Director of Finance

Role Description

Educators for Excellence is seeking a Director of Finance to serve as the organization's strategic financial leader during a critical period of organizational growth and maturity. This role is responsible for driving E4E's budgeting, forecasting, long-term financial planning, grants management strategy, compliance, and financial sustainability, ensuring the organization has the fiscal infrastructure to grow, sustain, and scale its mission impact.

Working within a dynamic organizational context, the Director of Finance will bring both strong soft (relationship building, communications, empathy) and technical finance skills and experiences, helping to shape both the culture and practice of the function.

The Director of Finance partners closely with executive leadership, budget owners, Development, Program, and Program Operations teams to ensure strong fiscal stewardship, integrated grants management, and financial systems that enable sound decision-making across the organization.

This leader will set the standard for how E4E thinks about financial health, translating complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for organizational leaders and strengthening the cross-functional coordination that keeps grant compliance, revenue recognition, and financial planning tightly integrated.

As a member of the Finance, Operations, People, and Equity (FOPE) team, the Director of Finance will supervise and develop the finance team, set departmental priorities, and ensure strong internal controls, audit readiness, and alignment between financial strategy and organizational goals.

Qualifications

• At least 7+ years of professional experience.
• Experience in nonprofit finance leadership roles within a dynamic organizational development context (e.g., start-up, new strategic plan execution, etc.) is strongly preferred.
• Experience with Sage Intacct & Microsoft Office; Salesforce experience is a plus.
• Deep Excel knowledge preferred.
• Experience with DocuSign, ADP, and Concur, and/or a strong ability and desire to learn systems and software tools preferred.

Requirements

• Review, assess, and make recommendations to build, improve, and drive refinement in current financial management systems, processes, and relationships with external vendors.
• Lead organizational budgeting, forecasting, and financial strategy in alignment with E4E’s new multi-year strategic plan.
• Partner with executive leadership, Program Operations team, and budget owners to support strong financial decision-making and resource allocation.
• Develop and monitor financial metrics, long-term financial models, and scenario planning to assess sustainability and risk.
• Present clear, timely financial reports and analysis to leadership, strengthening financial literacy and organizational accountability.
• Regularly assess financial health and make strategic recommendations to optimize expenses and maximize programmatic impact.
• Oversee annual financial audit processes and manage external auditor relationships.
• Lead relationships with key vendors and external consultants.
• Ensure strong internal controls, policy alignment, and GAAP-compliant financial reporting.

Benefits

• Paid time off.
• Health insurance plans.
• Competitive salaries that include pre-tax benefits.
• Cell phone reimbursements.

Company Description

Our nation’s education system is leaving millions of students—including an overwhelming number of students of color and low-income students—unprepared for college, career, and life. Research shows that classroom teachers are the single most important in-school factor in improving student achievement, and we believe a truly thriving teaching profession requires educator voice and leadership.

Founded by public school teachers, Educators for Excellence is a growing movement of nearly 40,000 educators working together to build a high-quality, diverse teaching profession with the resources and conditions necessary to help every student thrive.

We focus on developing teacher leadership and power to drive issue advocacy campaigns that shape policy, contracts, and the national conversation.