Application Guide

How to Apply for Part time Finance Director

at One Fair Wage

🏢 About One Fair Wage

One Fair Wage is a unique advocacy organization working to transform the service industry by eliminating subminimum wages and improving working conditions nationwide. Unlike traditional nonprofits, they operate across multiple entity types (501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and business ventures) to advance their mission through policy, voter engagement, and narrative change. This role offers the chance to apply financial expertise toward social justice while working in a dynamic, multi-entity environment.

About This Role

As Part-time Finance Director, you'll serve as the strategic financial partner to the President and Executive Team, overseeing financial systems across OFW's complex ecosystem of entities. This role involves designing scalable financial infrastructure, managing cash flow across multiple organizations, and supervising an Accounting Manager while ensuring compliance and sustainability. Your work will directly support the organization's growth and ability to advance wage justice across the United States.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve reviewing cash flow projections across OFW's entities, meeting with the Accounting Manager to discuss monthly close processes, and preparing financial insights for an executive team strategy session. You could spend part of your day refining financial reporting systems to better track restricted funds, then shift to analyzing sustainability metrics for upcoming policy campaigns, all while collaborating remotely with team members across different time zones.

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🎯 Who One Fair Wage Is Looking For

  • Has 10+ years of senior financial leadership experience with demonstrated success in multi-entity financial management (not just single-organization experience)
  • Possesses deep, practical knowledge of nonprofit financial systems, particularly with 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) compliance, reporting, and inter-entity transactions
  • Is a strategic thinker who can translate financial data into actionable insights for executive leadership while maintaining hands-on oversight of accounting operations
  • Has experience supervising finance staff in a remote or hybrid environment and can effectively manage part-time responsibilities across multiple time zones

📝 Tips for Applying to One Fair Wage

1

Highlight specific experience managing finances across multiple entity types (501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), business ventures) in your resume, not just general nonprofit experience

2

Demonstrate understanding of OFW's specific advocacy model by referencing their current campaigns or policy initiatives in your cover letter

3

Prepare examples of how you've designed or refined financial systems to support organizational scalability in previous roles

4

Emphasize remote work experience and ability to manage part-time responsibilities effectively across multiple priorities

5

Showcase experience supervising accounting staff while serving as a strategic partner to executive leadership (not just technical accounting skills)

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your experience with multi-entity financial management and specific knowledge of 501(c)(3)/(c)(4) compliance and reporting', "Examples of how you've served as a strategic financial partner to executive leadership in previous roles", "Your understanding of OFW's mission and how your financial expertise can support their specific advocacy model", 'Your approach to managing part-time responsibilities and supervising staff in a remote environment']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → OFW's current policy campaigns and legislative initiatives at state and federal levels
  • → The organization's recent growth and expansion into new states or program areas
  • → Their multi-entity structure and how different entities (501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), business ventures) support their overall mission
  • → Recent media coverage or reports about the organization's impact and financial sustainability
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💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 How would you design financial systems to support clarity and accountability across OFW's 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and business entities?
2 Describe your experience with monthly cash flow planning and monitoring for organizations with multiple revenue streams and restricted funds
3 How have you previously served as a strategic thought partner to executive leadership on financial sustainability and growth?
4 What specific challenges do you anticipate in managing finances for an advocacy organization working across policy, voter engagement, and narrative change?
5 How would you approach supervising the Accounting Manager remotely while maintaining strategic oversight of financial operations?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Focusing only on technical accounting skills without demonstrating strategic partnership experience with executive leadership
  • Presenting generic nonprofit finance experience without specific examples of multi-entity management
  • Failing to show understanding of OFW's specific advocacy model and how it differs from traditional service nonprofits

📅 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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