Network for Good Donor Advised Fund Looking for VP of Accounting & Finance at Chicago, IL Full Time

DCSO (Durable Capital for Sustainable Outcomes) is a new innovative holding company that finances critical infrastructure that builds a more resilient society amidst a barrage of climate hazards. We just incorporated as a 501c3 nonprofit and are beginning our operations of building a portfolio of great organizations that fit our investment thesis.

Our first subsidiary is Network for Good (NFG), the original innovator in online giving. NFG is a 501c3 charity that operates a technology-enabled donor-advised fund (DAF) through which donors raise and direct funds to their favorite charities. Since 2001, NFG has disbursed over $5 billion to over 450,000 charities across the U.S. Future subsidiaries might be nonprofits or for-profits, but all will have a central focus on critical infrastructure for a resilient society.

As the founding VP of Accounting and Finance of DCSO Holdings, you will help set the financial and accounting systems for our operations, ensure our financial reporting package for board meetings, file our federal and state taxes, manage an external audit, and help us prepare the diligence for a potential future fundraise. You must be passionate about building strong financial reporting practices, love creating processes and systems from scratch, and believe in the urgency of building a more equitable and resilient society.

We are committed to building an inclusive workplace of folks who champion diversity in all its forms, dig in and take ownership , and elevate each other through collaborative work. We’re a remote-friendly company, with teammates around the United States.

As the VP of Accounting & Finance, we expect you to:

• Develop our financial reporting package for various levels of stakeholders
• Set up and manage all financial systems and infrastructure – banking, accounting systems, expense reporting, payroll, etc
• Create and manage a financial plan and budget, allocating resources effectively to achieve maximum return on investment
• Assess and monitor financial performance across our investments and operations
• Supervise financial functions encompassing accounting, financial reporting, tax, audit, and compliance
• Build and enforce our financial policies, controls, and processes
• Work with our subsidiaries to ensure aligned and accurate reporting across entities
• Manage financial controls & procedures in the areas of finance, accounting, and tax to maintain suitable internal controls for timely financial reporting
• Partner with subsidiary accounting teams on the consolidation of our financial statements, leveraging both managerial and GAAP principles

Requirements

Who You Are:

• You have 8+ years of accounting and finance experience as a CFO or controller
• You are a CPA with experience in some combination of nonprofit accounting, M&A, or holding company finance
• You’ve built finance/accounting practices in an early stage environment and evolved them through growth; ideally, you have experience in building such practices from scratch at an early stage company or fund.
• You are a CPA with experience in some combination of nonprofit accounting, M&A, or holding company finance
• You are skilled at connecting the dots between the “bigger operational picture” and “in-the-weeds details,” especially as it relates to financial systems
• …you’ll need to balance the weeds of accepting transactions, approving expenses, and doing the bank reconciliations with preparing financial statements for the Board of Directors
• You have an authentic interest in changing the world and believe in the importance of building a society resilient enough to withstand the challenges of the future
• You are ambitious but you’ve made enough mistakes and learned from them to know that there are ways to accomplish big things while mitigating risks.
• You are known as a person who brings others along while getting things done.
• You are able to travel to DC or Chicago a few days each quarter

Types of Projects You’ll Be Leading

• Set up our accounting system – ranging from the chart of accounts to the technical platform.
• Integrate systems with Rippling PEO provider for streamlined operational processes
• Set up financial reporting and meet monthly with the CEO to review progress
• Manage all AR/AP and vendor relationships

Benefits

What We Offer

• $90/hour for estimated 20 hours per week

This is a part-time role with a distinct set of priorities and projects. While we recognize there are plenty of unknowns, our goal is to invest in this role with the major assumption that building the right foundation for our financial and accounting operations is critical to our future success. As such, we are looking for a part-time consultant available for at least 20 hours per week, recognizing the ebbs and flows of the work. You will report directly to the CEO with a flexible work schedule. While we encourage asynchronous communication, we often work in pairs or in collaboration sessions. Therefore, it is important to have some core hours of overlap with our clients and your fellow team members.