The Senior Director, Finance provides strategic financial leadership across multiple Carnegie Museums locations. This role serves as a key partner to the CFO and museum leadership, ensuring financial integrity, operational efficiency, and alignment with institutional priorities.
This position has a primary base at the Oakland campus and requires active support of multiple museum locations, including regular travel between assigned work sites.
QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA highly preferred.
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in accounting or finance.
- Extensive experience in finance and operations leadership in complex organizations, non-profit or museum experience plus.
- Understanding of fund accounting and donor-restricted funds.
- Experience with general ledger ERP and budgeting software, Oracle NetSuite a plus.
- Experience with Tessitura CRM or other similar CRM software.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Strong knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Uniform Grant Guidance (UGG) and FASB Accounting Section Codification (ASC) 958 Not for Profit Entities.
- Strong working knowledge of accounting for donor restrictions for endowments, gifts and grants.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong financial analysis and reporting expertise.
- Strong Excel skills.
- Ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and collaborate across departments to gather and validate data.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Primary location at Carnegie Museums Oakland campus with responsibility across multiple museum locations; regular travel required between sites.
Candidates will be considered qualified if they can perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Lead the development and execution of annual operating budgets in accordance with Carnegie Institute Finance deadlines; partner with leadership to present budgets to the Carnegie Museums President, CFO, and Institute Leadership Team.
- Develop and maintain long-range financial planning models, including five-year operating projections and multi-year capital plans aligned with strategic priorities.
- Administer operating, designated, and restricted fund accounts; prepare monthly financial statements, forecasts, and variance analyses.
- Support responses to CMP Board, Finance Committee, and Corporate Finance inquiries, including audit and compliance matters.
- Implement and oversee monthly and year-end closing procedures.
- Identify financial risks and resource constraints; develop contingency plans and recommend corrective actions.
- Prepare and present quarterly financial reports, forecasts, and analyses to leadership and Advisory Boards.
- Provide financial oversight and support for capital projects, including funding strategy and cash flow planning.
- Serve as a strategic advisor to museum directors and CFO while balancing competing priorities and resource constraints.
- Provide consistent financial leadership across multiple Carnegie Museums locations.
- Supervise museum finance staff and oversee daily financial operations and reporting activities.
- Support new exhibition, project, and grant proposal development and budgeting, and related reporting and compliance activities.
- Act as liaison with other museum Finance Directors and Carnegie Museums departments including Controller, Treasurer, Facilities, and Legal and resolve issues as they arise.
- Travel regularly between assigned work sites.
- Other duties as assigned.
Expected starting pay range, based on experience, $112,000 - $130,000.
