Manager of Strategic Finance (Remote)

charity: water; United States; Remote; USD 103,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

401k plan + employer match

Medical coverage

Job summary

charity: water is seeking a Manager of Strategic Finance to steward the organization’s financial health across cash flow, reserves, and restricted funds. You’ll blend modeling with cross‑functional project management spanning Revenue, Programs, and Finance.

You’ll report to the Senior Director of Strategic Finance and bring rigorous quantitative analysis and problem‑solving to ensure liquidity and donor commitments are grounded in capacity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred in business, finance, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in strategic, analytical, and finance roles.
• Background in finance with knowledge of financial concepts, with preferred cash management and nonprofit restricted funds experience.
• Elite Google and Microsoft Suite skills, specifically Google Sheets and Excel.
• Experience with NetSuite, Salesforce or similar systems.
• Ability to leverage AI to create workflow efficiencies.

Responsibilities

• Translating revenue projections into deployable cash and setting grantable water expense envelope.
• Ensuring balance between donor restrictions and inventory capacity at portfolio level; surface risks and drive solutions.
• Build and maintain a multi‑year deploy model for large and multi‑year pitches with Revenue stakeholders.
• Manage cross‑functional allocation of funds to water projects with Revenue Operations and Accounting.
• Monitor cash flow and escalate cash risks; implement strategic liquidation timing.
• Own tracking, projecting, and reporting for operational reserves; inform leadership of risks and opportunities.
• Build and maintain a multi‑year investment and liquidity model for investment strategy and liquidity implications.
• Support investment tracking and reporting with Senior Director of Strategic Finance.

Skills

Cross‑functional collaboration

Quantitative analysis

Advanced Excel

Google Sheets

Project management

AI workflow

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or related field

Tools

NetSuite

Salesforce

Job description

Main Areas of Focus : Cash Flow & Reserves, Investments Scenario Planning, Donor Restriction Planning, Water Expense Forecasting

Location: Remote - U.S. only.

Eligibility: At this time, we are only considering candidates who are eligible to work in the United States without the need of company sponsorship now or in the future.

JOB HIGHLIGHT

You’ll steward charity: water’s financial health and ability to deliver on donor promises by making sure restricted gifts are used accordingly, that commitments to donors are grounded in real deliverable capacity, and that the organization has the liquidity and reserves to meet its targets.

JOB SUMMARY

As Manager of Strategic Finance, you’ll work as part of the Strategic Finance Team across two connected areas that together protect our ability to deliver on our commitments: (1) cash flow and reserves oversight to ensure the organization has the liquidity and financial stability to meet its obligations and (2) restricted funds planning and analysis to ensure alignment between capacity and demand.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Strategic Finance, you’ll blend rigorous modeling with hands‑on cross‑functional project management across Revenue, Programs, and Finance. You’ll bring quantitative rigor, investigative instincts, and sound judgment to work that sits at the center of our financial stewardship, making sure the conditions are in place for funds to get allocated cleanly and that the money is there to deliver.

YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR…

• Translating revenue projections into deployable cash and partnering with Water Programs to set the grantable water expense envelope
• Ensuring balance between donor restrictions and inventory capacity at the portfolio level, surfacing risks and helping to drive solutions when needed
• Building and maintaining a multi‑year deploy model to develop large and multi‑year pitch options with Revenue stakeholders and identify long‑term opportunities and risks
• Managing the twice‑yearly cross‑functional effort with Revenue Operations and Accounting to ensure reliable and accurate completion of the allocation of funds to water projects
• Monitoring organizational cash flow, including escalating cash risks and executing strategic timing of liquidation of funds
• Owning the tracking, projecting, and reporting for the organization’s operational reserves, ensuring leadership is aware of emerging risks and opportunities
• Building and maintaining a multi‑year investment and liquidity model that informs the organization’s investments strategy by forecasting potential returns, stress‑testing risk/reward tradeoffs across allocation scenarios, and understanding the liquidity implications of each
• Supporting investment tracking and reporting in partnership with the Senior Director of Strategic Finance

YOU MUST HAVE…

• A Bachelor’s degree, preferably in business, finance, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in a variety of strategic, analytical, and finance roles
• A background in finance with an established knowledge of financial concepts, with preferred experience in cash management and nonprofit restricted funds
• Elite Google and Microsoft Suite skills, specifically Google Sheets and Excel
• Experience with NetSuite, Salesforce or similar systems is preferred
• Systems and tooling adaptability with a demonstrated ability to leverage AI to create workflow efficiencies
• Proven history of working well across a variety of teams to solve complex and ambiguous problems
• An ability to own and drive multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously
• An aptitude for working in a fast‑paced and dynamic environment
• Excellent quantitative skills, an ability to shift between granular and high‑level analysis, a love for informing data‑driven strategy and the skills to distill data into actionable insights
• A rigorously detail‑oriented approach, always triple‑checking work, and experience producing exceptional deliverables

YOU’LL BE SUCCESSFUL IF…

You’re passionate about accuracy

You double‑check your work because you know that accurate data is crucial to operate successfully. You care about the numbers being right and take the time to make sure everything reconciles or is set up to be error‑proof.

You’re a problem solver

You’re an inquisitive and critical thinker who will investigate the numbers to comprehend the story behind them. You know how to develop an articulation of an ambiguous problem and roll out solutions, recognizing there are many solutions to the same problem. You find new and effective ways to streamline and create processes to increase efficiency.

You’re a team player

You thrive in a creative, inventive, fast‑paced environment, with people who are passionate about their work. You’re excited to work cross‑functionally with other departments and enjoy achieving a shared goal. People enjoy working with you because they know you’re reliable.

You’re a great communicator

You can turn data and numbers into effective and compelling messages. You are great at sharing insights; but what you love to do is apply real context to findings so that stakeholders understand what it means for them and also how it impacts our business

TEAM OVERVIEW

The Finance team, which includes Accounting and Strategic Finance, works diligently to support our entire organization, keeping our books in order, ensuring that our Operations and Water funds are being allocated responsibly and in line with our strategic goals. They steward donor funds in line with our core pillar that 100% of our public donations will be utilized for water projects.

HIRING TIMELINE

This role was posted on July 22, 2026 and will remain open for 90 days.

SALARY RANGE

This is an exempt role with a range of $102,500 - $109,000 a year.

BENEFITS & PERKS

• Unlimited PTO
• Summer Fridays
• 6-week paid sabbatical leave after 5 years of employment
• Annual bonus potential through The Pool
• 401k plan + employer match
• Medical covered at 85% + Dental/Vision contributions
• FSA + dependent day care FSA
• Employer-paid life insurance, STD, LTD
• 16-week paid maternity and paternity leave for new parents
• Stipends for Home office, Professional Development, and a You-do-You Perk
• TSA Pre‑check reimbursement
• Flexible working hours; team members are expected to be online 10am - 4pm ET regardless of location, plus three hours per day asynchronously, which factors in an hour for lunch
• 2-4 annual travel requirements that foster team alignment, connection and in‑person collaboration

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW

At charity: water, we believe that water changes everything. We work with local implementing partners to fund sustainable solutions that provide clean and safe drinking water to people around the world. Since 2006, with a diverse team of world‑chasers and an unstoppable community of supporters, we’ve brought clean water to more than 20 million people worldwide. With the makings of a mid‑size tech startup, we’re reinventing charity through endless innovation, contagious passion, beautifully crafted stories, and a powerful brand that inspires a new kind of generosity.

At charity: water, we value every background, identity, and experience. We believe that a diverse team, informed by different cultures and perspectives, makes us stronger. We are committed to doing the work and challenging each other to be an organization in which everyone is respected and heard. We commit to providing genuine opportunities for all people to thrive. And we will continue to embed diversity, inclusion, belonging, and equality in everything we do.

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