Finance Manager

FINANCE MANAGER ABOUT RAN

For more than 40 years, Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has campaigned to preserve forests, protect the climate and uphold human rights by challenging corporate power and systemic injustice through research, education, partnerships, peaceful direct action, grassroots organizing, strategic campaigns and communications. We are committed to working with Indigenous and frontline communities impacted directly. In partnership with allies from around the world, RAN challenges corporations to stop destructive operations, respect human rights, and adopt policies that reduce their contributions to climate change.

RAN strives to integrate values of equity and fairness into our work, which includes bringing an intentional racial justice and cultural equity analysis to our programmatic work and organizational structure. We strive to create an internal culture built on mutual trust, collaboration, and respect where all staff feel supported, valued, and heard. RAN values diversity in race, class, gender, culture, and religion, and implements programs internally to ensure that staff, board, and activists understand and adopt anti-oppression principles.

For more information about RAN’s history, culture, and philosophy, please visit RAN’s website.

The Finance Manager serves as a senior member of the RAN Core Finance team, responsible for overseeing financial operations, ensuring compliance with organizational policies, and providing strategic financial guidance. The Finance Manager plays a key role in strengthening financial controls and ensuring the integrity and accuracy of all financial reporting.

• Provide leadership and day-to-day management of RAN’s financial operations.
• Oversee general ledger maintenance, reconciliations, and monthly closing processes.
• Monitor budgets, expenditures, and forecasts to ensure alignment with organizational objectives and compliance with donor and regulatory requirements.
• Review and approve journal entries, financial reports, and budget modifications.
• Manage the administration of the GL, the FP&A and the expense reporting platforms.
• Support the preparation of management reports, board reports, and financial analyses to inform decision-making.
• Support development and monitoring of internal financial policies, procedures, and controls.
• Assist in annual budget preparation and mid-year budget reviews.

• Ensure adherence to accounting standards (GAAP) and compliance with internal financial controls and donor regulations.
• Support preparation of annual audits; assist in coordinating responses to auditor requests.
• Monitor compliance with grant and contract financial terms, ensuring proper documentation and timely reporting.
• Identify and help mitigate potential financial and compliance risks.

• Supervise and provide guidance to the Finance & Grants Administrator and Finance and Grant Coordinator other support staff as assigned.
• Collaborate with program, operations, and development teams to ensure proper financial tracking and documentation.
• Provide training and ongoing support to staff on financial processes and compliance requirements.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of financial workflows and systems.
• Act as a back up to the CFO and Assistant Controller

• Analyze budget-to-actual variances and highlight issues requiring CFO attention.
• Support preparation of reports for Donors and other stakeholders
• Assist with financial modeling, forecasts, and grant-related financial summaries as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent amount of education and/or experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in accounting, financial management, or grant administration is required; nonprofit or international organization experience preferred.
• Knowledge of GAAP and fund accounting principles.
• Experience preparing budgets, monitoring expenditures, and supporting audits.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with attention to…