We are excited to announce the new role of Director of Finance and Operations at Black Men Teach. This role will play a critical role in helping Black Men Teach be able to effectively manage its financial and operational functions, and allocate resources in a way that supports the organization’s mission and strategic priorities. We are seeking an enthusiastic hands-on leader to direct and carry out our financial and operational strategy to ensure it stays in strong financial standing.  This includes leading budget development and ongoing monitoring, bookkeeping, completing accounts payable and accounts receivable, and providing cash flow and other key financial reports to the Executive Director and Board. This role is also responsible for the operational responsibilities of the organization and ensuring alignment and streamlined processes across the organization. This position reports to the Executive Director.   Key Responsibilities Leadership/Administrative Activities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the Executive Director, ensuring the strategic vision is successfully operationalized across the organization. 
• Manage, evaluate, and develop direct reports
• Provide leadership in developing the organization’s short term and long range financial and operational plans with the Executive Director
• Work across functional areas and with colleagues to maintain strong organizational culture
• Interface with Finance Committee of Board of Directors

Accounting and Financial

• Oversee and complete daily accounting responsibilities including accounts payable/receivable
• Manage and monitor the financial performance of the organization including creating reports
• Lead reconciliation of all finances, ie. fundraising reporting
• Analyze trends and data to enable good business decisions to reduce financial risks for the organization
• Create annual budget, ensuring that resources are allocated effectively to support programmatic and operational needs
• Monitor the annual budget and work closely with the Executive Director to proactively address any areas of concern
• Oversee year-end audit process and completion of IRS and state tax filings
• Ensure the existence of adequate internal controls to ensure the reliability of financial reporting and safeguarding of organization assets
• Identify and implement process improvements to continually enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of financial operations

Operations

• Ensure compliance with grant, program, and regulatory requirements
• Develop and manage contracts and agreements with vendors and service providers, ensuring the organization receives high-quality services at a reasonable cost
• Responsible for organization wide purchasing process and contracts 
• Ensure streamlined and aligned processes across the organization
• Manage building lease and relationship with landlord

Human Resources

• Manage payroll and benefits administration, including ensuring that all employees are paid accurately and on time, and managing benefits enrollment and administration, and periodic tax filings
• Oversee compliance with Employee Handbook, including process of employee reviews and compensation adjustments
• Support hiring and onboarding processes

IT Administration

• Primary staff contact for all technology set-up and troubleshooting
• Primary contact for outsourced IT services
• Regularly review contract and service provided for efficiency and effectiveness

Direct Reports

• Administrative Operations Manager

What You Bring We seek a candidate who believes in our organization’s mission, who excels in a dynamic work environment, who can provide impactful leadership, and who is able to work both independently and collaboratively.   Qualified candidates will possess:

• Alignment with Black Men Teach values and mission
• 5+ years of professional experience in an education setting, nonprofit, or for-profit service organization
• 5+ years of demonstrated success in a finance/accounting/operations role
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and experience working work with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Flexible and adaptable style; a leader who can positively impact both strategic and tactical business development initiatives
• Ability to work both independently without close oversight, but also a team player who will productively engage with others at varying levels of seniority within and outside Black Men Teach
• Ability to design, implement and document business processes to be used by the entire organization
• Strong ability to clearly communicate financial information to various audiences
• Computer/software skills in Microsoft Office products and QuickBooks, preferred
• Detail oriented with the ability to analyze data, recognize trends and communicate solutions

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS   Along with meeting the experience requirements and opportunity specifications, the ideal candidate must possess several critical success factors. They are as follows:  

• Business Acumen: Possesses knowledge of the business model, operational responsibilities, and financial matters within an organization.
• Cultural Competency: Create an environment that affirms students, partners, and colleagues for whom they are. Models inclusion and champions equity by effectively engaging people of diverse cultures and backgrounds.
• Entrepreneurialism: Ability to identify and create new business opportunities, take calculated risks, and proactively innovate.
• Financial Acumen: Understands the environment, identifies trends, and enables the organization to make good business decisions. Experience with accounting responsibilities.
• Growth Mindset: able to step into a situation and create opportunities for growth, with a desire for continuous improvement
• Mission Aligned: Demonstrates a personal commitment to creating an environment where Black male teachers can thrive. Passionate about the work of Black Men Teach.
• Results Orientation: Focuses on providing a best in class experience through work outcomes by meeting personal and organizational work objectives.

COMPENSATION   The annual salary range for this role will be $90k-110k commensurate with qualifications and experience. In addition, Black Men Teach offers benefits including: 

• Reimbursement for a portion of your health care insurance premium
• 401k plan with company match
• Paid time off (PTO) which will accrue at the rate of 15 days per year
• Eight paid holidays per year.  These holidays are:
  • New Year’s Day
  • MLK Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Juneteenth 
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Thanksgiving
  • Christmas Day

CONTACT   David Edgerton Jr. of The DEJ Group has been exclusively retained for this search. To express your interest in this role, please submit your cover letter and resume via email to search@thedejgroup.com. All inquiries and discussions will be considered strictly confidential.   ABOUT THE DEJ GROUP The DEJ Group is a national retained executive search and recruiting firm that works to connect exceptional diverse talent with exceptional inclusive companies.  We deliver measurable results, finding exceptionally talented people who truly fit the unique culture of our client organizations and ensuring that organizations have the resources and strategies to support them. For more information about The DEJ Group, visit thedejgroup.com.