Location: Washington, DC, United States
The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is one of the nation's leading national racial justice legal organizations. Formed in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy, the Lawyers' Committee uses legal advocacy to achieve racial justice, fighting inside and outside the courts to ensure that Black people and other people of color have the voice, opportunity, and power to make the promises of our democracy real. The organization runs litigation, public policy, and advocacy programs in Voting Rights, Election Protection, Digital Justice, Economic Justice, Criminal Justice, Economic Opportunities, and Fair Housing.
About the Role: The Vice President of Finance is the organization's senior finance leader, accountable for financial strategy, planning, analysis, compliance governance, internal control framework, and fiscal stewardship for a $25M+ operating budget and a $60M asset portfolio. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the role serves as a strategic advisor to the COO, Executive Management, and Board committees on financial sustainability, scenario planning, budget strategy, risk management, and optimized financial systems and operations. The Vice President directly supervises the Finance Manager, who leads accounting operations, monthly close coordination, internal controls execution, and outsourced accounting vendor delivery.
Responsibilities: Lead organization-wide financial planning, forecasting, budget analysis, and dashboard development; translate complex financial data into executive and Board-level insights; design and lead the annual budget formulation process and mid-year reforecasting protocols; construct scenario models stress-testing revenue streams, restricted funding, staffing assumptions, cash flow, and investment volatility; monitor and optimize working capital, banking relationships, cash positioning, lines of credit, and restricted-fund allocations; prepare financial narratives, dashboards, and variance analyses for the Board of Directors, Finance Committee, and Audit Committee; monitor the $60M asset portfolio in coordination with external investment advisors; establish and monitor financial policies, approval workflows, reconciliations, and internal controls aligned with GAAP, nonprofit accounting standards, and Uniform Guidance; modernize the finance technology stack including Sage Intacct workflows, budgeting tools, dashboards, and reporting automation; and lead, supervise, coach, and develop the finance team and outsourced vendors.
Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field required; CPA and/or MBA strongly preferred. At least 10 years of progressively responsible finance, accounting, FP&A, audit, or nonprofit financial leadership experience, including at least five years leading teams, vendors, systems, budgets, audits, or cross-functional finance initiatives. Demonstrated expertise in nonprofit fund accounting, GAAP compliance, net asset restrictions, restricted revenue tracking, grant-related financial reporting, and audit readiness. Experience managing budgets of $20M+; experience with investment reporting, liquidity planning, cash management, and Board or committee financial reporting preferred. Deep familiarity with cloud-based ERP systems; Sage Intacct experience strongly preferred. Exceptional communication, executive judgment, people leadership, vendor and change management skills, and a demonstrated commitment to racial justice, civil rights, and equity.
Job Type: Full-Time, Non-Union. Expected salary range: $183,000 - $235,901.64. Benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage, parental leave, 403(b) with employer match, voluntary short- and long-term disability, and an employer-paid monthly cell phone stipend.
Closing date: 2026-10-13
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online through the Lawyers' Committee career portal by submitting a resume and cover letter via the application form. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process may contact Human Resources at humanresources@lawyerscommittee.org.
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