Director Of Finance And Controller

Summary

Join Rippleworks Foundation, a leading social venture support organization, as their Director of Finance & Controller. This US-based, remote role oversees all financial operations, reporting to the CEO. Responsibilities include managing financial close and reporting, annual audits, budgeting, and strategic financial planning. The ideal candidate possesses 8+ years of nonprofit finance experience, strong communication skills, and a commitment to Rippleworks' mission. Rippleworks offers a competitive salary of $189,000, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive, remote-first work environment.

Requirements

• Prior nonprofit finance/private foundation experience , including 8+ years of demonstrated experience in accounting and finance, knowledge sharing, and/or thought leadership
• Prior experience in running a lean annual budgeting process along with monthly/quarterly variance analysis to identify insights
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with direct experience communicating at the executive level
• Technology savvy with the ability to manage data for financial reporting quickly and effectively
• Personal qualities of integrity and credibility, and a commitment to the mission of Rippleworks

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly/quarterly financial close and reporting
• Manage the annual audit & tax processes
• Manage the XRP cryptocurrency token custody & sales processes to generate income for the foundation
• Oversee the outsourced domestic and international employee payroll platforms (Trinet and Deel) focusing on accuracy, compliance, and employee experience across domestic and international teams
• Works closely with/overseeing finance operations tasks including expense reports and accounts payable with the EA/Bookkeeper
• Partner with the Capital Team to monitor PRI loans and related interest
• Design and lead Rippleworks’ annual budgeting process, using a low-lift, customer service-oriented methodology
• Serve as the core finance partner to the Rippleworks CEO and the executive leadership team
• Collaborate with the CEO and Chief People Officer to align budgets with strategic priorities and workforce planning
• Lead the foundation’s annual required charitable distribution calculation as well as periodic review and updates
• Iterate on the foundation’s financial processes, including expense/travel policies, to ensure operational excellence
• Lead Rippleworks’ quarterly Board meeting preparation
• Work with the outsourced Chief Investment Officer to manage the company’s investments
• Partner with the Chief People Officer to conduct an annual compensation market analysis and execute two compensation cycles annually
• Oversee the company’s overall risk management, including data security structure and process
• Develop and maintain Finance OKRs & KPIs
• Manage the company’s Community Grant Program, an employee-driven program that gives $750,000 annually to nonprofits in the communities they live or are connected to

Preferred Qualifications

• Decision Quality: You are a strong critical thinker and make good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward. You are able to walk someone else through your thought process in a clear and concise way
• Instill Trust : You gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity, and you follow through on commitments. In both internal and external interactions, you are direct and truthful
• Communication: You articulate your thoughts in a concise and engaging manner; you can distill complex thoughts and analysis into simple and concise written materials; you actively listen to gain full understanding of complex situations
• Finance Expertise: Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of financial principles, regulations, and practices. Applies this expertise to make informed, strategic decisions that enhance the organization’s financial health and operational efficiency
• Customer Focus: You have a customer-first mentality (both internal and external customers) and seek out opportunities to stay close to our customers to understand and meet their evolving needs
• Agile Learning: You continuously and actively learn through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as growth opportunities
• Interpersonal Skills: You relate openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people. You use deep empathy to build relationships and work collaboratively in a team environment and are particularly attuned to different and at times competing stakeholder needs and requirements. You treat everyone fairly and equitably
• Managing Ambiguity: You’re able to navigate dynamic, changing situations and make decisions or create a path forward with imperfect or incomplete information. You Remain calm when things are up in the air; and comfortably handle risk and uncertainty
• Driving for Meaningful Results: You consistently and effectively deliver, and mobilize others to deliver, results as well as identify ways to improve that make a positive impact

Benefits

• Competitive salary of $189,000
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short term + long term disability insurance
• 401K + employer match
• Company holidays
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Wellness and remote-work stipends
• Opportunity to embark on work travel
• Study Abroad Program which covers the cost for you to extend a work trip by a few days to further explore the region
• Through our Community Grants program, employees have the opportunity to give a $50K grant to a local community nonprofit doing meaningful work in an area that the employee is passionate about
• A $2,500 charitable donation match for financial and volunteer hour contributions
• An external professional coach for every team member who wants one
• A generous individual learning budget to put towards professional development
• Regular team learning events
• Flexible work hours
• Remote-first monthly stipend
• Gather in person as departments and as a whole company 2 - 3 times per year for Core Collaboration Weeks
• Sabbatical to Rippleworkers after five years of tenure with us to take four weeks off