Description Position at Orthodox Union
Position Summary:
The Director of Finance / Divisional Controller is the senior finance leader responsible for NCSY across National, Summer, and regional operations. As a member of the OU Finance team and a trusted advisor to NCSY leadership, this role owns the quality and timeliness of financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and planning; leads the NCSY finance team; and ensures leadership has accurate, decision-useful information before decisions are made. This is a player-coach role that combines strong accounting discipline with forward-looking analysis, operational judgment, and hands-on leadership in a complex, multi-program organization.
Responsibilities:
• Lead the team. Set priorities, assignments, deadlines, and standards; hold staff accountable; assess capability and capacity; and help define and recruit needed roles.
• Own budget and planning. Lead the annual budget across National, Summer, and the Regions, establish clear budget ownership, and prepare/refine materials for NCSY, OU senior management, and lay leadership.
• Own close and management reporting. Drive an accurate, dependable monthly close and timely variance reporting against budget, with actionable updates for NCSY National, Summer, and regional leaders.
• Run forecasting and program projections. Produce quarterly revenue and expense forecasts, track significant programs against plan, and surface risks, opportunities, and expected year-end results early.
• Lead Summer finance. Partner closely with the large-scale NCSY Summer portfolio on program economics, pricing, enrollment, revenue recognition, cost structure, fundraising assumptions, staffing and timely close.
• Lead regional finance and policy. Advise regional directors and administrative staff; ensure timely local financial activity; and establish clear policies for restricted gifts, surpluses, deficits and Finance approvals.
• Support grants and fundraising. Provide financial information, budgets and reporting for formal grant requests, donor solicitations and related program needs.
• Improve controls, cost discipline and processes. Identify inefficiencies, strengthen reporting and information flow, improve accountability, and pursue structural and operating cost opportunities.
• Clarify the operating model. Define responsibilities across NCSY including Finance, shared services and the Regions related to service levels, required information, escalation and centralization opportunities.
• Partner on systems and cross-functional execution. Serve as the finance stakeholder for NetSuite/ERP and other system changes affecting close, reporting or forecasting, while building strong relationships across OU functions.
Qualifications & Leadership Role:
• Senior finance leadership experience with exposure to monthly close and ownership of budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and financial analysis.
• Proven people leadership, including performance management, team development, role design and accountability.
• Strong accounting and operating judgment; able to diagnose root causes, solve process breakdowns and translate financial issues into decisions.
• Experience in a complex, multi-program or multi-unit environment; nonprofit or mission-driven experience preferred.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills with senior leaders, operating teams , and regional stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or related field required; CPA, MBA, or comparable advanced credential preferred. NetSuite or similar ERP experience preferred.
Success in this Role:
Reliable close and reporting; clear budget ownership; actionable forecasts; strong Summer and regional financial management; improved process discipline; and a finance team structured and accountable to deliver consistently.
Salary & Benefits:
The salary range for this position is $175,000 - $210,000, commensurate with experience.
Health, Dental & Vision Insurance:
The OU offers health insurance through an Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA). Instead of a single group plan, employees have the freedom to choose their own health insurance plan that fits their personal and family needs. The OU contributes a generous monthly amount directly toward your premium, making coverage more flexible, affordable, and tailored to you.
Employees enrolled in our health plan also receive an annual BeniComp stipend, a supplemental benefit that reimburses eligible medical, pharmaceutical, dental, and vision expenses.
In addition, the OU offers employees group dental and vision insurance through MetLife.
Additional Benefits and Perks:
- 10 paid sick days
- 10-15 paid vacation days
- Paid Jewish and Federal holidays
- Short Fridays to accommodate for Sabbath observance
- Free life and disability insurance
- Discounted continuing education opportunities
- 403(b) retirement plan with a 5% employer match after 3 years (requires a minimum 2% employee contribution)
