Director of Finance Administration

About Us

The Movement Innovation Collaborative (MIC) is a new time-limited entity that will deepen and expand the capacity, impact, and sustainability of California's grassroots movements for racial justice and social transformation. Through offerings that are additive and synergistic with existing movement efforts, the MIC will support changemakers and organizations in catalyzing innovations in movement strategy, power-building, intergenerational leadership development, and collective long-term sustainability and resilience. Through a network of physical and virtual "centers," the MIC will also contribute a key piece of infrastructure to fuel transformative structural change across California. This network will comprise new and existing centers serving hundreds of organizations and tens of thousands of grassroots leaders across California.
Position Summary

The Director of Finance Administration is a strategic and operational leader who helps ensure Finance operates efficiently, effectively, and in service of the organization’s mission. Reporting to the Deputy Director of Finance, this role partners closely with Finance leadership to translate strategy into execution by strengthening Finance operations, improving systems and processes, supporting financial planning, and leading cross-functional initiatives.

The Director serves as a key thought partner in building a finance function that is collaborative, responsive, and solutions-oriented. This position balances operational leadership with financial management responsibilities, helping to connect financial stewardship with organizational priorities while fostering strong relationships across the organization.
Who You Are

Success in this role requires someone who enjoys building systems and relationships, improving processes, solving complex problems, and creating clarity in dynamic environments. The ideal candidate is both strategic and hands-on, equally comfortable supporting budgeting and financial planning, leading initiatives, and developing the infrastructure that enables Finance to operate as a trusted organizational partner.
What You’ll Be Doing
In this role, you will:
Lead and Strengthen the Finance Function

- Partner with the Deputy Director of Finance to execute team priorities and long-term initiatives

- Direct the day-to-day operations of the Finance team, including outsourced accounting

- Supervise Finance staff and support professional development

- Monitor team workload, priorities, and project timelines

- Develop tools, guidance, and resources that improve the staff experience with Finance

- Translate financial policies and processes into practical guidance for non-finance staff

- Coordinate recurring finance processes including cycle of action, reporting timelines, and departmental communications

- Promote collaborative service-oriented approach to financial stewardship

Build Better Systems & Processes

- Lead implementation of Finance projects from planning through execution

- Coordinate work across Finance, Programs, Operations, and external partners

- Track deliverables, milestones, risks, and organizational commitments

- Ensure projects move forward with clear accountability and follow-through

- Design, document, and continuously improve finance policies, procedures, and workflows

- Identify opportunities to streamline finance operations and strengthen internal controls

- Support implementation and optimization of financial systems and technology

- Lead change management and staff training related to new processes

Support Financial Planning & Stewardship

- Direct Finance planning, budgeting, and operational initiatives

- Develop and review financial reports, budget-to-actuals, and spending to identify trends and elevate issues

- Manage cashflow planning and other financial planning activities

- Prepare presentations, dashboards, and materials for leadership and board committees as needed

- Lead coordination of annual aud