Senior Finance Operations Manager

Own AR, revenue, and deferred revenue reconciliations end-to-end, preparing monthly reconciliations, investigating variances, and ensuring accurate revenue recognition in accordance with applicable accounting standards;

Prepare and issue customer and partner billings; monitor collections and follow up on outstanding receivables to ensure timely collection;

Support month-end close by preparing assigned journal entries, maintaining close checklists, and coordinating with the Accountant to ensure timely completion of all close tasks;

Perform balance sheet account reconciliations for assigned accounts; investigate and resolve discrepancies independently; and

Review and confirm sales and use tax calculations and filings through Avalara; maintain supporting documentation and schedules.

Support administration of the annual budget and rolling forecast cycles, including data entry and validation in Vena, coordinating inputs from business leaders, and ensuring accuracy of consolidated outputs;

Prepare and distribute monthly budget variance analyses for budget managers and leadership with clear explanations of key drivers;

Maintain and update PowerBI financial dashboards; identify opportunities to improve the relevance and usability of financial reporting for non-finance audiences;

Build and maintain ad hoc financial models to support strategic decisions, scenario planning, and investment analysis as requested by the Director or leadership team; and

Lead partisan electioneering spend analysis and maintain supporting documentation and schedules required for compliance reporting.

Maintain grant expense tracking schedules across all active grants; ensure expenses are properly coded, allocated, and reconciled against grant budgets;

Prepare the financial portions of grant reports in partnership with the Director and program teams; ensure reports are accurate, complete, and submitted on time;

Support preparation of audit schedules, supporting documentation, and responses to auditor inquiries for assigned areas; and

Assist with 990 and tax filing preparation by pulling required data, preparing supporting schedules, and coordinating documentation.

Partner with HR and People Operations (including relevant business leaders) to ensure payroll allocations are accurate and entered into Vena on time, and

Maintain data integrity between TriNet, Vena, and Intacct.

Maintain data integrity across financial systems (Sage Intacct, Vena, Bill.com, PowerBI); identify and escalate discrepancies or systemic issues;

Identify opportunities to streamline or improve recurring financial processes, reporting workflows, or reconciliation templates; lead implementation of improvements within their scope; and

Maintain organized, auditable financial records and documentation in accordance with internal controls and nonprofit accounting standards.

Experience in a nonprofit organization, including exposure to grant accounting, restricted fund tracking, and 501(c)(3)/(c)(4) structures;

Familiarity with sales tax compliance and revenue recognition requirements;

Experience with PowerBI or comparable data visualization tools;

Exposure to payroll systems, PEO’s and allocation methodologies (e.g., TriNet);

Experience supporting external audits through schedule preparation and auditor coordination; and/or

Prior experience improving or documenting accounting or FP&A processes and controls.

Talented Finance Managers come from all walks of life and career. If you are passionate about civic engagement and technology, please apply, even if you do not check every box!

We work hard to create a culture of care to ensure that our staff are best equipped to lead happy, healthy, and balanced lives. To that end, we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes:

Health, vision, and dental insurance with 100% of premiums covered for you and qualifying family members;

Retirement benefits with a 5% employer match;

A flexible unlimited PTO plan;

Generous paid parental leave;

Pre-tax commuter benefits;

A company laptop;

A flexible remote work environment;

A home office setup stipend for all new employees;

Monthly reimbursement for remote work expenses;

A yearly professional development fund;

Mental health and wellness benefits through Calm and Better Help;

Yearly in-person staff retreats; and

A welcoming culture that celebrates diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

At Murmuration, we believe a vibrant, representative democracy depends on the inclusion of diverse voices, lived experiences, and perspectives. The best ideas don’t come from a single person or ideology — they emerge at the intersection of different backgrounds, identities, and viewpoints. We are proud of our commitment to building an organization and culture shaped by respect, empathy, and collaboration, where our team’s diversity fuels innovation, civic engagement, and meaningful change. We welcome new colleagues who will help us nurture this collective effort. Join us.

Murmuration is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and as an organization committed to diversity and the perspective of all voices, we consider applicants equally of race, gender, color, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability, political affiliation and national origin. We reasonably accommodate staff members and/or applicants with disabilities, provided they are otherwise able to perform the essential functions of the job.

Note: Murmuration is two organizations working together to pursue our mission of amplifying the power of civic engagement: Murmuration Research Institute, a 501(c)(3) that conducts research to identify, design, and create the data, tools, and insights that build healthier and more equitable communities; and Murmuration, Inc., a 501(c)(4) that supports organizations working across the country on the nation’s most challenging issues with access to data, tools, and research that build healthier and more equitable communities.