Overview

The Network for Public Health Law (networkforphl.org), with the support of its fiscal sponsor, TSNE (Third Sector New England) (tsne.org) is a national organization providing leadership, legal technical assistance, and educational resources to help public health practitioners, attorneys, policy makers, researchers, advocates, and communities develop, implement, and enforce laws to solve public health challenges.

Responsibilities

The Finance and Contracts Manager is responsible for financial tracking, reporting, and compliance; budget development and forecasting; monitoring contracts and contract terms and deliverables; and processing and tracking invoices. This position reports to the Deputy Managing Director.

Essential Functions

Financial Management

• Manage Network revenue and expenses, ensuring compliance with practices required by fiscal sponsor and funding sources.
• Prepare and monitor budgets for multiple functions, including fiscal forecasting, fiscal sponsor operations, grants planning and reporting, and Network sustainability planning.
• Analyze expenditures in comparison to planned budgets and communicate budget adjustments to project directors and executive leadership. Coordinate communication with funding organizations.
• Prepare, review and distribute monthly financial reports and other reports as needed.
• Prepare progress and financial reports for granting and contracting agencies.
• Manage accounts payable, ensure invoices are submitted on time and charged against the correct funding source.
• Ensure proper expense reporting.

Contracts Management

• Develop Statements of Work and manage contracts through review and approval processes.
• Develop and oversee RFP and bidding processes for vendors and contractors.
• Monitor consultant/contractor service delivery; maintain all active and archived contracts for reference.
• Initiate payments for services and maintain appropriate records.

Grants Management

• Ensure finances and deliverables are tracked for different funding sources.
• Prepare progress and financial reports.
• Review grant proposals, assist with budgets and ensure budgets align with anticipated outcomes.
• Carefully review grant awards and ensure funders’ compliance requirements.
• Knowledgeable on various aspects of federal grant regulatory compliance requirements.

 National Conferences and Summits

• Develop and manage conference and summit budgets.
• Manage all related revenue and expenses and provide reports.

Qualifications

We will consider exceptional candidates who demonstrate a strong combination of the specific qualifications and skills described below.

• 3-5 years of progressively responsible nonprofit financial management experience.
• Understands complex budgeting, forecasting, and monthly financial health reports.
• Demonstrated experience working with collaborative projects, preferably within a national program.
• Strong computer skills and demonstrates willingness to learn specific platforms and databases relevant to job function.
• Self-starter with a strong sense of ownership and involvement who has the initiative to proactively troubleshoot and identify potential problems and resolve conflicts.
• Strong communication, writing and analytical skills.
• Unquestionable integrity, high ethical standards and work ethic.
• Ability to make independent judgement in evaluating options to make sound decisions.
• Support diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging practices.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those for this position. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. Work is performed in an office environment and in close proximity to other workers.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to:

• Handle, or feel objects, tools or controls;
• Reach; traverse; sit (usually for longer periods of time); occasionally ascend/descend; and position self (to) move;
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds;
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate;
• Job is not subject to significant occupational or environmental hazards;
• Likelihood of personal injury would be relatively slight;
• Environmental and work hazards are not present to a measurable degree.

Compensation and Benefits

Location: Work will be primarily performed in Edina, MN on a hybrid schedule. Work is eligible for some remote work.

Compensation: The salary range for this position is $70,000 - $80,000/yr. and is commensurate with experience.

Benefits: This position is eligible for a full benefits package including:

• Generous Paid-Time-Off (PTO): 12 paid holidays, 3 weeks vacation, 1 week personal holiday, and health leave time for full-time staff;
• 80% Employer-paid, offering some $0 deductible Health Insurance through Harvard Pilgrim along with several low-deductible plans;
• Low-cost Guardian Dental and Vision;
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Health and Dependent Care;
• Employer-paid Life, Long- and Short-Term Disability Insurance;
• Employer-paid Pension through TIAA;
• ...and more!

TSNE/NPHL strives to achieve excellence through a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment that embraces all of our individual and collective differences. Black, Indigenous, People of Color, Middle Eastern and North African, Bilingual and/or Bicultural candidates, and LGBTQ2SIA candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. We value and honor the unique talents, learning styles, and lived experiences of each individual that enrich and strengthen our workplace culture, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

All employment conditions are based on an individual’s performance and job qualifications. TSNE/NPHL prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, creed, color, religion, native language, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, race-based hairstyles, or any other protected characteristic stated by federal and state law. Regardless of any class’ protection under the law or lack thereof, TSNE/NPHL celebrates diversity and values the strengths that come with having a diverse team of employees. It is represented in our workplace culture, and it is who we are.

TSNE/NPHL's EEO statement extends to volunteers, interns, contractors, vendors, and clients.