**Who We Are & What We Can Offer You: **
WBUR is Boston’s NPR and a public media leader, producing exceptional journalism on-air, online, on-demand, and in real life. Our mission is to produce high-quality journalism and enriching experiences that foster understanding, connection, and community for an expanding circle of people. WBUR is member-supported and licensed to Boston University.
WBUR is brimming with talent and ambition. Our colleagues work hard, strive for excellence, value truth, creativity, diverse perspectives, and open debate. Our culture is warm and welcoming — no matter what your role is — we work hard to ensure that everyone feels like they belong. On top of that people are both respectful and passionate about the work we do.
We’ve got exciting plans to keep innovating and building WBUR for the future. It’s a place to do meaningful work with interesting people and to learn and grow along the way.
We offer our employees both hybrid and in-office work arrangements.
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**The Opportunity and Who You’ll Work With: **
Position Type: Regular, Full Time, Benefits Eligible
Work Format: Hybrid; minimum of 2 days onsite, up to 3 days remote.
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week. Hours are typically 09:00AM-05:00PM Eastern Time.
Our Finance & Administration team is responsible for managing budgets, forecasting financial outcomes, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations and standards. By providing strategic financial insights and oversight, this team supports our mission of delivering impactful and accessible content to a diverse audience. Their expertise not only helps in optimizing resources but also in shaping WBUR's financial strategies to adapt to the ever-evolving media landscape.
As Senior Director, Finance and Administration, you will play a pivotal role in WBUR's strategy, financial and operational management. This role includes, but is not limited to, strategy, long-term modeling, annual budgets and monthly/quarterly forecasts, cash reports, grant- funding administration including resource allocation and utilization, alignment with strategic objectives. Additionally, you will prepare quarterly reports to the COO/CEO and Board, year-end close activities while maintaining accuracy and transparency.
Integral to your role will be managing the annual audit engagement, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and institutional requirements. You will direct budgeting and accounting activities in accordance with non-profit accounting standards, maintaining financial integrity and accountability.
You will also manage payroll, accounts payable processing, and gift processing, ensuring efficient operations and compliance with relevant regulations.
Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer (COO), you will collaborate on strategic budget planning and initiatives, leveraging financial insights to support organizational objectives. Your involvement in strategic planning and implementation aligns with WBUR's mission and facilitates its strategic transformation.
In summary, as Senior Director, Finance and Administration, you will embody a multifaceted role crucial to WBUR's financial sustainability, operational efficiency, and strategic advancement.
Essential Functions:
Required Skills
**What You’ll Need to Succeed: **
Education and Experience:
Capabilities and Proficiencies:
_In an ongoing effort to enrich our organizational culture, WBUR is committed to building a staff and leadership team that reflects the diversity of our city, region and nation. _
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_Designing an organization where everyone thrives, creating connection and community that permeates our workplace requires real change across all facets of what we do and who we are. _
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_We must hire, support, develop, advance and retain diverse talent at all levels of the organization with a standard of inclusive excellence. _
If you are excited by this opportunity and have a passion for our mission - whether you meet all or some of our criteria - we want to talk to you. After submitting your application – join ourTalent Community!
**If you require an ADA reasonable accommodation to complete your application and/or participate in the interview process, please let us knowhere. **
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
Required Experience
**What You’ll Need to Succeed: **
Education and Experience:
Capabilities and Proficiencies:
_In an ongoing effort to enrich our organizational culture, WBUR is committed to building a staff and leadership team that reflects the diversity of our city, region and nation. _
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_Designing an organization where everyone thrives, creating connection and community that permeates our workplace requires real change across all facets of what we do and who we are. _
__
_We must hire, support, develop, advance and retain diverse talent at all levels of the organization with a standard of inclusive excellence. _
If you are excited by this opportunity and have a passion for our mission - whether you meet all or some of our criteria - we want to talk to you. After submitting your application – join ourTalent Community!
**If you require an ADA reasonable accommodation to complete your application and/or participate in the interview process, please let us knowhere. **
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.