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Democrats for Education Reform

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2007

📚 Education

🏛️ Government

🤝 Non-profit

Education • Government • Non-profit

Democrats for Education Reform is a national political organization dedicated to electing Democratic leaders who prioritize high-quality and equitable education for all students. The organization supports policies that improve the quality of education in America, including public school choice, resource equity, and teacher quality. DFER engages in political campaigns to endorse and elect candidates who align with their educational reform values and works to influence education policy at both national and state levels.

📋 Description

• Lead efforts to manage the organization's financial resources, supporting its commitment to advancing its mission through strategic fiscal planning, strong financial reporting and analysis. • Sustain robust financial systems and internal controls to safeguard assets, ensure compliance, and provide accurate and timely financial data to support strategic decision-making. • Provide strategic financial guidance and support to the executive leadership team, department heads, and program staff on budgeting, forecasting, and fiscal management. • Lead the annual audit and 990 preparation process, serving as the primary liaison with external auditors. • Sustain organizational operations, including IT hardware and technology tools, along with contract management. • Lead all aspects of human resources, including benefits, compensation strategy, recruitment, hiring, onboarding, offboarding, investigations, maintaining and implementing policies. • Manage a team of staff and consultants: FT staff accountant (1), PT HR Director (1), PT HR Manager (1), along with various consultants (example: external auditors, IT consultant).

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, CPA certification desirable. • 5+ years of financial and/or operations leadership roles, with at least 2-4 years in a multi-entity nonprofit environment, managing budgets over $8 million, and extensive experience with intercompany transactions. • Must have direct, hands-on experience managing multiple organizational functions, including Operations (technology infrastructure, vendor management, facilities) and HR functions (benefits, compensation, employee relations, compliance) and . • An experienced people manager • Proven experience leading annual audits. • Proficiency with NetSuite accounting software. • Proficiency with Paylocity HCM software. • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to translate complex financial information for all levels of comprehension. • Commitment to Mission: A demonstrated commitment to advancing the mission of the organization.

🏖️ Benefits

• health, vision, and dental coverage • flexible spending plan • life insurance • short- and long-term disability insurance • 401K plan with a match plan • flexible spending/benefits plan • paid family leave • paid time off (vacation, sick time, floating holidays, and all National holidays)