Director of Finance & Operations

About the Company

EducationSuperHighway is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit that closed the K-12 broadband gap, connecting 99.3% of America's public schools to high-speed internet. Now, the organization is working to close the nation's literacy gap by providing literacy tutoring scholarships to first-grade students reading below grade level.

Responsibilities

• Design and build end-to-end donation processing infrastructure and optimize the donation platform stack
• Act as the internal expert on EFTC compliance, managing documentation, recordkeeping, and reporting across all 50 states
• Develop donor acknowledgment and tax documentation processes to ensure legal compliance
• Manage financial flows from donated funds to scholarship disbursements, including controls and audit trails
• Build financial dashboards for real-time visibility into donation volume, revenue, and fund utilization
• Develop internal controls frameworks and manage the annual audit process
• Build integrations between CRM systems, donation platforms, and financial accounting systems
• Define team structure and recruit/manage team members as donation volume scales

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in non-profit finance, donation operations, or operational finance
• Proven experience building financial operations, controls, and compliance infrastructure from scratch
• Strong understanding of nonprofit accounting, fund accounting, and donor acknowledgment
• Experience with donation processing platforms, payment systems, and reconciliation workflows
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
• Ability to operate effectively in an early-stage environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience with Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO) operations or educational tax credit programs
• Familiarity with payroll giving processes and third-party platforms
• Experience with Donor Advised Fund (DAF) processing and administration
• Knowledge of multi-state charitable solicitation registration and compliance
• CPA designation or equivalent financial credentials