Nonprofit Budget Director - Strategic Finance Partner

Working Families Party; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Remote work support

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Job summary

EpicWorks seeks a Budget Director to partner with Participating Organizations and leaders at Working Families Party and Working Families Power. You will manage budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting at an enterprise level, translating complex data into practical recommendations while guiding department heads and senior leaders.

You will supervise finance staff, advance NetSuite and related systems, and build dashboards to support decision-making.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of progressive nonprofit finance experience including leadership or supervisory roles.
• Experience budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, cash flow management and management reporting.
• Experience partnering with executives and department heads as a strategic financial partner.
• Experience in complex multi-entity nonprofit environments (501(c)(3)/(c)(4)).
• Strong understanding of GAAP, internal controls, and nonprofit financial management.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a financial partner to department heads and senior leaders.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting for departments and budget managers.
• Review budgets, actuals, forecasts, and assumptions with leaders regularly.
• Identify variances, risks, and financial trends; explain implications to leaders.
• Model financial scenarios to evaluate staffing, programs, and operations.
• Translate financial information into clear insights for non-finance audiences.
• Provide hands-on support to priority departments as directed by CFO/Director of Management & Budget.
• Develop dashboards and reporting used by Working Families Party and Working Families Power.

Skills

Nonprofit finance

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Cash flow management

Management reporting

GAAP

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

EpicWorks seeks a Budget Director to partner with Participating Organizations and leaders at Working Families Party and Working Families Power. You will manage budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting at an enterprise level, translating complex data into practical recommendations while guiding department heads and senior leaders.

You will supervise finance staff, advance NetSuite and related systems, and build dashboards to support decision-making.