Job Summary:

BDO’s Core Purpose is Helping People Thrive Every Day. Our Core Values reflect how we manage our work, our relationships and ourselves. As an employee of the firm, you will live true to our Core Values of people first, being exceptional every day in every way, embracing change, feeling empowered through knowledge, and choosing accountability. Our Core Values are the standards by which we conduct ourselves day in and day out, both internally and externally.

BDO is a growth-oriented management consulting practice dedicated to building the capacity of the nonprofit sector. We partner with our nonprofit and philanthropic clients to help them attain operational excellence, ensure financial sustainability and effectively achieve their desired impact. Our collaborative approach includes client input and involvement at each stage of an engagement.

As a Senior Manager in BDO’s Industry Specialty practice, you will provide professional services that are sensitive to the needs and values of both nonprofit organizations and funders that support them. You will also have opportunities to develop and refine the services we currently offer. In addition to working with funders as clients, you will work directly with on-the-ground nonprofits to help them build their finance and infrastructure capacity. We recognize how important our work with nonprofits is in ensuring our services for funders are informed by current grantee realities.

Job Duties:

Responsibilities vary based on engagements and client needs and require an independent and multi-talented professional with deep experience in philanthropic finance and operations, change management experience and a consulting mindset.

Duties may include any of the following:

Service Delivery

• Leads complex client projects in accordance with the BDO approach to service delivery
• Primarily participates in and leads funder engagements such as:
  • Analyzing current processes, systems, and procedures and making recommendations to ensure best practices while keeping abreast of changing regulatory environments
  • Co-developing critical infrastructure systems and processes including grants management, accounting, investments and operations
  • Training and coaching staff on finance and infrastructure
• Leads and participates in similar nonprofit engagements
• Ensures quality of project deliverables
• Evaluates performance on client engagements

Business and Relationship Development

• Develops and maintains current and new client relationships, including relationships with foundations, collaborative partner organizations, and direct service providers
• Deepens partnerships with philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs) and other intermediaries
• Co-develops tools and collateral materials for business development purposes
• Facilitates and contributes to internal processes to support Grantmaker Advisory’s business development efforts

Practice and Product Development

• Actively engages with team to refine the Grantmaker Advisory service development strategy
• Identifies opportunities, advocates for new services, and leads their development
• Pursues ways to make engagements more efficient and impactful
• Maintains ongoing knowledge of key developments and acts as subject matter expert in areas over which interested and experienced
• Monitors key performance indicators

Team Development:

• Leads efforts to support skill building of colleagues to provide effective infrastructure support to grantmaking organizations
• Maintains ongoing knowledge of key developments within the philanthropic sector and act as subject matter expert
• Directly supervises colleagues on projects
• Participates in recruiting and onboarding activities

Other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• N/A

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Education

• Bachelor's degree, required
• Master’s Degree in Philanthropy, Nonprofit, Business, or Public Administration, preferred

Experience

• Eight or more years of progressive experience performing or overseeing finance, operations, and grants management at a grantmaking organization or professional services firm with grantmaking clients, required
• Proven success leading change management initiatives, required
• Experience with accounting systems and nonprofit accounting principles, required
• Track record of effective facilitation and/or training, preferred
• Experience with 501(c)(4) grantmaking or operations, preferred
• Experience at nonprofit organizations, preferred

Software

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel and Power Point, required

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Effective project management skills (on time and on budget delivery)
• Possess strong verbal and written communication skills – and effectively lead cross collaboration efforts
• Demonstrated creative, critical and strategic thinking in past positions
• Ability to travel

Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

National Range: $130,000 - $175,000
Maryland Range: $130,000 - $175,000
NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $130,000 - $175,000

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Join us at BDO, where you will find more than a career, you’ll find a place where your work is impactful, and you are valued for your individuality. We offer flexibility and opportunities for advancement. Our culture is centered around making meaningful connections, approaching interactions with curiosity, and being true to yourself, all while making a positive difference in the world.

At BDO, our purpose of helping people thrive every day is at the heart of everything we do. Together, we are focused on delivering exceptional and sustainable outcomes and value for our people, our clients, and our communities. BDO is proud to be an ESOP company, reflecting a culture that puts people first, by sharing financially in our growth in value with our U.S. team. BDO professionals provide assurance, tax and advisory services for a diverse range of clients across the U.S. and in over 160 countries through our global organization.

BDO is the first large accounting and advisory organization to implement an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). A qualified retirement plan, the ESOP offers participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being. The ESOP stands as a compelling addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits* offerings. The annual allocation to the ESOP is fully funded by BDO through investments in company stock and grants employees the chance to grow their wealth over time as their shares vest and grow in value with the firm’s success, with no employee contributions.

We are committed to delivering exceptional experiences to middle market leaders by sharing insight-driven perspectives, helping companies take business as usual to better than usual. With industry knowledge and experience, a breadth and depth of resources, and unwavering commitment to quality, we pride ourselves on:

• Welcoming diverse perspectives and understanding the experience of our professionals and clients
• Empowering team members to explore their full potential
• Our talented team who brings varying skills, knowledge and experience to proactively help our clients navigate an expanding array of complex challenges and opportunities
• Celebrating ingenuity and innovation to transform our business and help our clients transform theirs
• Focus on resilience and sustainability to positively impact our people, clients, and communities
• BDO Total Rewards that encompass so much more than traditional “benefits.” Click here to find out more!

*Benefits may be subject to eligibility requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets