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Finance Manager

Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts · Environment · $1.9M budget · 3 staff

Why Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts

FY2025 · Form 990Its mission and biggest programs, as filed

Unites, elevates, and empowers Colorado's conservation community to protect state lands and waters.

  • Land trust support: keep IT Colorado strengthens the capacity of Land Trusts statewide by raising and regranting funds that reduce barriers for landowners to permanently conserve their lands. Keep IT colorado's transaction cost assistance program makes conservation easements financially feasible…$905K spent in FY2025
  • Education and collaboration: keep IT Colorado connects, educates, and empowers the people and organizations advancing conservation across Colorado. Through statewide and regional convenings, webinars, and peer- learning forums, we provide spaces for collaboration, innovation, and professional growth. Our annual membership…$640K spent in FY2025
  • Public policy: keep IT Colorado serves as the collective voice for private Land conservation in Colorado, ensuring that policies and funding mechanisms enable lasting conservation outcomes. Our policy work ensures that conservation remains a shared public priority backed by effective…$139K spent in FY2025

Before you apply

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Peers pay
$74K–$130K
Colorado orgs
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt VII · Sec A
Pays its leaders
$64K–$78K
2 officers reported
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt VII · Sec A
Budget
$2.0M
spent in FY2025
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt I · Ln 18
Staff
3
employees
20 volunteers
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt I · Ln 5–6
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Surplus or deficit
−8%
of revenue, FY2025
Concern: revenue was below expenses in the latest filing.
Pt I · Ln 19
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash and securities
Looks good: 18.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file
IRS status
501(c)(3)
tax-exempt since 1997
Looks good: listed by the IRS.
IRS BMF
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About the role

The org's own posting, as written

What We Can Achieve Together: The Financial Specialist III provides highly specialized finance/accounting-related services to a department or business unit. They provide highly specialized services in one or more of the following functions: financial analysis and reporting; financial management; accounting; auditing; grants administration, management controls and reporting; or similar financial activities for a department or business unit. They have a high level of expertise in their area(s) of specialization. The position administers and maintains finance/accounting activities in accordance with TNC policies and procedures and best practices in financial/organizational management.

The Finance/Accounting Specialist III aids all levels of personnel in their specialty area. They respond to complex employee/management questions and problems based on advanced knowledge of the subject area. We’re Looking for You: The Finance Manager (Manager) works within a financial services unit (pod) and serves as the senior finance leader for an assigned business unit(s) (Kentucky and Tennessee, or Virginia). They are primarily responsible for the financial management and strategic priorities of the business unit(s).

The Manager partners closely with conservation, philanthropy, operations, and leadership to deliver strategic financial guidance, high-level analysis, and informed decision support. The Manager plays a key role in translating financial strategy into operational execution, ensuring that financial plans, analyses, and recommendations effectively support business objectives and organizational priorities.

Working in collaboration with the Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virgina Finance Director and Southern Division Finance Director, the Manager advances state, pod, and division financial priorities by implementing consistent processes, strengthening financial management practices, and fostering collaboration and operational excellence within the assigned business unit(s) and across the Southern Division.

Essential Functions

The Finance Manager provides strategic financial leadership and serves as a trusted advisor to conservation, philanthropy, operations, and leadership within their assigned business unit(s). The role leads business unit-level financial planning, forecasting, reporting, analysis, internal controls, and stewardship activities that support informed decision-making and long-term financial sustainability. The Finance Manager delivers high-quality financial insight and guidance, translating financial strategy into operational execution while fostering strong partnerships and supporting organizational priorities.

The role promotes consistent financial practices and operational excellence, ensures effective stewardship of financial resources, compliance with organizational policies and regulatory requirements, and alignment with state, pod, divisional, and organizational priorities. Location: This position supports financial management either across…

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About Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts

From its Form 990

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