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Remote Finance and Operations Lead jobs are open across the U.S. at remote-first firms, distributed teams, and growth-stage companies that need one person to own both the numbers and the execution. Demand is active in technology, professional services, and healthcare, and employers hiring remotely right now include hims & hers, Sakara Life, and Amicis Solutions. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Finance and Operations Manager
Position Summary
Department: Operations
Reports to: Executive Director
About Mothers Out Front
Mothers Out Front builds our power as mothers to ensure a livable climate for all children. We are growing a multi-racial, cross-class, intergenerational movement of mothers, grandmothers, and caregivers dedicated to convincing elected officials and business leaders to work for a swift, complete, and just transition away from fossil fuels to clean and renewable energy. We know that mothers have an important role to play in the climate justice movement, and, when it comes to protecting children, mothers are an unstoppable force for change. Our goal is simple: to enable mothers to take active leadership in climate justice work by providing the structure, training, and tools for them to work together and win campaigns in their communities, cities, and states.
About the Role
The Finance and Operations Manager oversees the day-to-day administrative, human resources, and financial operations that keep our organization healthy and compliant. Working closely with our Executive Director, CFO, and accountant, this person makes sure our systems, people, and money are well managed so our team can focus on our mission. The role suits an organized, detail-oriented generalist who enjoys building processes and moving between many kinds of work.
What You’ll Do
Administration and Operations
- Administer our operations tech stack, including Google Drive, project management, password management, and device management systems, and maintain strong data security practices.
- Manage contracts, insurance policies, and renewals.
- Manage our virtual office including equipment, mailbox, and subscriptions or vendor relationships.
- Develop and maintain organizational policies and procedures in coordination with the Executive Director.
- Support reporting on key metrics through our data dashboard and OKR tracker.
Financial Management
- Support the monthly and year-end close by making sure transactions and receipts are recorded accurately and on time.
- Coordinate with the CFO and accounting team on audits, the Form 990, and tax filings, including 1099 preparation.
- Support the annual budget process and track spending against the approved budget.
- Monitor cash flow and keep the CFO informed of upcoming bills and receipts.
- Track grant, lobbying, and c4 spending and allocations, and support preparation of grant financial reports for funders.
- Provide operational context for board financial reports.
- Administer the organization’s credit card program and support banking relationships.
- Uphold internal controls and support compliance with nonprofit accounting standards.
- Help develop finance policies and procedures, and maintain the finance handbook.
- Oversee accounts payable through Bill.com, making sure bills are processed accurately and on time.
- Prepare and send invoices and track payments in partnership with the Development team.
Human Resources
- Coordinate the employee lifecycle, including recruiting, onboarding, and offboarding.
- Administer benefits and time off and coordinate payroll, working with our providers.
- Maintain personnel files, the employee handbook, and job descriptions.
- Support compliance with employment laws and regulations, working with outside advisors as needed.
- Coordinate performance review cycles and professional development opportunities.
- Serve as a first point of contact for employee questions and concerns, handling sensitive matters with discretion.
- Support administration of our collective bargaining agreement in coordination with the Executive Director.
Compliance and Risk
- Track and manage state and federal nonprofit reporting requirements and deadlines, including charitable registrations, annual reports, and lobbying disclosures.
- Help identify and reduce organizational risk, including through insurance coverage and internal controls.
What You Will Need
- Experience: The Finance and Operations Manager will have at least 6 years of experience in nonprofit operations, finance, or administration, preferably in a nonprofit, advocacy, or political organization. Experience in a small organization where you covered several functions is a plus.
- Nonprofit Finance: Hands-on experience managing accounts payable and receivable, tracking spending against budgets, and working alongside a CFO, accountant, or outside bookkeeper. Familiarity with restricted grants, grant reporting, and allocating spending across 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) entities is highly desirable.
- Human Resources: Working knowledge of HR administration, including recruiting, onboarding, benefits, payroll processing, and personnel records. Experience in a unionized workplace or with a collective bargaining agreement is a plus.
- Project Management: Strong organizational and project management skills, coupled with sharp attention to detail and a demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines. Proven ability to build, document, and improve processes and policies.
- Systems & Tools: Experience administering technology systems and vendors, and the ability to learn new software quickly.
- Judgment & Discretion: Sound judgment and the ability to handle confidential financial and personnel information with care. Demonstrated problem-solving skill and resilience in developing solutions under challenging circumstances.
- Strong Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain financial, HR, and compliance processes clearly to colleagues who aren’t specialists.
- Interpersonal Skills: Build relationships and engage effectively with people from a variety of ethnic, racial, socio-economic, educational, linguistic, and religious backgrounds, as well as people of various physical abilities, sexual orientations, gender identities, and generations. Demonstrate self-awareness about how your identities may influence how you show up, interact with, and are perceived by others.
- Commitment to social justice, diversity, and inclusion: Demonstrates a strong commitment to social justice and actively works to dismantle systems of oppression, including racism, sexism, misogyny, classism, ableism, homophobia, xenophobia, and other forms of discrimination. Demonstrated ability and commitment to working with people from a variety of ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds, as well as varying religious, educational, generational, and gender identity backgrounds.
- Ability to travel up to 2 times per year for staff gatherings and organizational events.
- Ability to work occasional nights and weekends as needed.
Details: Mothers Out Front is a fully remote organization. Candidates can be based anywhere in the U.S. and will work from a home office. This is a full-time position.
Salary and benefits: The salary range for the Operations Manager is $78,000 - $85,000, depending on experience. Benefits include health, vision, and dental coverage, a 401(k) plan, flexible spending plan, paid vacation, holidays, sick days, and support for remote work set-up. We offer ongoing training opportunities, a fast-paced, dynamic, supportive, and collaborative setting and we are proudly women-led!
To apply: Complete the application questions and submit your resume. Any questions can be directed to hiring@mothersoutfront.org.
Deadline: Applications will be reviewing on a rolling basis; apply by Dec 1 for full consideration. Target start date is January 2027.Equal Employment Opportunity and Reasonable Accommodation
Mothers Out Front is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. The organization encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, record of arrest or conviction and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability and need assistance applying online, please e-mail hiring@mothersoutfront.org. If you are selected for an interview, you will receive additional information regarding how to request an accommodation for the interview process.
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Finance and Operations Manager
Position Summary
Department: Operations
Reports to: Executive Director
About Mothers Out Front
Mothers Out Front builds our power as mothers to ensure a livable climate for all children. We are growing a multi-racial, cross-class, intergenerational movement of mothers, grandmothers, and caregivers dedicated to convincing elected officials and business leaders to work for a swift, complete, and just transition away from fossil fuels to clean and renewable energy. We know that mothers have an important role to play in the climate justice movement, and, when it comes to protecting children, mothers are an unstoppable force for change. Our goal is simple: to enable mothers to take active leadership in climate justice work by providing the structure, training, and tools for them to work together and win campaigns in their communities, cities, and states.
About the Role
The Finance and Operations Manager oversees the day-to-day administrative, human resources, and financial operations that keep our organization healthy and compliant. Working closely with our Executive Director, CFO, and accountant, this person makes sure our systems, people, and money are well managed so our team can focus on our mission. The role suits an organized, detail-oriented generalist who enjoys building processes and moving between many kinds of work.
What You’ll Do
Administration and Operations
- Administer our operations tech stack, including Google Drive, project management, password management, and device management systems, and maintain strong data security practices.
- Manage contracts, insurance policies, and renewals.
- Manage our virtual office including equipment, mailbox, and subscriptions or vendor relationships.
- Develop and maintain organizational policies and procedures in coordination with the Executive Director.
- Support reporting on key metrics through our data dashboard and OKR tracker.
Financial Management
- Support the monthly and year-end close by making sure transactions and receipts are recorded accurately and on time.
- Coordinate with the CFO and accounting team on audits, the Form 990, and tax filings, including 1099 preparation.
- Support the annual budget process and track spending against the approved budget.
- Monitor cash flow and keep the CFO informed of upcoming bills and receipts.
- Track grant, lobbying, and c4 spending and allocations, and support preparation of grant financial reports for funders.
- Provide operational context for board financial reports.
- Administer the organization’s credit card program and support banking relationships.
- Uphold internal controls and support compliance with nonprofit accounting standards.
- Help develop finance policies and procedures, and maintain the finance handbook.
- Oversee accounts payable through Bill.com, making sure bills are processed accurately and on time.
- Prepare and send invoices and track payments in partnership with the Development team.
Human Resources
- Coordinate the employee lifecycle, including recruiting, onboarding, and offboarding.
- Administer benefits and time off and coordinate payroll, working with our providers.
- Maintain personnel files, the employee handbook, and job descriptions.
- Support compliance with employment laws and regulations, working with outside advisors as needed.
- Coordinate performance review cycles and professional development opportunities.
- Serve as a first point of contact for employee questions and concerns, handling sensitive matters with discretion.
- Support administration of our collective bargaining agreement in coordination with the Executive Director.
Compliance and Risk
- Track and manage state and federal nonprofit reporting requirements and deadlines, including charitable registrations, annual reports, and lobbying disclosures.
- Help identify and reduce organizational risk, including through insurance coverage and internal controls.
What You Will Need
- Experience: The Finance and Operations Manager will have at least 6 years of experience in nonprofit operations, finance, or administration, preferably in a nonprofit, advocacy, or political organization. Experience in a small organization where you covered several functions is a plus.
- Nonprofit Finance: Hands-on experience managing accounts payable and receivable, tracking spending against budgets, and working alongside a CFO, accountant, or outside bookkeeper. Familiarity with restricted grants, grant reporting, and allocating spending across 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) entities is highly desirable.
- Human Resources: Working knowledge of HR administration, including recruiting, onboarding, benefits, payroll processing, and personnel records. Experience in a unionized workplace or with a collective bargaining agreement is a plus.
- Project Management: Strong organizational and project management skills, coupled with sharp attention to detail and a demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines. Proven ability to build, document, and improve processes and policies.
- Systems & Tools: Experience administering technology systems and vendors, and the ability to learn new software quickly.
- Judgment & Discretion: Sound judgment and the ability to handle confidential financial and personnel information with care. Demonstrated problem-solving skill and resilience in developing solutions under challenging circumstances.
- Strong Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain financial, HR, and compliance processes clearly to colleagues who aren’t specialists.
- Interpersonal Skills: Build relationships and engage effectively with people from a variety of ethnic, racial, socio-economic, educational, linguistic, and religious backgrounds, as well as people of various physical abilities, sexual orientations, gender identities, and generations. Demonstrate self-awareness about how your identities may influence how you show up, interact with, and are perceived by others.
- Commitment to social justice, diversity, and inclusion: Demonstrates a strong commitment to social justice and actively works to dismantle systems of oppression, including racism, sexism, misogyny, classism, ableism, homophobia, xenophobia, and other forms of discrimination. Demonstrated ability and commitment to working with people from a variety of ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds, as well as varying religious, educational, generational, and gender identity backgrounds.
- Ability to travel up to 2 times per year for staff gatherings and organizational events.
- Ability to work occasional nights and weekends as needed.
Details: Mothers Out Front is a fully remote organization. Candidates can be based anywhere in the U.S. and will work from a home office. This is a full-time position.
Salary and benefits: The salary range for the Operations Manager is $78,000 - $85,000, depending on experience. Benefits include health, vision, and dental coverage, a 401(k) plan, flexible spending plan, paid vacation, holidays, sick days, and support for remote work set-up. We offer ongoing training opportunities, a fast-paced, dynamic, supportive, and collaborative setting and we are proudly women-led!
To apply: Complete the application questions and submit your resume. Any questions can be directed to hiring@mothersoutfront.org.
Deadline: Applications will be reviewing on a rolling basis; apply by Dec 1 for full consideration. Target start date is January 2027.Equal Employment Opportunity and Reasonable Accommodation
Mothers Out Front is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. The organization encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, record of arrest or conviction and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability and need assistance applying online, please e-mail hiring@mothersoutfront.org. If you are selected for an interview, you will receive additional information regarding how to request an accommodation for the interview process.
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Who's Hiring
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote finance and operations lead jobs.
- 5+ years of combined finance and operations management experience
- Proficiency in financial modeling, budgeting, and forecasting
- Experience with ERP systems such as NetSuite, SAP, or Oracle
- Strong cross-functional project management and stakeholder coordination skills
- Bachelor's degree in finance, business administration, or a related field
- CPA, CFA, or MBA preferred for senior-level positions
Tips for Your Remote Finance and Operations Lead Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote finance and operations lead openings from across the U.S. in one place. Search roles that match your seniority and functional mix, then apply directly. Early applicants for remote roles often move faster through screening.
Show your async communication in writing
Remote finance and operations leads present budget updates, process changes, and cross-functional decisions in writing, not in person. Bring a sample memo, Loom walkthrough, or written financial summary to interviews to show you communicate clearly without a whiteboard.
Highlight distributed tools you use daily
Name the specific tools you rely on for remote finance and operations work, such as NetSuite, QuickBooks Online, Notion, Linear, or Rippling. Remote employers move faster when they see you already know the stack rather than need onboarding from scratch.
Frame your scope across both functions
Remote hiring managers for this role want to see you own the full picture. Lead with examples where you managed financial close and improved an operational process in the same period, since that dual ownership is exactly what distributed teams are hiring for.
Remote Finance and Operations Lead Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote finance and operations lead job?
Target remote-first companies and distributed teams that need a single owner for both finance and operations functions, since those organizations are most likely to hire this role remotely. Remote employers screen heavily for self-direction, clear written communication, and comfort with async workflows. Demonstrated experience with financial reporting, process improvement, and cross-functional coordination in a distributed environment gives you a real edge.
Which companies hire remote finance and operations leads?
Companies hiring remote finance and operations leads right now include hims & hers, Sakara Life, and Amicis Solutions, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Remote-first SaaS companies, professional services firms, and distributed healthcare and fintech teams are among the most active hirers for this role.
Can you get a remote finance and operations lead job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level roles in this area are harder to land because you need to work independently from day one without on-site mentorship. Focus on remote-first startups and lean teams where the role is broader and more accessible. Showing concrete results from finance or operations projects, freelance work, or a hybrid role signals you can manage the job without close supervision.
Do you need a degree for remote finance and operations lead jobs?
Not always. Remote employers in this role weigh demonstrated skills alongside credentials, particularly experience owning budgets, running financial close, improving operational processes, and communicating results to leadership. A strong portfolio of outcomes, relevant certifications in finance or project management, or a history of hybrid finance and operations ownership can carry significant weight even without a traditional four-year degree.
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