Senior Director, Expense Management (Finance)

TL;DR

Senior Director, Expense Management (Finance): Lead financial planning, expense management, and forecasting across divisions with an accent on budget alignment, efficiency improvements, and strategic decision support. Focus on consolidating financial data, building financial models, implementing reporting systems, and managing a team of finance business partners.

Location: Fully remote in USA. Option for hybrid (Tuesday and Wednesday in office) if living near CB offices. Authorization to work in the United States required. Occasional travel 4-6 times a year.

Salary: $120,000–$190,000/year (adjusted by location: higher in NYC/SF/Seattle/DC/LA, lower elsewhere).

Company

Self-sustaining nonprofit that advances educational and career opportunities through programs and assessments like SAT.

What you will do

• Serve as expense management expert: track, report, forecast expenses, analyze trends, identify efficiencies.
• Develop budgets with finance partners, forecast personnel expenses with HR, implement corporate allocations.
• Lead team of finance business partners: set priorities, coach, foster inclusive high-performance culture.
• Consolidate divisional data into organization-wide financials, prepare reports and P&L analyses for leadership and Board.
• Design and maintain financial tools/software like Adaptive, drive process improvements.
• Provide modeling and scenario analysis for strategic decisions.

Requirements

• Authorization to work in the United States for any employer
• Bachelor’s in Finance, Economics or related; 12+ years progressive FP&A experience focused on expense management and business partnering.
• Strong corporate finance knowledge, financial modeling, quantitative analysis.
• Experience with financial systems (Workday, Adaptive preferred).
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint; project management, communication to influence senior leaders.
• Solutions-oriented, detail-focused, passion for education mission.

Nice to have

• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative Strategic Finance team supporting mission-driven decisions.
• Comprehensive compensation package adjusted by location, transparent hiring discussions.
• High-achieving inclusive culture aligned with Operating Principles and Manager Expectations.
• Support for growth, diverse perspectives, data-informed excellence.
• Meaningful career with impact on educational opportunities.

Hiring process

• Resume review, recruiter screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise, panel interview, leadership conversation, references.
• Applications reviewed immediately until filled (minimum 5 business days).