Community Finance Director

Groundworks New Mexico; Albuquerque (NM); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Groundworks New Mexico is seeking a Community Finance Director to lead a growing nonprofit financial services portfolio, including fiscal sponsorship, nonprofit accounting, and bridge loans, across New Mexico.

The role provides strategic leadership, oversees budgets, grants, and metrics, and builds partnerships with funders, financial institutions, government, tribal entities, and other nonprofits. A bachelor's degree and 5+ years of fund accounting experience are required.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of fund accounting experience.
• Experience in nonprofit finance, compliance, accounting and bookkeeping.
• Fiscal sponsorship, lending, or grant administration experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads fiscal sponsorship portfolio, onboarding, contracts, compliance, and relationships.
• Manages nonprofit financial capacity initiatives, including accounting, bookkeeping, and bridge loans.
• Oversees budgets, grants, metrics, and evaluations while building partnerships with funders, financial institutions, government, tribal entities, and nonprofits.

Skills

Communication

Relationship-building

Analytical

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Community Finance Director position leads a growing portfolio of nonprofit financial services and capacity-building initiatives that strengthen nonprofit sustainability across New Mexico. The position provides strategic leadership for the Foundation and NMCT's nonprofit financial services portfolio, including fiscal sponsorship, nonprofit accounting and bookkeeping capacity building, a nonprofit bridge loan program, and future nonprofit financial service initiatives.

Additional Areas of Responsibility

Leads ACF and NMCT’s fiscal sponsorship portfolio, overseeing onboarding, contracts, compliance, and relationships. Manages nonprofit financial capacity initiatives, including accounting, bookkeeping, and bridge loans. Oversees budgets, grants, metrics, and evaluations while building partnerships with funders, financial institutions, government, tribal entities, and nonprofits. Supports reporting, collaboration, continuous improvement, and customer service.

Other Information/Requirements

Requires a bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of fund accounting experience, with knowledge of nonprofit finance, compliance, accounting, and bookkeeping. Fiscal sponsorship, lending, or grant administration experience preferred. Strong communication, relationship-building, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills required, along with professionalism, integrity, discretion, and the ability to manage priorities independently and collaboratively.