Director of Finance

Civitech is a public benefit corporation dedicated to creating a fairer and more equitable democracy by building the tools and infrastructure needed to increase civic participation, empower Democratic candidates to win, and support the success of progressive causes. Since its founding in 2019, over 500 partners—a range of nonprofit organizations, national political committees, and individual campaigns—have utilized Civitech’s tools to reach tens of millions of voters to help create a more equitable and progressive democracy. 

The Director of Finance will be responsible for overseeing the accounting and finance operations and performing cross-functional analysis and research to inform the business and financial strategy of the company, ensuring our products thrive in the ecosystem, and we maintain strong financial standing.

It is important that our team reflects the diversity of the organizations we seek to serve. We strongly encourage women, people of color, LGBTQ people, and others otherwise underrepresented in the technology sector to apply.

• Ownership of Civitech’s financial strategy & operations including financial planning & analysis, budgeting, forecasting, accounting, cash management, payroll, stock, expenses, & tax compliance
• Configure and supervise the day-to-day financial operations of the company (account, AR, AP, payroll, stock, employee expenses, etc); support with administration as needed
• Ensure timely completion of monthly financial close & reporting
• Ensure compliance with accepted finance and accounting standards and regulatory requirements
• Create & maintain routine & ad hoc financial modeling, reporting, & analysis to enable sound & timely decision making, & inform strategic planning & company policies
• Develop business models and conduct research-based analysis (e.g., pricing and cost analysis, client and competitor evaluations) to make recommendations for Civitech's product development and go to market strategies; rapidly test hypotheses and pivot as needed
• Manage annual financial budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring the annual plan reflects company strategic objectives
• Serve as advisor to executives regarding budget, spending, & other financial matters
• Design and implement improvements to financial processes and systems
• Ensure compliance with federal and state tax requirements

• 10+ years of relevant experience
• Strong modeling & analytical skills, intermediate to advanced spreadsheet proficiency
• Verbal & written communication skills to create & present reports understandable to audiences with various levels of financial expertise
• Capacity to work independently while meeting multiple, competing deadlines with quality deliverables
• Excels as a "department of 1," who performs equally well as a strategic thinker and a consistent and quick executer
• You will have support to complete daily and monthly tasks, but will be expected to complete these tasks when needed.
• Committed to leveraging technology and data products to help Democratic candidates run for office and win, empower progressive causes, and increase civic participation.

• CPA strongly preferred
• Familiarity with Quickbooks Online strongly preferred
• SAAS background preferred

• Medical, Vision, & Dental Insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Employee Stock Options
• Employer-paid Life Short Term Disability, and Long Term Disability insurance
• Flexible Time Off & 13 Company Holidays
• Flexible Spending Account
• Parental Leave
• Flexible Schedules

• We act with Integrity – At Civitech, we hold ourselves to the highest standards and value open and transparent communications with all of our stakeholders. Our rigorous approach to product design, testing, and data science leads to accurate assessments of our outcomes and challenges us to constantly improve our tools.
• We are Changemakers – As a team, Civitech seeks to make transformational change in our democracy by eliminating obstacles meant to hamper contribution from every member of the community.
• We are Collaborators - Buoyed by our mission, we look for opportunities to partner with everyone committed to making democracy easier to participate in. We seek to understand the challenges our partners face and use our skills and creativity to help them solve them.
• We are Bold – We recognize that disruptive change won’t come with doing business as usual. Civitech seeks to revolutionize civic participation by bringing innovation and creativity to politics.

The Director of Finance reports to our COO and works closely with the CEO and Leadership Team.

Civitech is headquartered in Austin, TX, with employees in 11 states across the country. The Director of Finance can work from our Austin coworking space or remotely in any US location. 

Civitech is not able to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

Civitech provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. 

No recruiters or agencies, please!