Senior Manager Finance & Administrtation

ReadyCT•Hartford, CT

14d•$80,000 - $95,000•Onsite

About The Position

ReadyCT is looking for an organized, operationally savvy professional who enjoys building the systems that make a mission possible. By managing critical financial, administrative, and compliance structures of our youth-serving initiatives, you’ll ensure things run smoothly behind the scenes so that every student can focus on a seamless, high-quality launch into the professional world. This role is a great fit for someone who enjoys being the organizational “hub” — keeping programs on track, supporting compliance and financial processes, and helping teams work efficiently. You’ll play a key role in supporting high school internship programs, coordinating org-wide operational details, and maintaining the systems that help ReadyCT create efficiencies to advance the work!

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in public administration, nonprofit management, finance, or a related field
Experience building program budgets in a nonprofit environment and tracking expenses to support grant requirements.
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail and precision.
Comfort managing multiple projects, timelines, and administrative processes, including payroll, employee onboarding, and reporting to funders/partners.
Ability to explain financial or compliance information in a clear, practical way to an audience with a non-finance background.
Curious, adaptable, and open to learning and taking on new responsibilities.
Ability to perform the essential functions of this role as described in the Essential Functions section below.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
Preferred experience in nonprofits or organizations with heavy braided/blended grant-funded structures, including state and federal funding.
Enjoys working with colleagues and external partners to keep programs running smoothly.

Responsibilities

Develop and update program budgets.
Track expenses and facilitate discussions with program leads to help ensure spending stays aligned with program budgets and grant requirements.
Monitor compliance with federal and state program requirements.
Prepare clear, regular financial updates for internal teams and leadership, and other stakeholders as needed.
Manage salary allocation process as part of budget management responsibilities, including biweekly timesheet delivery to accounting contractor.
Working with an accounting contractor, prepare and submit required financial reports to funders.
Provide general operational and financial support to keep the organization running smoothly.
Manage the youth internship onboarding and offboarding processes throughout the year, working closely with the respective program teams.
Coordinate payroll, reimbursements, and reporting related to youth employment programs.
Monitor compliance with federal and state program requirements, as detailed in contracts and grant agreements.
Serve as a point of contact for program documentation and compliance support.
Coordinate contractors, seasonal staff, and internal resources as needed, to ensure programmatic and operational success.