Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Salary: $90k - $120K DOE

Finance Director

Family Promise of Spokane

Spokane, WA
Full-Time/Salary/Exempt

Compensation and Benefits

Salary Range: $90,000$120,000 annually, depending on experience.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with 100% employer-paid premiums
• Up to 120 hours of vacation
• Up to 52 hours of sick pay
• 9 company-paid holidays
• An influential member of the leadership team.
• The opportunity to help build financial systems that directly support families and community impact

Lead finance for a growing nonprofit making a direct impact on family homelessness.

Family Promise of Spokane is seeking a strategic, hands-onFinance Director to lead our finance function during an

important stage of growth. This is a key leadership role for someone who wants to build strong financial systems, support smart decision-making, and help ensure resources are used effectively to advance our mission.

The Finance Director serves as the organizations senior finance leader and works closely with the CEO, leadership team, Finance Committee, and Board of Directors. This position is responsible for financial strategy, accounting operations, budgeting, forecasting, grant financial management, internal controls, reporting, audit preparation, and finance team leadership.

This is an opportunity for a nonprofit finance professional who enjoys both strategy and execution someone who can advise at the board level while also strengthening the day-to-day systems that keep the organization financially healthy and accountable.

What Youll Do

The Finance Director will lead and strengthen the organizations financial operations, including:

• Serve as the primary financial advisor to the CEO, leadership team, Finance Committee, and Board of Directors.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, financial analysis, and long-term financial modeling.
• Prepare clear, accurate, and useful financial reports for leadership and the Board.
• Oversee accounting operations, including month-end close, reconciliations, AP, AR, payroll coding, general ledger accuracy, and financial statements.
• Strengthen internal controls, purchasing processes, documentation standards, approval workflows, and financial procedures.
• Lead grant financial management, including restricted funds, reimbursement requests, spend-down tracking, allowable costs, reporting deadlines, and compliance.
• Help prevent underutilization, returned grant funds, coding errors, missed deadlines, and delayed billing.
• Support audit preparation, Form 990 review, funder monitoring, and compliance requirements.
• Build dashboards and reporting tools that make financial information clear and actionable.
• Supervise, coach, and develop finance staff.
• Participate as a member of the leadership team in an EOS-aligned environment, including scorecards, Rocks, issue-solving, and accountability rhythms.
• Partner across departments to support program operations, staffing decisions, grant requirements, and organizational growth.

What Were Looking For

The ideal candidate is a nonprofit finance leader who is strategic, practical, collaborative, and highly accountable. You should be comfortable leading financial conversations with executives and board members while also improving systems, solving problems, and supporting staff.

Strong candidates will bring:

• Significant nonprofit finance, accounting, or fund accounting experience.
• Experience with government grants, restricted funds, reimbursement-based funding, grant reporting, and compliance.
• Strong understanding of internal controls, reconciliations, audit preparation, financial reporting, and nonprofit accounting practices.
• Experience developing budgets, forecasts, dashboards, cash flow projections, and variance analysis.
• Ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance audiences.
• Experience supervising or developing accounting or finance staff.
• Strong spreadsheet skills and experience with QuickBooks or similar accounting systems.
• Excellent judgment, confidentiality, follow-through, and communication skills.
• Ability to work both strategically and hands-on in a growing organization.

Preferred Experience

• CPA, CMA, MBA, MPA, or relevant advanced credential or equivalent experience.
• Experience in a nonprofit organization with approximately $5M$15M+ in annual revenue.
• Experience bringing outsourced accounting functions in-house or strengthening internal finance infrastructure.
• Experience in housing, homelessness services, social services, behavioral health, or government-funded nonprofit programs.
• Experience with grant management systems such as KarmaSuite.
• Experience working in an EOS-aligned organization.
• Experience presenting to or supporting a nonprofit Board of Directors or Finance Committee.

Why This Role

This is a strong opportunity for a finance leader who wants more than a traditional accounting role. The Finance Director will help shape the financial infrastructure of a growing nonprofit, support strategic decisions, strengthen grant stewardship, and build systems that allow Family Promise of Spokane to serve more families effectively.

Youll be joining an organization where financial leadership directly supports mission impact helping ensure resources are aligned, accountable, and ready to meet the needs of families experiencing homelessness.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter outlining their nonprofit finance experience, grant management background, leadership approach, your interest in Family Promise of Spokanes mission and which two of our core values resonated with you and why.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Family Promise of Spokane is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, organizational needs, and alignment with the responsibilities of the position. We are committed to providing a workplace free from unlawful discrimination and harassment.

About Family Promise of Spokane

Family Promise of Spokane equips families and the Spokane community to end the cycle of homelessness. We believe that no child should ever experience homelessness.

Our work is grounded in strong relationships, responsible stewardship, innovation, accountability, and a deep commitment to families. The Finance Director plays a critical role in ensuring the organization has the financial clarity, systems, and discipline needed to grow sustainably and serve families well. To learn more about Family Promise of Spokane, please visit our websiite at

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