Finance Director

• Lead the Nuru U.S. finance department and collaborate with finance colleagues across the Nuru Collective to ensure effective and compliant financial systems.
• Manage monthly and quarterly financial reports, dashboards, and board slides with a focus on budget forecasting, cash flow, and reconciling projections.
• Execute annual budgeting and planning processes, provide quarterly feedback, and develop key financial metrics and donor budgets.
• Oversee grants accounting, payroll processing, internal controls, and compliance with GAAP standards and audit requirements.

This role ensures that Nuru’s financial systems are effective and compliant, enabling the organization to steward assets and support its long-term mission of breaking cycles of unjust poverty by helping smallholder farmers transition to professionalized farming.

• 5-10 years of U.S. finance and analysis experience with increasing responsibility and deep knowledge of nonprofit accounting, financial planning, audits, and donor reporting.
• Experience working across multiple entities and country locations.
• Passion for Nuru’s mission and eagerness to travel to Africa (2-3 trips annually).
• Bonus: Experience in Google Workspace, QuickBooks, NetSuite; CPA license; working proficiency or fluency in French.

100% remote, flexible work environment; professional development opportunities; global collaboration; inclusive environment; competitive compensation ($89,000 - $100,000 USD); comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision, 401(k) matching, paid parental leave, and generous time off.

Nuru is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit and global collective of locally-led NGOs working to break cycles of unjust poverty in marginalized communities by helping smallholder farmers transition from subsistence to professionalized farming.