Code for America believes government can work for the people, by the people, in the new digital age, and that government at all levels can and should work well for all people. For more than a decade, we’ve worked to show that with the mindful use of technology, we can break down barriers, meet community needs, and find real solutions.
Our employees build and transform government and community tools and services, making them so good they inspire change. We merge the best parts of technology, nonprofit, and government to help support the people who need it most.
With a focus on transparency and fairness, and deep empathy for partners in government and community organizations and the people that our partners serve, we’re building a movement of motivated change agents driven by meaningful results and lasting impact.
At Code for America, you contribute to exciting work while learning and developing in a supportive and flexible environment. Our compensation and benefits are holistic and thoughtfully curated to represent our employees and our mission. Help us drive real generational change that lasts.
Code for America is looking for a talented Associate Director of Financial Analysis who will serve Code for America by working with the Philanthropy Team and the Strategic Partnerships Team to develop more sophisticated models of historical and future revenue and expense streams, ensuring that the requirements of funders, contracting agencies, and other stakeholders are met.
About the role:
The Associate Director of Financial Analysis helps lead the financial planning, reporting, and analysis processes. This position will significantly contribute to building financial models and trend analyses for annual and mid-year planning and on-going reforecasts and be responsible for modeling, creating reports, and handling special projects and requests.
This role will report to the Director, Finance and is expected to travel no more than 5% of the time.
Code for America is based in California and can employ those who reside full-time within the United States. This is a remote position.
In this position you will:
Budgeting (20%)
Support planning and reporting processes, including forecasts, annual budgets, and multi-year planning
Help maintain CfA’s financial planning and analysis solution
Improve budget and accounting processes, including creating a culture of financial literacy
Analysis and Reporting (35%)
Provide analysis, insight and support for recommendations to leadership groups to drive strategic objectives and meet key financial and operational business goals
Support financial reporting in conjunction with funder and stakeholder requirements
Prepare government grant invoices and drawdowns
Help with tracking funds spent and forecasting future spend against foundation grants, including helping to prepare required reports related to these activities
Own the nonprofit fund accounting process
Maintain the data models in CfA’s financial planning and analysis solution and track budget to actuals
Financial Oversight (25%)
Provide oversight for the the monthly close process and perform key functions, including American Express report approvals in Concur, data cleaning, revenue entry, and providing other backup, as necessary
Management (20%)
Provide supervision and support to direct reports (currently the Financial Analyst and the Senior Financial Analyst) that ensure their professional growth
Navigate interpersonal and cross-functional conflict directly to ensure relationships and work can successfully move forward
Other duties as assigned (5%)
About you:
This is a perfect fit for someone who is highly motivated, decisive, and results-oriented with the flexibility and creativity to excel in a rapidly growing non-profit and a strong desire to contribute to financial analyses across an array of company initiatives.
5+ years of accounting and financial planning experience
Superlative Excel skills and hands-on experience with analysis and modeling
Experience with Sage Intacct
Nonprofit finance experience
Limelight, Adaptive Planning, or equivalent financial planning and analysis solution experience
Ability to influence and manage the expectations at various levels of the organization
Forward thinking mindset with the ability to manage multiple projects and identify and resolve issues
Demonstrated success collaborating with cross-functional team members
It’s a bonus if you have:
Start-up experience
What you’ll get -
Salary:
Code for America’s salary bands are transparent as a part of our commitment to transparency and fairness. As part of our hiring practices, we aim to target the midpoint of the 2nd quartile of the range for all new hires.
Offer targets vary based on market / geographic location. The offer targets for this role range from $108,503 to $132,825 annually.
Benefits and perks:
Values:
Leadership and teammates who share a strong work ethic and values, and who respect and care for one another
A collaborative, cross-functional, hardworking, and joyful environment
Employee Enablement Support:
Laptop provided
A one-time $700 payment for remote environment setup; $200 stipend (in first paycheck) and up to $500 reimbursement, in accordance with our equipment policy
Cell phone and/or internet reimbursement of $50 per month
Professional Development:
$500 annual (per calendar year) stipend towards professional development; prorated at time of hire
Up to $500 of professional development funds can be rolled over each year, up to a maximum of $1000
Training / guidance for staff required to utilize AI as part of their role, plus opportunities for employees to gain AI-related skills to support job and career growth
Retirement & 401k Plans:
Employees receive a 100% employer match on the first 3% of contributions.
Employees with 3+ years of service receive an additional 50% match on contributions between 3% and 5%, for a maximum employer contribution of 5%
Medical:
At least one no cost health insurance option for full-time employees for employee-only coverage
A minimum of 80% of the cost of dependent coverage
Remote Work:
Code for America employees may work remotely across the US
Code for America employees main residence must be within the US
Full-time employees work 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday
Collaborative working hours: we aim to hold all internal meetings between 10 AM - 3 PM PT. We expect all Code for America staff to be available during these set working hours
Time Off:
Open personal time off (subject to manager approval), a minimum of 14 paid holidays, and an org-wide closure from Christmas Day through New Year's Day
Paid sick time; up to 96 hours annually
17 weeks of paid parental and family leave
3 weeks of paid sabbatical after 5 years of service
Equal Employment Opportunity:
Code for America is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.
Code for America Workers United:
This position is not covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement between Code for America and Code for America Workers United, affiliated with OPEIU, Local 1010. The agreement was ratified on January 13, 2026, and is currently in effect.
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