Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Murmuration is an organization that supports civic engagement through aligned partnerships, data-driven insights, organizing tools, and services that strengthen community leadership. The Senior Finance Operations Manager owns day-to-day financial operations, including billing, collections, reconciliations, sales tax compliance, month-end close, grant reporting, and FP&A support. This individual contributor role also maintains financial systems and dashboards while improving finance processes and reporting.
Responsibilities
- Own AR, revenue, and deferred revenue reconciliations end-to-end, preparing monthly reconciliations, investigating variances, and ensuring accurate revenue recognition in accordance with applicable accounting standards
- Prepare and issue customer and partner billings; monitor collections and follow up on outstanding receivables to ensure timely collection
- Support month-end close by preparing assigned journal entries, maintaining close checklists, and coordinating with the Accountant to ensure timely completion of all close tasks
- Perform balance sheet account reconciliations for assigned accounts; investigate and resolve discrepancies independently; and
- Review and confirm sales and use tax calculations and filings through Avalara; maintain supporting documentation and schedules
- Support administration of the annual budget and rolling forecast cycles, including data entry and validation in Vena, coordinating inputs from business leaders, and ensuring accuracy of consolidated outputs
- Prepare and distribute monthly budget variance analyses for budget managers and leadership with clear explanations of key drivers
- Maintain and update PowerBI financial dashboards; identify opportunities to improve the relevance and usability of financial reporting for non-finance audiences
- Build and maintain ad hoc financial models to support strategic decisions, scenario planning, and investment analysis as requested by the Director or leadership team; and
- Lead partisan electioneering spend analysis and maintain supporting documentation and schedules required for compliance reporting
- Maintain grant expense tracking schedules across all active grants; ensure expenses are properly coded, allocated, and reconciled against grant budgets
- Prepare the financial portions of grant reports in partnership with the Director and program teams; ensure reports are accurate, complete, and submitted on time
- Support preparation of audit schedules, supporting documentation, and responses to auditor inquiries for assigned areas; and
- Assist with 990 and tax filing preparation by pulling required data, preparing supporting schedules, and coordinating documentation
- Partner with HR and People Operations (including relevant business leaders) to ensure payroll allocations are accurate and entered into Vena on time, and
- Maintain data integrity between TriNet, Vena, and Intacct
- Maintain data integrity across financial systems (Sage Intacct, Vena, Bill.com, PowerBI); identify and escalate discrepancies or systemic issues
- Identify opportunities to streamline or improve recurring financial processes, reporting workflows, or reconciliation templates; lead implementation of improvements within their scope; and
- Maintain organized, auditable financial records and documentation in accordance with internal controls and nonprofit accounting standards
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 57 years of progressive finance or accounting experience with confident, independent ownership of FP&A processes (budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis) and accounting operations (reconciliations, close support, journal entries)
- Solid understanding of GAAP and nonprofit accounting fundamentals
- Strong proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets, including financial modeling and complex reconciliation work
- Experience with ERP systems (Sage Intacct preferred) and financial planning tools (Vena, or similar)
- Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple deliverables across competing deadlines
- Effective communication with the ability to present financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues
- Comfort working independently and taking ownership of processes without close supervision
- Experience in a nonprofit organization, including exposure to grant accounting, restricted fund tracking, and 501(c)(3)/(c)(4) structures
- Familiarity with sales tax compliance and revenue recognition requirements
- Experience with PowerBI or comparable data visualization tools
- Exposure to payroll systems, PEOs and allocation methodologies (e.g., TriNet)
- Experience supporting external audits through schedule preparation and auditor coordination
- Prior experience improving or documenting accounting or FP&A processes and controls
Benefits
- Health, vision, and dental insurance with 100% of premiums covered for you and qualifying family members
- Retirement benefits with a 5% employer match
- A flexible unlimited PTO plan
- Generous paid parental leave
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- A company laptop
- A flexible remote work environment
- A home office setup stipend for all new employees
- Monthly reimbursement for remote work expenses
- A yearly professional development fund
- Mental health and wellness benefits through Calm and Better Help
- Yearly in-person staff retreats
- A welcoming culture that celebrates diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
Company Overview