Vice President of Finance and Operations

Who We Are

Founded in 2016, Mighty Earth is a growing global advocacy organization, with a goal to protect Nature and secure a climate that allows life to flourish. We aspire to be the most effective environmental advocacy organization in the world.

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Mighty Earth has built strong partnerships globally and currently has staff based across the U.S., South America, Europe, and the United Kingdom. The organization manages a significant amount of restricted foundation and government funding, with a budget of more than $8 million and expectations of continued growth.

Position Overview

As Vice President, you will have primary day-to-day oversight for accounting, grants management, financial planning, analysis, operations, and compliance. You will build and nurture a high performing finance organization, coordinate closely with our program staff, and encourage and develop financial literacy and accountability throughout the organization. You will lead the finance and operations team, managing our Accounting Manager and Senior Associate, Grants & Finance.

The Vice President will report to our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and work closely day- to-day with our Chief of Staff.

Mighty Earth is growing in revenue and is also in the process of launching a UK-based charitable entity.

The right candidate can balance high level thought leadership and strategy with hands on problem solving, flexible solutions, and a drive to support high impact advocacy work to protect Nature. As part of a small, effective leadership team, the Managing Director will collaborate to solve unique operational challenges, while continually building our professionalism, operational, and financial excellence.

Your responsibilities

STRATEGIC FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

* Be a strong strategic partner and thought leader to the Leadership team and liaise directly with the Finance & Audit Committee and the Board of Directors *...