Senior Director of Finance

Position Title : Senior Director of Finance

Reports To : VP of Finance and Operations

Community : Bay Area

Office Location : Oakland, Milpitas, Redwood City, or Richmond (Hybrid, 50% in-person)

Compensation : $131,840, generous benefits package

Status : Full-time, exempt

About Fresh Lifelines for Youth

Fresh Lifelines for Youth is an award-winning non-profit whose mission is to partner with youth to unlock their potential, disrupt the pipeline to prison, and advance justice in California and beyond. By 2030, through partnering with young people, communities, and systems, FLY will contribute to the fight for equity and justice by taking concrete steps to dismantle California’s pipeline to prison, equip 30,000 youth to transform their lives and create meaningful opportunities for them to live healthy, free, and productive lives. For more information about Fresh Lifelines for Youth, please visit : www.flyprogram.org

Senior Director of Finance - Position Summary

The Senior Director of Finance provides strategic and operational leadership across FLY’s financial functions, ensuring strong day-to-day financial operations, regulatory compliance, and effective grants and contract management. Reporting to the VP of Finance and Operations, this role oversees accounting and contract teams, drives budgeting and financial planning processes, and ensures the integrity of financial systems and reporting. The Senior Director plays a key role in building staff capacity, aligning financial practices with organizational goals, and supporting data-driven decision-making across the agency.

Financial Strategy and Planning

• Serve as the strategic partner to the VP of Finance
• Lead parts of the annual budgeting process, ensuring alignment with programmatic and strategic objectives.
• Analyze and report financial data to the VP of Finance, providing insights to guide decision-making.

Financial Management and Operations

Team Development / Leadership and Staff Capacity Building

Invoicing and Reporting

Position Requirements

The ideal candidate will have a deep commitment to equity, social, racial, and economic justice. They will have extensive knowledge of Finance, Accounting, and Invoicing. The candidate will believe in FLY’s vision and mission and will resonate with FLY’s values : accountable, dedicated, respectful, equitable and just, loving, innovative, hopeful, and youth-centered.

Compensation & Benefits

Our Total Rewards Package includes the following :

Employer-paid medical dental, vision, and chiropractic healthcare

403b Retirement contribution match

10+ PTO Days

12 Holiday Days

FLY provides 3-4 additional "rejuvenation days off" twice per year in July and December

Annual Wellness Funds

Annual Professional Development Funds

Employee Assistance Program (paid for by FLY)

Annual Staff Retreat, Holiday Party, End of Year Celebration, Team Off Sites, and other FLY Events.

Customize your Work Schedule (dependent on supervisor approval based on positional and departmental needs)

Hybrid of In-Office and Remote Work (frequency of required in-person work is dependent upon the role)

8 Hours of Civic Engagement

Mileage Reimbursement.

At FLY, we have adopted a no-negotiation policy. This policy reflects our commitment to equity and ensuring that the offers we make to our candidates reflect competitive and appropriate compensation given the market and the role.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion

At FLY, we embrace a diversity of identities, beliefs, thoughts, and experiences. We commit to creating an organizational culture of equity and inclusion to better serve our youth and communities. FLY is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive for an inclusive culture and a staff team that reflects diversity. Applicants for all job openings will be considered without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex / gender, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful under any federal, state or local laws. We strongly encourage women; people of color, people who identify as part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities; people with experience in the juvenile justice or criminal justice systems; and people with disabilities to apply. Fresh Lifelines for Youth is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at (408) 263-2630 or compliance@flyprogram.org

What to expect

Application with 8-10 questions and an applicant screening question.

No Cover Letter Required

2-3 Interviews (for many roles, at least 1 would be in person)

Meet w / FLY youth

Position Requirements

The ideal candidate will have a deep commitment to equity, social, racial, and economic justice. They will have extensive knowledge of Finance, Accounting, and Invoicing. The candidate will believe in FLY’s vision and mission and will resonate with FLY’s values : accountable, dedicated, respectful, equitable and just, loving, innovative, hopeful, and youth-centered.

Core Competencies : Skills and behaviors that FLY expects and develops all staff to exhibit across all positions at various levels of proficiency (early stage, intermediate and advanced)

Problem Solving : Applies critical thinking to problem solving that considers multiple perspectives and actively identifies creative solutions to address individual and systemic challenges.

FLY’s Leadership Competencies : Skills and behaviors that FLY expects and develops all staff in Leadership positions to exhibit across various levels of proficiency (early stage, intermediate and advanced)

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