Job Description

Columbia University’s Master's in Nonprofit Management program seeks candidates to teach Nonprofit Financial Management.  Course sections are generally taught one day or evening per week for each semester, depending on program needs and instructor availability. SPS seeks individuals with a vibrant portfolio of  relevant professional experience, graduate academic study, and professional or academic publications to teach nonprofit financial management. The course is intended as an overview of financial and budgetary literacy needed for nonprofit organizations and their use as a communication tool for organizational priorities, and should, therefore, focus on these areas:

• Cash-flow analysis
• Budgeting
• GAAP nonprofit accounting
• Fund accounting
• Cost accounting 
• Financial statements analysis 
• Operating and capital budgets
• Development of appropriate financial communications with senior leadership, boards, donors, staff, beneficiaires, regulators and the public, including the media, as needed.

Candidates should have extensive leadership experience applying their discipline in the nonprofit sector, teaching experience, and a deep and demonstrated understanding of applied and academic trends that are driving best practices.

Qualifications

Columbia University SPS operates under a scholar-practitioner faculty model, which enables students to learn from faculty possessing outstanding academic training as well as a record of accomplishment as practitioners in an applied professional setting. 

REQUIREMENTS

• Master’s degree is required in financial management or accounting (MBA, JD, or CPA);
• Seven to ten years of professional experience as a financial officer of a nonprofit organization (CFO, financial director, or controller), with at least ten years preferred;
• Knowledgeable in nonprofit management, financial and social services; and 
• Experience teaching graduate-level, semester-long courses.

Additional Information

Please submit a resume inclusive of university teaching experience.

Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled. 

All applicants must provide a cover letter and CV.

Please include the course(s) for which you would like to be considered in your cover letter.

Columbia University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. The University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a diverse environment and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.