Director of Finance

Los Angeles, CA

Full Time

Scope

Senior Manager/Supervisor

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Reporting To: Executive Director
Compensation: $100,000 - $110,000 plus benefits
Priority Application Deadline: Friday, June 12
Start Date: June 2026

About SCOPE: Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education (SCOPE) builds grassroots power to create social and economic justice for low-income, immigrant, woman, femme, black, and brown communities in Los Angeles. To do this, SCOPE organizes communities, develops leaders, collaborates through strategic alliances, builds capacity through training programs, and educates South L.A.’s residents to have an active role in shaping policies that affect the quality of life in our region.

About the Opportunity: The Director of Finance will serve as a strategic partner to the Executive Director, leading financial strategy and building the systems, infrastructure, and internal financial capacity needed to strengthen governance, support cross-functional decision-making, and lay the foundation for SCOPE’s long-term growth.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Lead the Financial Strategy & Systems-Building - 45%

Develop and implement a multi-year financial strategy for a $4M nonprofit, providing leadership on sustainability and fund allocation to guide organizational priorities.
Serve as a strategic thought partner to the Executive Director, providing financial analysis and insights to support decision-making across the Board, its committees, and the leadership team.
Develop financial policies (e.g., investment, real-estate) and frameworks to support major capital planning decisions, including preparation for a potential permanent facility acquisition.

Strengthen Financial Systems, Controls & Compliance - 40%

Build and institutionalize the organization’s finance function as the first Director of Finance, including strengthening in-house accounting capacity and core financial infrastructure.
Strengthen and standardize internal financial systems and processes, including accounts payable, vendor payments, purchasing, grant financial tracking and compliance, staff funding allocations, and reporting tools.
Lead audit readiness and the annual audit process, streamlining cross-functional coordination to ensure strong financial controls, compliance, and organization-wide preparedness.

Design Collaborative Budgeting & Financial Decision Systems - 15%

Lead a collaborative annual budgeting process, ensuring the budget reflects shared organizational priorities, on-the-ground needs, and strategic direction, supporting Board approval.
Build multi-scenario financial models, forecasting tools, and reporting systems that provide clear, accessible insight into grant and budget status, enabling staff to track spending, availability, and forecasts throughout the year.

WHO YOU ARE:

Mission & Values Alignment. You believe in SCOPE’s mission of building grassroots power to create social and economic justice for low-income, immigrant, woman, femme, black, and brown communities in Los Angeles.
Visionary Nonprofit Financial Strategy. You are a visionary financial leader who translates financial position into long-term planning, forecasting, and strategic decision-making that strengthens organizational sustainability and expands the organization’s capacity to grow, scale, and deepen its movement-building impact.
Familiarity with Investment and/or Real Estate Policy Design. You are familiar with investment policy, reserve management, or long-term capital planning, and/or may have worked alongside external advisors or consultants supporting this work.
Financial Stewardship, Controls & Compliance. You ensure accurate financial management across budgets, grants, and restricted funds, maintaining strong internal controls, checks and balances, audit readiness, and reliable financial reporting that supports organizational accountability and stewardship.
Participatory Budgeting & Financial Accessibility. You have led or co-led budgeting processes in partnership with staff and leadership teams, translating organizational priorities and program needs into structured financial plans and tradeoffs. You also make financial tools, budgets, and resources accessible and easy to understand so staff can use them in day-to-day decision-making.
Adaptive & Movement-Aligned Financial Leadership. You are able to navigate ambiguity and shifting priorities with flexibility and sound judgment, recognizing that community conditions, political moments, and organizing realities may require responsive financial decision-making and resource allocation.
Cultural Humility & Empathy. You operate with deep respect for the communities of color - recognizing that financial decisions are not neutral. You ground your work in equity, lived experience, and accountability, bringing empathy and cultural humility into how you collaborate, communicate, and make financial decisions with staff, members, and stakeholders.
Change Management. You help stabilize and strengthen systems during periods of leadership transition, translating new direction into clear, workable processes while supporting teams to adapt with confidence and continuity.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: This is an in-person position, located in Los Angeles, CA

COMPENSATION: $100,000–$110,000 annually, plus benefits.

BENEFITS: SCOPE provides a comprehensive benefits package including 100% medical, vision, and dental coverage, a 401(k) retirement plan annually, with an increased accrual rate based on the number of years of employment, 10 sick days, and additional paid holiday time off.

About Our Selection Process: Before you decide to apply, please review our Frequently Asked Questions (here). Our process includes three rounds, each offering opportunities for us to get to know one another:

Round 1: Application submission and a one-way video interview (take your interview) due by Tuesday, June 16, 2026. The Priority Deadline is Friday, June 12. This stage includes four interview questions, which candidates complete on their own time.
Round 2: A live, 60-minute interview via Zoom with the hiring committee.
Round 3: Final interviews with the two finalists, scheduled for July 22 & 23rd, at the SCOPE Los Angeles office.

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