Senior Finance Consultant

Arts FMS via TOC Arts Partners; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

Company-paid life insurance

401k with company match

Paid time off (PTO)

Flexible spending account

Job summary

Arts FMS is a fully remote financial management firm serving nonprofit arts organizations across the United States. The Senior Finance Consultant will lead a small team, guide clients on financial strategy, and translate complex financial information for diverse stakeholders.

You will oversee budgeting, reporting, audits, and cash flow, work with executives and boards, and build durable external relationships while advancing the mission of arts organizations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of nonprofit accounting experience.
• Experience leading a finance department.
• Strong communication with board and staff.
• Interest in arts sector.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Manage two to four direct reports and review their work.
• Deliver excellent client service through clear communication.
• Oversee GAAP nonprofit accounting, reporting and compliance.
• Utilize Excel and QuickBooks Online.
• Build relationships with external partners.
• Lead financial strategy for client organizations.

Skills

Nonprofit accounting

Finance department leadership

Board/stakeholder reporting

Communication skills

Arts sector interest

Priority management

Financial analysis

Education

Master’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

Excel

QuickBooks Online

Job description

Senior Finance Consultant
Position Profile

About the Opportunity

As a financial management firm that integrates with nonprofit arts organizations from across the country, Arts FMS empowers organizations to focus on their mission, while they focus on the long-term fiscal health and sustainability of the organization. By providing a comprehensive scope of full financial management services, Arts FMS is able to bring stability, efficiency, and reliability to an organization’s financial operations.

Arts FMS seeks a Senior Finance Consultant to join their growing team. This practiced nonprofit professional is a highly motivated and self-directed individual with extensive experience with accounting and financial management, specifically in the arts and culture sector. In addition to having deep expertise in nonprofit accounting and substantial experience running a finance department, this leader will be an adept communicator and comfortable building strong internal and external relationships. They will have a thoughtful empathetic approach to guiding clients in financial strategy and decision-making, and will be able to clearly and concisely translate financial documents for a variety of stakeholders.

As Arts FMS rapidly expands their services to a growing list of impressive organizations, this leader will have the chance to join a collaborative team of thought partners dedicated to financial operations. Fully remote, the team at Arts FMS learns from one another, adapts to the specific needs of clients, and is building a set of practices that will have a significant impact on the cultural field. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to advance their skills and connect with a variety of ambitious arts organizations and their leaders.

About Arts FMS

Arts FMS delivers exemplary financial management services focused on long-term fiscal health and sustainability, empowering nonprofit arts organizations to focus on fulfilling their missions. Specializing in nonprofit financial management, Arts FMS maintains a talented team of financial consultants who bring stability, efficiency, and reliability to their client’s financial operations. Their clients receive accurate and timely data that both informs their current strategic financial decisions and better prepares them for the future.

As a financial partner, Arts FMS integrates directly with the staff and board of an organization. Once engaged, they work closely with a client to assess what services and systems would most benefit that specific nonprofit organization. The Arts FMS approach is adaptable, designed to work seamlessly with current systems that are effective, while introducing new systems to enhance efficiency and streamline workflows, which will benefit the partnership overall.

Arts FMS was founded under the belief that art is vital to our society and is core to the company’s mission. Principals Andrea Nellis and Lucy Mallett bring decades of nonprofit financial management experience as both practitioners and advisors to cultural leaders, strengthening the sector and securing both the present and future of their growing list of clients.

Job Description

A Senior Finance Consultant at Arts FMS reports to one of Arts FMS’s Managing Consultants or Principals. They manage a team of two to four people and work with five to ten clients. They maintain a list of responsibilities that are directly related to the operations of Arts FMS and then also oversee or manage a variety of financial tasks for each client. While a Senior Finance Consultant builds the external relationships and oversees the day to day work that Finance Consultants complete for clients, they need to have the skills to fulfill many responsibilities for clients when called upon.

Key Responsibilities for Arts FMS

• Effectively manage two to four direct reports and drive their projects to completion; this includes reviewing their work on an ongoing basis and performing annual reviews to support their growth and advancement.
• Deliver excellent client service through ongoing verbal and written communication, and analysis of the client’s needs.
• Handle multiple time-sensitive priorities that require in-depth knowledge of GAAP and nonprofit accounting, reporting, and compliance.
• Utilize Excel and QuickBooks Online.

Frequent Responsibilities in working for Arts FMS Clients

Strategy

• Collaborate with executive leadership to develop financial strategies aligned with the organization’s objectives.
• Identify and pursue opportunities for financial growth and sustainability.

Budgeting

• Lead an institution-wide budgeting initiative annually, in consultation with executive leadership.
• Create and maintain forecasts and long-range projections and financial models.
• Prepare cash flow and balance sheet projections to ensure adequate capital for all needs.
• Conduct monthly financial forecast reviews.
• Monitor and analyze financial performance against budgets.

Financial Reporting

• Manage the organization’s cash flow.
• Lead and oversee the annual financial audit of an organization.
• Manage the preparation of internal financial reports to provide management insight into revenue and operating expense trends.
• Propose and maintain best accounting and reporting practices to track project spending.
• Understand and anticipate the reporting needs for executive leadership and an organization’s Board of Directors.
• Prepare and present timely, accurate, transparent, and comprehensive financial reports for senior leadership, board of directors, and stakeholders.
• Attend an organization’s Board, Finance, and Audit Committee meetings.

Organizational Assistance

• Build and maintain relationships with external partners such as auditors, banks, funders, or lending institutions.
• Directly manage relationships with financial and administrative service vendors and consultants.
• Evaluate business insurance needs and maintain appropriate policies.
• Oversee the organizational payroll, including expense reimbursements, retirement plan contributions, benefit allocations, and tracking of employee PTO.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of nonprofit accounting, demonstrating proficiency in managing an organization’s accounting and finances, preferably in the arts sector.
• Extensive experience in leading a finance department and managing all aspects of financial operations including accounting software and transactions management.
• Extensive experience in creating financial management documents for both board and staff.
• Strong communication skills.
• Interest in building strong external relationships with clients through mostly virtual communication channels.
• Ability to work efficiently and flexibly in order to manage competing priorities and at times, shifting portfolios.
• Self-assurance to work proactively and confidence to ask for guidance or support, when needed.
• A genuine interest in the performing and/or visual arts.
• Master’s degree in a relevant field is a plus.

Please note: All candidates must have experience working directly in a finance department.

Compensation

The salary for this position is $90,000-130,000. Arts FMS provides comprehensive benefits, including providing health, dental, vision, long and short-term disability, and company-paid life insurance. Employees have access to a 401k plan with a company match, a flexible spending account, and paid time off.

Arts FMS is a fully remote company. The Senior Finance Consultant role is a full-time position that works within the company’s core working hours from 9am-6pm Eastern and is based in the United States.

Arts FMS is committed to fostering a workplace free from bias, discrimination, and harassment. We strive to create an inclusive, supportive environment where all employees feel welcomed, respected, and valued for their unique contributions. Arts FMS is an equal opportunity employer and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.