Senior Finance Manager

March 6

🗽 New York – Remote

Although this job is listed in New York, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

💵 $100k - $115k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

💸 Financial Planning and Analysis

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Constructive Dialogue Institute

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Constructive Dialogue Institute is a nonprofit organization focused on transforming conflict through constructive dialogue. The institute provides blended learning programs, training and certifications, and campus-wide solutions to equip students, faculty, and administrators with the skills needed for productive conversation, collaboration, and problem-solving. With a special focus on higher education, the institute aims to establish a shared language and set of norms across campuses to navigate differences and foster an environment of trust and collaboration. They offer free webinars, professional development, and original research to support meaningful dialogue within educational institutions, workplaces, and public service sectors.

Political Polarization • Civic Education • Behavioral Science • Positive Psychology • Non-Partisan

2 - 10 employees

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

📋 Description

• CDI is hiring a Senior Finance Manager to oversee our financial operations during our growth. • The Constructive Dialogue Institute (CDI) is a non-profit dedicated to equipping the next generation of Americans with skills to communicate and collaborate across lines of difference. • As our first dedicated finance hire, you will play a critical role in refining systems, ensuring compliance, and building financial strategies that support our expanding revenue streams and evolving needs. • You’ll oversee budgeting, reporting, bookkeeping, and compliance while ensuring CDI remains well-positioned for long-term growth. • This is a high-autonomy role with room to shape both CDI’s growth and your own career trajectory. • As a small but fast-growing team, we value problem solvers and systems thinkers—someone who can spot inefficiencies, introduce smarter workflows, and bring a fresh perspective to our financial strategy. • This is an exciting opportunity to own and improve financial operations while growing alongside the organization.

🎯 Requirements

• Experience: 6–10 years in finance or accounting, including 3–5 years in a nonprofit setting. • Financial Expertise: Strong background in fund accounting, budgeting, forecasting, revenue recognition, audits (990), compliance, and financial operations supporting fundraising and program revenue. • Attention to Detail: You take pride in accuracy and precision, ensuring clean books and clear financial reporting. • Systems & Tech-Savvy: You have experience optimizing financial workflows, implementing automations, and working across systems like QuickBooks Online (QBO), Google Sheets/Excel, and integrations (e.g., Stripe, HubSpot). • Leadership & Collaboration: You can manage a high volume of tasks independently, mentor junior team members, and effectively communicate financial concepts to non-financial colleagues. • Problem-Solving Mindset: You enjoy tackling complex reconciliation challenges and proactively improving processes. • Bonus: Experience managing royalties/revenue-sharing models or working in a fast-paced startup or scaling environment.

🏖️ Benefits

• Compensation — $100,000-$115,000 • A Mission-Driven Culture — we practice what we preach, so our work culture is characterized by intellectual humility, continuous improvement, and open-mindedness • Remote-First — CDI was founded as a remote-first organization, and we work hard to maintain a strong team culture across vast distances • Unlimited PTO — as well as 13 company holidays • Other Benefits — employer-supported health, vision and dental plans, subsidized parental leave, 3% 401k match, short- and long-term disability insurance, life and AD&D insurance, $1,000 annual professional development budget.