Compliance Director

Spruce Street Compliance; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k matching

Retirement program

Life insurance

Professional development

Job summary

Spruce Street Compliance in Washington, DC is seeking a Compliance Director to oversee day-to-day financial management for a client portfolio. Based in our DC office, you will report to the firm’s President and lead a small team of managers and associates.

You will file federal and non-federal campaign finance reports, maintain client books, budgets, cash flow, and produce regular financial reports while ensuring GAAP compliance and strong controls.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience with political or non-profit organizations, at least 3 years in financial compliance.
• At least 2 years experience filing FEC reports.
• Strong bookkeeping, budgeting, and tracking experience.
• Extensive experience with QuickBooks Online.
• Prior management experience and ability to create organizational systems for a team.

Responsibilities

• Manage compliance team including Managers and Associates.
• Serve as primary point of contact for clients.
• Lead preparation and filing of federal and non-federal campaign finance reports.
• Maintain client bookkeeping files, budgets, and cashflow.
• Provide financial reports to clients.
• Perform bank and compliance software reconciliations.
• Register and terminate client registrations.
• Process disbursements and track invoices.
• Oversee payroll and staff benefit programs.
• On-boarding and off-boarding client staff.
• Maintain GAAP compliance.
• Oversee compliance correspondence.
• Create, implement, and administer workflows.
• Develop relationships with vendors and assist with procurement.

Skills

Political finance

FEC filings

Bookkeeping

QuickBooks Online

Team management

Excel

Google Workspace

Detail oriented

Multi-project mgmt

Tools

Word

Excel

Dropbox

Google Drive

Job description

Spruce Street Compliance is a compliance and operations consulting firm based out of Philadelphia, PA and Washington, DC. Our firm is committed to supporting progressive causes and candidates nation-wide. Some of our past and current clients include Pennsylvania Democratic Party, For Our Future, Asian Pacific Islander Political Alliance, Becca Balint for Congress, Josh Riley for Congress, and Zohran for New York City.

We are looking for a Compliance Director based in our DC office to oversee the day-to-day financial management of a client portfolio. This position will report to the firm’s President.

Responsibilities

• Manage compliance team including Managers and Associates
• Serve as primary point of contact for clients
• Lead preparation and filing of federal and non-federal campaign finance reports
• Maintain client bookkeeping file, budget, and cashflow
• Provide financial reports to clients
• Perform bank and compliance software reconciliations
• Register and terminate client’s federal and nonfederal registrations
• Process disbursements and track outstanding invoices
• Oversee and process client payroll and staff benefit programs
• On-boarding and off-boarding client staff
• Maintain compliance with GAAP
• Oversee compliance correspondence
• Create, implement, and administer efficient workflows
• Develop relationships with vendors and assist with client procurement

Experience and Skills

• 5+ years of experience working with political or non-profit organizations, at least 3 years in financial compliance
• At least 2 years experience filing FEC reports required
• Strong bookkeeping/accounting and budget building and tracking experience
• Extensive experience with Quickbooks Online
• Prior management experience and ability to create organizational systems for a team
• Extensive experience with Word and Excel, including formulas, conditional formatting, macros, etc.
• Experience with Google Business Suite and Dropbox
• Strong attention to detail and ability to stay organized
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once and meet strict deadlines
• Ability to work evenings and weekends to meet deadlines
• Willingness to take initiative and problem solve
• Commitment to supporting progressive causes
• Commitment to working within a diverse and inclusive work space

Salary range: $100,000-$120,000/annually + generous benefits package including premium health insurance, retirement program, life insurance and professional development opportunities.

A background check will be conducted after a conditional offer of employment has been made to a candidate.

Spruce Street Compliance is an equal opportunity employer and committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion among its staff. The firm strongly encourages candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and will hire based on qualifications of the candidate without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, and military or veteran status.

Benefits:

• Health Benefits include IBX PPO Platinum plan paid by employer.
• United Concordia Dental at employee expense.
• Both active 1st day of next month after hire.
• 401k contributions eligible upon first paycheck.
• Employer match starting after 6 months of employment.