Budget Director

Working Families Party

. Serve as a financial partner to department heads and senior leaders at Working Families Party and Working Families Power .

Posted 11/6/2026full-timeBrooklyn • New York • United StatesLead💰 $99,800 - $132,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in nonprofit finance, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis, while effectively translating complex financial information for non-finance stakeholders. Proven ability to lead and develop finance teams, improve financial processes, and support strategic decision-making in multi-entity nonprofit environments.

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Nonprofit Finance ExperienceBudgeting And ForecastingFinancial AnalysisNetSuite ProficiencyLeadership And Supervision

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Hard Skills

BudgetingForecastingFinancial AnalysisCash Flow ManagementManagement ReportingGAAP KnowledgeInternal ControlsFinancial ModelingFinancial Dashboard DevelopmentOperational Financial Support

Soft Skills

Relationship BuildingService OrientationExcellent CommunicationFollow-ThroughTraining Development

Tools & Technologies

NetSuiteFinancial Reporting ToolsFinancial DashboardsAccounting SystemsEnterprise-Level Financial Planning

Industry Keywords

Nonprofit Financial Management501(c)(3) Organizations501(c)(4) OrganizationsFiscally Sponsored ProjectsGrant-Funded OrganizationsPolitical AdvocacyMission-Driven Organizations

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as a financial partner to department heads and senior leaders at Working Families Party and Working Families Power
Lead technical financial work for annual budgeting and regular forecasting
Review budgets, actual spending, forecasts, staffing assumptions, and financial commitments
Identify significant variances, emerging risks, and financial trends
Model financial scenarios and support staffing, programmatic, and operational decisions
Translate financial information into clear, actionable information for non-finance audiences
Provide hands-on support to priority departments
Develop understanding of accounting systems and revenue and expenses underlying budget-versus-actual reports
Support development of financial dashboards
Provide financial guidance to Participating Organizations and fiscally sponsored projects
Meet with organizational leaders to review financial performance, identify risks, and support decision-making
Develop training, tools, dashboards, templates, and written guidance
Support financial onboarding of new Participating Organizations
Collaborate with other EpicWorks teams
Improve budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting tools, and enterprise-level financial planning processes
Partner with the Controller and accounting staff on timely, accurate management reporting
Support improvements to NetSuite and other financial systems and streamline or automate reporting and analysis
Supervise and develop finance staff
Perform detailed financial analysis and operational work as needed
Report to the Chief Financial Officer

Requirements

What you’ll need

7–10 years of progressive nonprofit finance experience, including leadership or supervisory experience
Significant experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, cash flow management, and management reporting
Experience serving as a strategic financial partner to executives, department heads, or other organizational leaders
Experience working in complex, multi-entity nonprofit environments, including 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations
Strong understanding of GAAP, internal controls, and nonprofit financial management
Ability to translate complex financial information into practical guidance for non-finance leaders
Strong relationship-building and service orientation, with excellent communication and follow-through
Commitment to EpicWorks values of Accountability, Justice, Resilience and Collective Responsibility
Experience improving financial processes, reporting tools, dashboards, and systems
Experience supervising and developing finance staff
Experience with NetSuite or similar financial management systems
Experience with fiscally sponsored projects and grant-funded organizations strongly preferred
Experience in political, advocacy, movement, or other mission-driven organizations preferred
Must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.
Unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid time off
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Retirement plan options
Professional development funding
Remote work support
Equal opportunity workplace
Application accommodations for applicants with disabilities