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How to Apply for Finance Manager - Apply by 2/17 for priority consideration

at The Kelsey

🏢 About The Kelsey

The Kelsey is a pioneering organization creating disability-forward housing solutions that center on access, inclusion, and equity. Unlike traditional housing developers, they integrate people with and without disabilities in their team and have a significant pipeline of 240 homes while leading policy and advocacy initiatives. Working here means contributing to tangible social impact through innovative housing models that challenge conventional approaches.

About This Role

This Finance Manager role involves managing day-to-day finance and administrative activities while supporting strategic financial leadership with impact-focused systems. You'll oversee financial management of housing assets and development projects across their full lifecycle and lead grants administration ensuring compliance with government and foundation requirements. This position is impactful because it directly enables The Kelsey's mission by ensuring financial sustainability and compliance for their disability-forward housing initiatives.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve reviewing grant compliance documentation for housing projects, analyzing financial data in QuickBooks Online and Excel for development budgets, and collaborating with development teams on project lifecycle financial planning. You'd likely prepare financial reports that balance operational needs with mission impact metrics while ensuring regulatory requirements are met across The Kelsey's growing housing portfolio.

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🎯 Who The Kelsey Is Looking For

  • Has 5+ years of financial management experience spanning both nonprofit and for-profit organizations, demonstrating adaptability across sectors
  • Possesses expert-level proficiency with QuickBooks Online, MS Excel for complex data analysis, and experience managing nonprofit audits and grant reporting
  • Has experience overseeing financial aspects of real estate or housing development projects through their full lifecycle
  • Demonstrates success in managing administrative and operational functions with attention to regulatory compliance in a mission-driven environment

📝 Tips for Applying to The Kelsey

1

Highlight specific experience with disability-forward or inclusive housing projects, or mission-driven real estate development in your resume

2

Quantify your impact in previous roles managing grants compliance, especially with government or foundation funding relevant to housing or disability services

3

Demonstrate your proficiency with QuickBooks Online and MS Excel through specific examples of financial systems you've implemented or improved

4

Show how your experience spans both nonprofit and for-profit environments, emphasizing the unique financial challenges of each

5

Reference The Kelsey's specific pipeline of 240 homes and how your financial management experience could support scaling this initiative

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your experience managing financial systems for mission-driven organizations, particularly those focused on housing or disability services', 'Specific examples of overseeing nonprofit audits and ensuring compliance with government/foundation grant requirements', "How you've supported strategic financial leadership while managing day-to-day operations in previous roles", "Your understanding of The Kelsey's disability-forward approach and how your financial expertise can advance their housing equity mission"]

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → The Kelsey's specific housing models and their disability-forward design principles
  • → Current housing policies and advocacy initiatives The Kelsey is involved in
  • → Their 240-home pipeline projects and development timeline
  • → Funding sources and partnerships mentioned in their public materials or annual reports
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💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 How would you design financial reporting systems to track impact metrics for disability-forward housing projects?
2 Describe your experience managing compliance for government housing grants or foundation funding in the disability space
3 How have you balanced strategic financial leadership with day-to-day administrative management in previous roles?
4 What approaches would you take to oversee financial management across the full lifecycle of housing development projects?
5 How would you ensure financial systems support both The Kelsey's nonprofit mission and their development pipeline growth?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Applying with only for-profit experience without demonstrating understanding of nonprofit financial compliance and grant management
  • Failing to show specific QuickBooks Online expertise or experience with housing/real estate financial management
  • Submitting generic application materials that don't reference The Kelsey's disability-forward mission or housing focus

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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