Finance Director

What We Can Achieve Together The Finance Director (Director) serves as senior finance leader for North and South Carolina (referred to as a finance pod), while remaining directly involved and responsible for the financial management and strategic priorities of their primary business unit. They provide financial leadership and oversight across the additional states within the pod. The role supervises finance staff across the pod and partners closely with conservation, philanthropy, operations, and leadership to deliver strategic financial guidance, high-level analysis, and informed decision support. Working in collaboration with the Southern Division Finance Director, the Director advances division-wide financial priorities by implementing consistent processes, strengthening financial management practices, and fostering collaboration and operational excellence across the pod and the Southern Division. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS The Finance Director provides strategic financial leadership and serves as a trusted advisor to conservation, philanthropy, operations, and leadership within their assigned pod. Remaining directly involved and responsible for their primary business unit, they provide financial leadership across the pod, the role leads financial planning, forecasting, reporting, analysis, internal controls, and stewardship activities that support informed decision-making and long-term financial sustainability. The Finance Director delivers high-quality financial insight and guidance, coordinates finance services across the pod while maintaining strong partnership with assigned business unit leadership and promotes consistent financial practices and operational excellence. The role ensures effective stewardship of financial resources, compliance with organizational policies and regulatory requirements, and alignment with divisional and organizational priorities. Location Candidates must reside in North Carolina or South Carolina, and preferably near Raleigh-Durham, NC, or Charleston, SC. Work Arrangement This role may include remote and/or hybrid work arrangements depending on business needs and organizational policies. Regular travel and in-person attendance at staff meetings, leadership retreats, board meetings, and other key events are required. RESPONSIBILITIES & SCOPE Lead financial planning activities including budgeting, forecasting, long-range financial planning, financial reporting, and fiscal year-end activities, and other strategic financial initiatives. Deliver high-quality financial reporting, complex analysis, campaign development and support, scenario modeling, and recommendations that enable informed decision-making and support long-term financial sustainability. Identify financial risks and opportunities, evaluate alternatives, and develop recommendations to strengthen financial performance, optimize resource allocation, and achieve organizational objectives. Coordinate the delivery of finance services across the assigned pods while maintaining strong partnership and responsiveness to the needs of the embedded business unit. Supervise, coach, and develop finance staff across the pod, establishing priorities, promoting collaboration, and fostering professional growth and accountability. Serve as an active member of the leadership team, participating in leadership team meetings, staff meetings, retreats, and other forums to provide financial insight, support decision-making, and foster collaboration across the business unit. Ensure effective stewardship of financial resources through strong internal controls, compliance with organizational policies, donor requirements, regulatory standards, and generally accepted accounting principles, as applicable. Ensure accuracy, integrity, and effective management of financial data, processes, and controls to support decision-making. Partner with philanthropy, conservation, operations, leadership and other functional teams to provide financial guidance for fundraising initiatives, grants, contracts, campaigns, and strategic projects. Support governance activities by serving as a financial resource to state leadership, Boards of Trustees, Finance Committees, and other stakeholder groups, as appropriate. Oversee financial aspects of contracts, agreements, and other business transactions, ensuring compliance with organizational policies and sound financial practices. Partner with the Division Finance Director to implement division-wide financial strategies, strengthen processes and controls, promote consistency across the Southern Division, and drive continuous improvement. Build and maintain trusted partnerships across the assigned business units, fostering collaboration, financial accountability, and shared ownership of financial outcomes. We’re Looking for You Are you looking for work you can believe in? At TNC we strive to embody a philosophy of Work that You Can Believe in where you can feel like you are making a difference every day. We're looking for someone with strong experience in leading a diverse, multi-disciplinary team. The ideal candidate should have exceptional communication and collaboration skills and experience in management of data and personnel. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the ongoing mission of conservation by directing and shaping the work of our team! What You’ll Bring Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field and 7 years related work experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience working with computer and information management systems, Excel spreadsheets and databases for financial analysis, fiscal management, and/or financial reports. Experience recruiting, supervising and developing staff. Experience developing budgets, performing high-level financial analysis, and recommending actions and providing partnership to leadership. Experience acting as a consultant/advisor to senior executives. Experience with accounting principles, practices and regulations. Experience with GAAP and not-for-profit accounting principles, practices and regulations, including government grants accounting and reporting. Experience in developing, directing and implementing multiple projects. Experience, coursework or other training with U.S. Federal Uniform Guidance, state and local regulations, multilateral and international regulations, and standard contract clauses, as applicable. Desired Qualifications Demonstrated experience leading, developing, and motivating finance professionals, including establishing priorities, fostering collaboration, and building high-performing teams. Experience leading #J-18808-Ljbffr