Finance & Operations Director (Part-Time Contractor)

• Lead financial planning including cash flow analysis, program and grant budget tracking, and drive the annual budgeting process.
• Manage the full contracting lifecycle, maintain insurance policies, file annual compliance documents, and oversee trademark renewals.
• Serve as relationship manager for fiscally sponsored projects and provide oversight of the fiscal sponsorship program.
• Maintain and develop finance and operations policies, manage financial systems across platforms (Ramp, QuickBooks, PayPal, Stripe), and handle administrative accounts.

By ensuring the financial health and operational soundness of the GNOME Foundation, this role directly supports the advancement of software freedom and the global open source community.

• Demonstrated experience in a senior non-profit finance role with strong working knowledge of US nonprofit financial compliance, including 990 filing and audit preparation.
• Experienced with financial platforms such as QuickBooks, Ramp, and Stripe.
• Comfortable working with volunteers as part of a small, mission-led organization and able to take ownership independently.
• Must be based in the United States and able to work across time zones compatible with both US and European colleagues.

Part-time contractor role at 20 hours per week. Compensation details not specified. Work with a mission-driven, distributed team alongside a global community of volunteers and contractors.

The GNOME Foundation is a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit supporting the GNOME Project, one of the world's leading open source projects, and a broader ecosystem of free and open source software.