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Description
The Trust for Conservation Innovation is a nonprofit fiscal sponsorship organization based in San Francisco. The Trust's mission is to seed and support environmental initiatives for unincorporated groups or projects by providing them a legal infrastructure and an efficient financial and administrative platform. Our suite of "back-office" services enables environmental leaders to effectively focus on their programmatic activities.
Currently, the Trust is home to ten exciting environmentally focused projects, and our staff works closely with each Project Director to offer a personalized collection of fiscal sponsor services, depending on the needs of the project. Please see our website for an in-depth description of our services, projects and philosophy.
Description of Position:
The Trust is looking for a highly-skilled and motivated team member to work approximately 25 hours per week. The successful applicant will be responsible for overall direction, oversight and implementation of our organization's financial management. This includes developing annual budgets both for the operations of the Trust and each project, as well as budgetary tracking, conducting monthly review of revenues and expenditures including payroll, reconciling bank statements, preparing monthly financial statements for projects and the Board of Directors, managing annual audits, reviewing project proposals, managing all aspects of grants administration, and participating in project reviews and meetings. The Trust is a team-oriented organization and the position will involve extensive direct contact with our Project Directors and the Trust's Bookkeeper and Managing Director.
Required Qualifications: The successful applicant will have the following qualifications:
§ A Master's Degree in accounting and/or comparable finance experience in the nonprofit sector at the managerial level
§ Experience with nonprofit accounting using MIP fund accounting software
§ Experience with large-scale project accounting with multilateral/governmental sponsors such as USAID, World Bank, IFC, EPA, etc.
§ Excellent knowledge of Excel and some experience with spreadsheet modeling preferred
§ Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
§ Ability to work under pressure, prioritize, and multi-task
In addition, applicants should have a strong passion for environmental and social issues.
Expected Start Date: May 1, 2007
Salary: Salaries and benefits are competitive and dependent on qualifications.
Please email or mail cover letter and resume. Note: If submitting electronically, please send documents as attachments. Please, no phone calls.
Melissa Clack
Trust for Conservation Innovation
Finance Director Recruitment
423 Washington Street, 5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
The Trust is an equal opportunity employer.