Manager, Financial Operations
The Manager, Financial Operations, will serve as a key operational leader within a rapidly expanding national nonprofit. This role is ideal for a highly analytical, detail‑driven finance professional who thrives in dynamic, evolving, and sometimes unstructured environments. The Manager, Financial Operations will oversee day‑to‑day financial operations, lead a combination of five onsite and remote Accounting team members. This individual will work closely with leaders across all levels of the organization and play a key role in strengthening financial integrity, supporting organizational growth, and guiding long‑range financial planning.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Leadership & Oversight
- Manage and mentor a team of five finance and accounting professionals across both remote and onsite locations.
- Oversee all financial functions including accounting, budgeting, financial reporting, audits, and compliance.
- Ensure accuracy, timeliness, reliability, and GAAP-compliant monthly and annual financial statements.
- Provide ongoing coaching and performance management to build a strong, accountable team culture.
Systems, Processes & Analysis
- Conduct complex financial analysis, forecasting, and modeling to support strategic decision-making.
- Research and resolve complex accounting matters, ensuring compliance with GAAP and nonprofit accounting standards.
Strategic Partnership
- Collaborate with executive leadership, executive directors, program directors, and operational teams across multiple branches.
- Provide clear, actionable financial insights and recommendations to senior leadership.
- Support long-term financial planning initiatives for new and emerging branches.
- Serve as a financial advisor for new branch development, expansion activities, and multi-site operators.
- Ensure strong relationships with external auditors, vendors, and financial partners.
Operational Expectations
- Work onsite approximately 2 days per week and remote 3 days per week (subject to organizational needs).
- Travel up to 20% to established and new locations nationwide.
- Manage priorities in a deadline-driven environment while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
- Adapt to and lead within a fast-paced, evolving, and sometimes unstructured work environment.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
- Minimum 7+ years of progressive accounting/finance experience.
- Demonstrated experience managing both remote and onsite teams.
- Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to think abstractly and solve complex financial challenges.
- Experience working with sophisticated accounting systems and researching complex accounting issues.
- Proven ability to build and implement new processes, systems, and workflows.
- Strong technology proficiency and comfort learning new platforms.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively across all levels of management.
- Excellent documentation skills for processes, policies, and financial procedures
- Highly detail-oriented, organized, and deadline-driven.
- Comfortable operating in a dynamic and less structured environment.
- Strong technology proficiency and eagerness to leverage new tools.
- CPA strongly preferred.
- Sage Intacct experience.
- Experience in a national or multi-location nonprofit environment.
Military spouses, veterans and military affiliated job seekers encouraged to apply.
Armed Services YMCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. ASYMCA is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. ASYMCA encourages applicants of all ages.
Armed Services YMCA acknowledges the minimal use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in our initial recruitment stages. All AI use is coupled with human review and is designed to assist our team in building efficiencies and excelling at focusing on timeliness and communication in our hiring process. Our hiring teams thoroughly evaluate skills and qualifications and make all final hiring decisions.