operations and help ensure the smooth running of the business while promoting equity and inclusion in work with employees and clients.

You will shape the company's operations and financial infrastructure, manage internal and external relationships, and document processes and controls to maintain high client satisfaction and a positive work atmosphere.

Responsibilities

• Join an existing two-person Operations team and report to the Vice President of Operations.
• Ensure the smooth running of the business while contributing to a culture of equity and inclusion for all employees and clients.
• Play a key role in shaping the company from an operations perspective and actively participating in ORS Impact initiatives.
• Oversee the financial and operational infrastructure to be executed efficiently in collaboration with the Operations team.
• Build and manage internal and external business relationships to maintain high client satisfaction and a positive work atmosphere.
• Document ORS Impact’s processes and controls to ensure consistency and compliance.

Job description

Business Operations and Finance Manager (ORS)

ORS Impact is a consulting firm that helps clients clarify, measure, and align their social impact outcomes using evaluation, outcomes-based strategy and planning, theory of change, and robust internal MLE (Measure, Learning and Evaluation) systems. We support philanthropies, nonprofits, and government agencies in their most challenging and complex work with our expertise in advocacy and policy change, networks and coalitions, systems change, and initiatives and strategies.

“Impact” is not just part of our name: it is a core value for why we do this work. Implicit in this value is the belief that the world can be more equitable, and that accelerating social progress will lead to better lives for everyone.

These statements, however, do not explicitly address the systems of power that grant privilege and access unequally, particularly based on race, but also based on age, sexual orientation, gender, immigration status, or disability. These systems underlie the issues our clients seek to address and can be perpetuated and strengthened even as well-intentioned people seek to make positive social change.

We believe that diversity makes us stronger. We believe that all people are equal and that holding some groups of people down holds all of us down. We believe that these issues are complex and that we will stumble in our efforts. However, the goal of a more just, fair, and inclusive society requires changing how we work together, how we work with clients, and proactively finding ways for our organization to make a difference in the fight for a more equitable world.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Operations and Finance Manager is a new role designed to meet the needs of a growing consulting firm. The successful candidate will join an existing two-person Operations team and report to the Vice President of Operations.

The goal of the Operations and Finance Manager is to ensure the smooth running of the business while contributing to a positive culture of equity and inclusion for all employees and clients. This position will play a key role in helping shape the company from an operations perspective as well as being an active participant in ORS Impact initiatives.

The Operations and Finance Manager is responsible for ensuring that all aspects of the ORS Impact financial and operational infrastructure are executed appropriately and efficiently in collaboration with the Operations team. This position will utilize excellent communication skills to build and manage both internal and external business relationships to maintain high client satisfaction and a positive work atmosphere. This role will also oversee the documentation of ORS Impact’s processes and controls.