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Bookkeeper

Turning Basin Labs

Bookkeeper

Oakland, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    TBL is seeking a Program Lead to help drive the growth, business sustainability and fundraising for its strategic bookkeeping program in partnership with JVS. After an initial pilot we are seeking a smart, committed and driven sales/business planning talent to drive this work to sustainability over the next 12 months and beyond. We are seeking an experienced and reliable executive to come on board and help the project team build the business plan, define the economics of the work, set out an operational plan and drive fundraising, and paying clients to deliver the next stage of growth. You will be experienced in the Californian workforce system, and in building strategic programmes or organisations.

    Essential

    • Business case development for programs and previous experience of managing $1MN+ projects and resources

    • Sustainability planning and execution

    • Going from pilot to business as usual

    • Financial management skills

    • Strategy and planning skills

    • Negotiation and facilitation skills

    • Experience of developing Growth strategies

    • Deep Project management experience - where there are complex stakeholders, deliverables, and desired outcomes

    • Fundraising and making the case for investment on behalf of initiatives

    • Problem solving skills - analytical, relational and strategic problem solver.

    • Deep knowledge of workforce, staffing or innovative labor solutions

    • Experience and networks across the Californian Labor / Workforce system

    • Understanding the small business economy in California

    Desirable

    • Lived experience of workforce issues

    • Bookkeeping and finance knowledge `

    • Strategic visioning skills

    • Board engagement skills

    • Setting organisational culture

    Responsibilities

    • Reporting to MD, and Project Board - providing a clear scope of work and plan, and regular updates on project progress

    • Driving business development - Developing the economic, value creation and long term sustainability for the Book Keeping project - and driving the efforts to secure small businesses through promotion to use the book keeping service / and provide employment opportunities after the placement.

    • Supporting fundraising, business development and investment efforts - playing a key role in efforts to raise funds to grow the program.

    • Leading engagement with JVS and Small Business Majority - engagement with the regular project team, the leadership team and the senior leadership of each respective organisation.

    • Driving improvements and support to the existing program being delivered - help to refine and entrench the key components of supporting worker development, worker placement and meeting small business / employer needs.

    • Developing a program manual and program outline and guidance for the project.

    • Building strategic support and validation for the work - this means aligning with relevant partners such as potential employers, training partners, placement support partners and more.

    • Driving learning and development - ensuring each stage of the project and after each delivery of a cohort, there is an improvement of the program and learning shared across the piece.

    • Building the Book keeping program into a business in its own right - securing a clear set of / mix of small businesses who buy the Bookkeeping service at an appropriate margin.

    Remuneration

    • $70-$85k + PTO + Bonus

    • Benefits

    • Healthcare

    • Cooperative ownership

    • Working remotely (California)

    • Reporting to MD / Executive Chair