Overview
THE ORGANIZATION
The Center for Court Innovation is committed to reducing crime and incarceration, addressing violence, supporting survivors, and building communities while strengthening public trust in justice. The Center seeks justice for marginalized groups, bringing an equity lens – particularly a racial and gender equity lens – to its work. For 25 years, the Center has worked to foster justice and equity to create safe, healthy, and thriving communities and, ultimately, to transform the justice system.
The Center is an 800-employee, $100 million nonprofit that accomplishes its vision through three pillars of work: creating and scaling operating programs to test new ideas and solve problems, performing original research to determine what works (and what doesn’t), and providing expert assistance and policy guidance to justice reformers around the world.
Operating Programs
The Center’s operating programs, including the award-winning Red Hook Community Justice Center and Midtown Community Court, test new ideas, solve difficult problems, and attempt to achieve systemic change within the justice system. Our projects include community-based violence prevention programs, alternatives to incarceration, reentry initiatives, and court-based initiatives that reduce the use of unnecessary incarceration and promote positive individual and family change. Through this programming, we have produced tangible results like safer streets, reduced incarceration, and improved neighborhood perceptions of justice.
Research
Researchers at the Center conduct independent evaluations, documenting how government systems work, how neighborhoods function, and how reform efforts change things. We believe in the “action research” model; accordingly, our researchers provide regular feedback on the results of the Center’s own operating programs. The Center has published studies on topics including youth in the sex trade, reentry, gun violence, and drug treatment as an alternative to incarceration. Our researchers have been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals.
Policy & Expert Assistance
The Center provides hands-on, planning and implementation assistance to a wide range of jurisdictions in areas of reform such as problem-solving courts (e.g., community courts, treatment courts, domestic violence courts), tribal justice, reducing incarceration and the use of fines/fees and reducing crime and violence. Our current expert assistance takes many forms, including help with analyzing data, strategic planning and consultation, policy guidance, and hosting site visits to its operating programs in the New York City area.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The Center is seeking an experienced Financial Operations Coordinator to join the Finance team to coordinate and assist with day-to-day financial transactions, projects and administrative tasks. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the Financial Operations Coordinator will support CFO in managing and coordinating transactions within the finance team and between different divisions of the Center.
The ideal candidate will be someone with experience working in the financial field, has high energy and curiosity about the Center’s work and a talent for project management. The candidate should have strong interpersonal communications skills, a strong aptitude for data, financial analysis, and technology.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Responsible for answering inquiries about financial policies and transactions at the Center by coordinating with the internal financial units and other departments;
- Provide project management support to the CFO and other leaders within the finance department including:
- Developing project plans and timelines;
- Scheduling meetings, preparing action items and supporting the CFO in following up with stakeholders and team members;
- Support the timely execution and implementation of projects;
- Develop tools for streamlined communication within the finance team and with other divisions of the Center and ensure that all responses are timely and accurate;
- Support the finance team in developing training programs including developing training materials, scheduling trainings, and assist in conducting the trainings;
- Support the scheduling and running of internal team meetings including scheduling meetings, creating and distributing agenda items, actions items, and other necessary follow up;
- Support the CFO and other senior leaders in appropriately logging and managing day-to-day financial transactions;
- Develop and support initiatives that enhance collaboration and communication across the Center;
- Additional relevant tasks, as needed.
Position Location: Midtown Manhattan
Position Type: Full-time – Hybrid. The standard work week is 35 hours, Monday through Friday.
Qualifications: The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in finance, business administration, organizational management or other related fields plus a minimum of 3-4 years of demonstrable experience and success in project management or financial coordination. Experience in the non-profit field is preferred. The Center encourages individuals with lived experience with at least 5 years of experience in the field of finance or business management to apply. Excellent written and verbal skills are a must. Candidate must have strong interpersonal communication skills. The selected candidate must be highly organized and have the ability to prioritize tasks. Ability to work independently and with a team are a must.
Compensation: Salary range starts at $65,000 and is commensurate with experience. The Center for Court Innovation offers an excellent benefits package including comprehensive healthcare with a national network, free basic dental coverage, vision insurance, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, and flexible spending accounts including commuter FSA. We prioritize mental health care for our staff and offer services like Talkspace and Ginger through our healthcare plans. We offer a 403(b) retirement plan with a two-to-one employer contribution up to 5%.
The Center for Court Innovation is an equal opportunity employer. The Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other category protected by law. We strongly encourage and seek applications from women, people of color, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities as well as individuals with prior contact with the criminal justice system.
As of September 9, 2021, all new hires are required to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, unless they have been granted a reasonable accommodation for medical, disability or religious reasons by the Center’s Human Resources Department.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete an employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. Only applicants under consideration will be contacted. No phone calls please.
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