LawZero
non-profit
FinanceManager
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“Finance Manager at LawZero. Skills: Financial operations, Accounting, Audit, Financial analysis, Budgeting, Treasury, Grants and donations management, Financial reporting. Coordinate the financial tracking of grants and donations. Perform analyses to ensure proper revenue recognition”
What You'll Achieve.
Provide capacity, rigor, and continuity across all financial matters; Contribute to the implementation of processes adapted to the organization’s growth; Ensure the quality and consistency of financial deliverables produced by the shared team; Support internal teams with budget monitoring, projects, accountability reporting, and ad hoc financing requests
Industry & Context.
Excellent analytical, synthesis, and documentation rigorous, detail-oriented, autonomous, resourceful, and possesses sound professional judgment
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
University degree in accounting, finance, or a related field, Approximately 5 to 7 years of relevant experience in finance, accounting, audit, financial analysis, or financial operations, Bilingualism in French and English is required
Nice to Have
CPA designation, Experience in a non-profit (NPO), research organization, startup, growing SME, accounting firm, or project-based environment is a significant asset, Knowledge of Oracle NetSuite, Sage 300, Power BI, or expense/travel management tools
What You'll Do.
Coordinate the financial tracking of grants and donations
Perform analyses to ensure proper revenue recognition
Ensure compliance related to U. S. donations
Coordinate and participate in the preparation of financial accountability reports for funders
Monitor bank balances and anticipate liquidity needs
Manage multi-currency accounts and coordinate foreign exchange operations
Supervise and coordinate incoming foreign currency funds
Coordinate cash flow forecasting management
Perform critical reviews of monthly financial statements produced by the accounting team
Develop and update financial dashboards (KPIs)
Analyze variances between actual results and budgets
Act as the primary point of contact for the operational accounting team to adjust and improve processes and IT tools
Collaborate with budget owners
Act as a liaison with the finance team for the preparation of the annual budget and multi-year financial plans
Support grant and funding applications
Prepare financial files for the annual audit
Coordinate audits with government authorities
Participate in the implementation and improvement of financial tools
including the transition to Oracle NetSuite and related expense/travel management tools
Contribute to formalizing financial processes tailored to a growing organization
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Act as the pivotal link between LawZero, the shared finance team, project leads, funding partners, and external auditors; Advance files through collaboration, diplomacy, and an excellent understanding of everyone’s priorities; Comfortable collaborating with multiple stakeholders without direct hierarchical authority; Collaborate with budget owners; Act as a liaison with the finance team
Communication Scope
Bilingualism in French and English is required; Open, collaborative, and constructive approach with the ability to propose ideas and receive feedback
Full Job Description
LawZero is a young organization that emerged from an incubation environment with Mila and is currently undergoing a phase of rapid structuring. Today, transactional operations, payroll, payables, certain accounting deliverables, and a portion of budget support are provided by Mila’s shared finance team under a service agreement. The Finance Manager will act as the pivotal link between LawZero, the shared finance team, project leads, funding partners, and external auditors. The goal of this role is to provide capacity, rigor, and continuity across all financial matters while contributing to the implementation of processes adapted to the organization’s growth. This is a broad-scope position without direct team supervision: the successful candidate must advance files through collaboration, diplomacy, and an excellent understanding of everyone’s priorities. Reporting to the Senior Director, Finance, you will contribute to the daily management, compliance, and improvement of LawZero’s financial operations. You will ensure the quality and consistency of financial deliverables produced by the shared team while supporting internal teams with budget monitoring, projects, accountability reporting, and ad hoc financing requests. You will be involved in diverse areas: month-end, budgets, treasury, grants and donations, reporting to funders, external audits, process improvement, and the implementation of new financial tools. Key responsibilities 1. Operational Revenue Management (Donations and Grants) Coordinate the financial tracking of grants and donations. Perform analyses to ensure proper revenue recognition (deferral method or others). Ensure compliance related to U. S. donations. Coordinate and participate in the preparation of financial accountability reports for funders. 2. Treasury and Foreign Exchange Management Monitor bank balances and anticipate liquidity needs. Manage multi-currency accounts and coordinate foreign exchange operations. Supervise and coordinate incom
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