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IDEAS
- Senior Finance Consultant – Arts FMS via TOC Arts Partners
About the Opportunity
As a financial management firm that integrates with nonprofit arts organizations from across the country, Arts FMS empowers organizations to focus on their mission, while they focus on the long-term fiscal health and sustainability of the organization. By providing a comprehensive scope of full financial management services, Arts FMS is able to bring stability, efficiency, and reliability to an organization’s financial operations.
Arts FMS seeks a Senior Finance Consultant to join their growing team. This practiced nonprofit professional is a highly motivated and self-directed individual with extensive experience with accounting and financial management, specifically in the arts and culture sector. In addition to having deep expertise in nonprofit accounting and substantial experience running a finance department, this leader will be an adept communicator and comfortable building strong internal and external relationships. They will have a thoughtful empathetic approach to guiding clients in financial strategy and decision-making, and will be able to clearly and concisely translate financial documents for a variety of stakeholders.
As Arts FMS rapidly expands their services to a growing list of impressive organizations, this leader will have the chance to join a collaborative team of thought partners dedicated to financial operations. Fully remote, the team at Arts FMS learns from one another, adapts to the specific needs of clients, and is building a set of practices that will have a significant impact on the cultural field. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to advance their skills and connect with a variety of ambitious arts organizations and their leaders.
About Arts FMS
Arts FMS delivers exemplary financial management services focused on long-term fiscal health and sustainability, empowering nonprofit arts organizations to focus on fulfilling their missions. Specializing in nonprofit financial management, Arts FMS maintains a talented team of financial consultants who bring stability, efficiency, and reliability to their client’s financial operations. Their clients receive accurate and timely data that both informs their current strategic financial decisions and better prepares them for the future.
As a financial partner, Arts FMS integrates directly with the staff and board of an organization. Once engaged, they work closely with a client to assess what services and systems would most benefit that specific nonprofit organization. The Arts FMS approach is adaptable, designed to work seamlessly with current systems that are effective, while introducing new systems to enhance efficiency and streamline workflows, which will benefit the partnership overall.
Arts FMS was founded under the belief that art is vital to our society and is core to the company’s mission. Principals Andrea Nellis and Lucy Mallett bring decades of nonprofit financial management experience as both practitioners and advisors to cultural leaders, strengthening the sector and securing both the present and future of their growing list of clients.
Job Description
A Senior Finance Consultant at Arts FMS reports to one of Arts FMS’s Managing Consultants or Principals. They manage a team of two to four people and work with five to ten clients. They maintain a list of responsibilities that are directly related to the operations of Arts FMS and then also oversee or manage a variety of financial tasks for each client. While a Senior Finance Consultant builds the external relationships and oversees the day to day work that Finance Consultants complete for clients, they need to have the skills to fulfill many responsibilities for clients when called upon.
Key Responsibilities for Arts FMS
- Effectively manage two to four direct reports and drive their projects to completion; this includes reviewing their work on an ongoing basis and performing annual reviews to support their growth and advancement.
- Deliver excellent client service through ongoing verbal and written communication, and analysis of the client’s needs.
- Handle multiple time-sensitive priorities that require in-depth knowledge of GAAP and nonprofit accounting, reporting, and compliance.
- Utilize Excel and QuickBooks Online.
Frequent Responsibilities in working for Arts FMS Clients
Strategy
- Collaborate with executive leadership to develop financial strategies aligned with the organization’s objectives.
- Identify and pursue opportunities for financial growth and sustainability.
Budgeting
- Lead an institution-wide budgeting initiative annually, in consultation with executive leadership.
- Create and maintain forecasts and long-range projections and financial models.
- Prepare cash flow and balance sheet projections to ensure adequate capital for all needs.
- Conduct monthly financial forecast reviews.
- Monitor and analyze financial performance against budgets.
Financial Reporting
- Manage the organization’s cash flow.
- Lead and oversee the annual financial audit of an organization.
- Manage the preparation of internal financial reports to provide management insight into revenue and operating expense trends.
- Propose and maintain best accounting and reporting practices to track project spending.
- Understand and anticipate the reporting needs for executive leadership and an organization’s Board of Directors.
- Prepare and present timely, accurate, transparent, and comprehensive financial reports for senior leadership, board of directors, and stakeholders.
- Attend an organization’s Board, Finance, and Audit Committee meetings.
Organizational Assistance
- Build and maintain relationships with external partners such as auditors, banks, funders, or lending institutions.
- Directly manage relationships with financial and administrative service vendors and consultants.
- Evaluate business insurance needs and maintain appropriate policies.
- Oversee the organizational payroll, including expense reimbursements, retirement plan contributions, benefit allocations, and tracking of employee PTO.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of nonprofit accounting, demonstrating proficiency in managing an organization’s accounting and finances, preferably in the arts sector.
- Extensive experience in leading a finance department and managing all aspects of financial operations including accounting software and transactions management.
- Extensive experience in creating financial management documents for both board and staff.
- Strong communication skills.
- Interest in building strong external relationships with clients through mostly virtual communication channels.
- Ability to work efficiently and flexibly in order to manage competing priorities and at times, shifting portfolios.
- Self-assurance to work proactively and confidence to ask for guidance or support, when needed.
- A genuine interest in the performing and/or visual arts.
- Master’s degree in a relevant field is a plus.
Please note: All candidates must have experience working directly in a finance department.
Compensation
The salary for this position is $90,000-130,000. Arts FMS provides comprehensive benefits, including providing health, dental, vision, long and short-term disability, and company-paid life insurance. Employees have access to a 401k plan with a company match, a flexible spending account, and paid time off.
Arts FMS is a fully remote company. The Senior Finance Consultant role is a full-time position that works within the company’s core working hours from 9am-6pm Eastern and is based in the United States.
Arts FMS is committed to fostering a workplace free from bias, discrimination, and harassment. We strive to create an inclusive, supportive environment where all employees feel welcomed, respected, and valued for their unique contributions. Arts FMS is an equal opportunity employer and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
Application Instructions
The Senior Finance Consultant search is being conducted by Arts FMS with support from TOC Arts Partners, a national consultancy aligning strategies, structures, and leadership toward a thriving cultural sector.
To apply, visit the online application and submit your materials. Your cover letter should include any training or experience relevant to the job profile that you would like to highlight, why you consider yourself a good fit for this opportunity, and anything else you’d like us to know about your qualifications that may not be present in your resume.
For general questions or nominations of prospective candidates, please contact searchteam@tocartspartners.com. We kindly request no phone calls.
Specific questions about the position may be directed to:
Brenna Thomas
Senior Strategist
brenna@tocartspartners.comApplications will be accepted until this role is filled. We encourage you to apply by July 10, 2026 for priority consideration. Interviews may begin at any time, and we encourage you to apply as early as possible for best consideration. Please note that applying before the priority deadline does not guarantee an interview, and all applicants will receive a response regarding the consideration and status of their candidacy.
Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? Research shows that cis men apply for jobs when they fulfill an average of 60% of the criteria, while others tend only to apply if they meet every requirement. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply.
We are dedicated to considering a broad array of candidates, including those with diverse workplace experiences and backgrounds. So, whether you’re returning to work after a gap in employment, simply looking to transition, or taking the next step in your career path, we will be glad to have you on our radar.
- A New Old Mozart?
Good Morning,
A flute-and-harp fragment in Mozart’s hand surfaced this week, and the New York Times reports it’s almost certainly real. How is it that we’re still discovering or re-discovering art that was created centuries ago? The big visual art news is that Getty Images just sold access to its library of human-made images to OpenAI (Fast Company), monetizing the archive as raw material for the machines that will compete with it. Granta, meanwhile, has suspended running writing of the Commonwealth prize because it can no longer tell which submissions a person actually wrote — versus a machine (The Guardian).
And in a move that was a long time in coming, Japan rewrote its copyright law this week so performers finally collect royalties when their recordings play in public (Music Business Worldwide). Copyright everywhere else, pays royalties to “creators” of music — the authors, while the performers got nothing. A very big deal.
Who says the blockbuster art shows are done? Tate Modern is setting advance-ticket records for Frida Kahlo (The Guardian), suggesting that “the blockbuster is dead” was always a claim about supply, not demand. Against all that, the first AI museum opens asking whether any of it is actually art (New York Post). This is exactly the right question.
All of our stories below.
Doug
- Hit-maker Clive David, 94
One of the few nonperformers in music to become a household name, Mr. Davis maintained a visible role as a starmaker for half a century. In the late 1960s he propelled a reluctant Columbia headlong into the rock era with acts like Janis Joplin and Blood, Sweat & Tears. – The New York Times
- Who Is America’s Great Poet?
Do we have a great poet who captures the American spirit, the American story, the American identity? We asked a posse of authors and poets to send us their votes. – Plough
- Is The First AI Museum Really Art?
The sensory splash, co-founded by artists Refik Anadol and Efsun Erkılıç, showcases four more reality-bending galleries to explore — like the classic “Alice in Wonderland” meets “Avatar” or the trippy, new horror film “Backrooms.” – New York Post
ISSUES
- Is The First AI Museum Really Art?
The sensory splash, co-founded by artists Refik Anadol and Efsun Erkılıç, showcases four more reality-bending galleries to explore — like the classic “Alice in Wonderland” meets “Avatar” or the trippy, new horror film “Backrooms.” – New York Post
- How Billionaires Visit Museums
As exhibitions become more spectacular, donors expect engagement that goes beyond acknowledgment plaques. Exclusive access has therefore evolved into a sophisticated currency and is increasingly a luxury experience in its own right. – The Times
- Blockbusters Are Dead? Tell That To Frida Kahlo Fans!
Tate was unprepared for the scale of demand. The gallery has said more than 41,000 tickets have already been sold for Frida: The Making of an Icon, which opens on 25 June, making it the highest pre-selling exhibition in Tate’s history, surpassing the previous record of 32,000 advance sales for David Hockney in 2017. – The Guardian
- In Los Angeles, LACMA Hosts A Huge Art Parade
Michael Govan was feeling pretty good about the 600,000 people who came to the block party and parade, too: “We’re not gonna close Wilshire every weekend, but it’s an example of what we can do. … It’s really exciting to see the building work.” – Los Angeles Times (MSN)
- Basel’s Art Before Art Basel
For one thing, Basel “is a city of nearly 200,000 residents and nearly 40 museums — or about one museum for every 5,000 locals.” – The New York Times
MEDIA
- Kennedy Center Says It Isn’t Required To Book Any Shows
“The Court’s order did not affirmatively require the Board to reschedule programming that had previously been cancelled or to seek new programming,” the lawyers wrote in the filing. – AP News
- With The Roku Sale To Fox, Not To Mention The Paramount Deal, Right-Wing Interests Dominate Streaming
“The scale of this quiet coup is staggering. … In practical terms, Roku controls the television home screen.” – Salon
- Court Says Trump Administration May Alter Slavery Exhibit At George Washngton’s Philadelphia House (And Philadelphia May Not)
When the Trump administration removed from the site panels telling the history of the enslaved people who lived with the Washingtons there, the city of Philadelphia sued. A lower-court federal judge ordered the panels restored; a three-judge panel of the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed that order. – The Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN)
- David Hockney Was Working Class. Artists From The Working Class Have A Much More Difficult Time Today
Through policies and schemes, previously unheard-of opportunities for people of his background began to open up, without which he would not have become the success he is considered today. The situation today for aspiring artists from a similar background is much starker. – The Conversation
- Ballmer And Bezos And Benioff: Mega-donors To The Obama Library
The foundation collected six donations of $50 million-plus, including one anonymous contributor. – Chicago Sun-Times
MUSIC
- Who Is America’s Great Poet?
Do we have a great poet who captures the American spirit, the American story, the American identity? We asked a posse of authors and poets to send us their votes. – Plough
- Granta Says It Will Stop Publishing Prize Winners Over AI Concerns
“For the sake of our own editorial integrity, the Granta Trust board has now taken the decision that we will no longer engage in external publishing partnerships.” – The Guardian
- Why Are Romance Audiobooks Surging In Popularity?
“Romance [is] increasingly shifting from page to ear. This boom — fuelled by pandemic-era isolation and women with sexual agency wanting to multi-task while consuming books that feature guilt-free escapism — is pushing the publishing industry to pursue audio-first strategies.” – CBC
- Judy Blume, She Says, Has Written Enough
The author says, “You’re living with [your characters] for months, sometimes years. And you’re locked up in a little room all day with them. That’s why 50 years is enough. I was ready to come out into the world. Now, she owns and runs a bookstore. – NPR
- Burned By AI, Granta Will No Longer Publish External Award Winning Short Stories
Ouf. “For the sake of our own editorial integrity, the Granta Trust board has now taken the decision that we will no longer engage in external publishing partnerships. We … wish our former partner, the Commonwealth Foundation, all the best in its work.” – The Guardian (UK)
PEOPLE
- Senior Finance Consultant – Arts FMS via TOC Arts Partners
About the Opportunity
As a financial management firm that integrates with nonprofit arts organizations from across the country, Arts FMS empowers organizations to focus on their mission, while they focus on the long-term fiscal health and sustainability of the organization. By providing a comprehensive scope of full financial management services, Arts FMS is able to bring stability, efficiency, and reliability to an organization’s financial operations.
Arts FMS seeks a Senior Finance Consultant to join their growing team. This practiced nonprofit professional is a highly motivated and self-directed individual with extensive experience with accounting and financial management, specifically in the arts and culture sector. In addition to having deep expertise in nonprofit accounting and substantial experience running a finance department, this leader will be an adept communicator and comfortable building strong internal and external relationships. They will have a thoughtful empathetic approach to guiding clients in financial strategy and decision-making, and will be able to clearly and concisely translate financial documents for a variety of stakeholders.
As Arts FMS rapidly expands their services to a growing list of impressive organizations, this leader will have the chance to join a collaborative team of thought partners dedicated to financial operations. Fully remote, the team at Arts FMS learns from one another, adapts to the specific needs of clients, and is building a set of practices that will have a significant impact on the cultural field. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to advance their skills and connect with a variety of ambitious arts organizations and their leaders.
About Arts FMS
Arts FMS delivers exemplary financial management services focused on long-term fiscal health and sustainability, empowering nonprofit arts organizations to focus on fulfilling their missions. Specializing in nonprofit financial management, Arts FMS maintains a talented team of financial consultants who bring stability, efficiency, and reliability to their client’s financial operations. Their clients receive accurate and timely data that both informs their current strategic financial decisions and better prepares them for the future.
As a financial partner, Arts FMS integrates directly with the staff and board of an organization. Once engaged, they work closely with a client to assess what services and systems would most benefit that specific nonprofit organization. The Arts FMS approach is adaptable, designed to work seamlessly with current systems that are effective, while introducing new systems to enhance efficiency and streamline workflows, which will benefit the partnership overall.
Arts FMS was founded under the belief that art is vital to our society and is core to the company’s mission. Principals Andrea Nellis and Lucy Mallett bring decades of nonprofit financial management experience as both practitioners and advisors to cultural leaders, strengthening the sector and securing both the present and future of their growing list of clients.
Job Description
A Senior Finance Consultant at Arts FMS reports to one of Arts FMS’s Managing Consultants or Principals. They manage a team of two to four people and work with five to ten clients. They maintain a list of responsibilities that are directly related to the operations of Arts FMS and then also oversee or manage a variety of financial tasks for each client. While a Senior Finance Consultant builds the external relationships and oversees the day to day work that Finance Consultants complete for clients, they need to have the skills to fulfill many responsibilities for clients when called upon.
Key Responsibilities for Arts FMS
- Effectively manage two to four direct reports and drive their projects to completion; this includes reviewing their work on an ongoing basis and performing annual reviews to support their growth and advancement.
- Deliver excellent client service through ongoing verbal and written communication, and analysis of the client’s needs.
- Handle multiple time-sensitive priorities that require in-depth knowledge of GAAP and nonprofit accounting, reporting, and compliance.
- Utilize Excel and QuickBooks Online.
Frequent Responsibilities in working for Arts FMS Clients
Strategy
- Collaborate with executive leadership to develop financial strategies aligned with the organization’s objectives.
- Identify and pursue opportunities for financial growth and sustainability.
Budgeting
- Lead an institution-wide budgeting initiative annually, in consultation with executive leadership.
- Create and maintain forecasts and long-range projections and financial models.
- Prepare cash flow and balance sheet projections to ensure adequate capital for all needs.
- Conduct monthly financial forecast reviews.
- Monitor and analyze financial performance against budgets.
Financial Reporting
- Manage the organization’s cash flow.
- Lead and oversee the annual financial audit of an organization.
- Manage the preparation of internal financial reports to provide management insight into revenue and operating expense trends.
- Propose and maintain best accounting and reporting practices to track project spending.
- Understand and anticipate the reporting needs for executive leadership and an organization’s Board of Directors.
- Prepare and present timely, accurate, transparent, and comprehensive financial reports for senior leadership, board of directors, and stakeholders.
- Attend an organization’s Board, Finance, and Audit Committee meetings.
Organizational Assistance
- Build and maintain relationships with external partners such as auditors, banks, funders, or lending institutions.
- Directly manage relationships with financial and administrative service vendors and consultants.
- Evaluate business insurance needs and maintain appropriate policies.
- Oversee the organizational payroll, including expense reimbursements, retirement plan contributions, benefit allocations, and tracking of employee PTO.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of nonprofit accounting, demonstrating proficiency in managing an organization’s accounting and finances, preferably in the arts sector.
- Extensive experience in leading a finance department and managing all aspects of financial operations including accounting software and transactions management.
- Extensive experience in creating financial management documents for both board and staff.
- Strong communication skills.
- Interest in building strong external relationships with clients through mostly virtual communication channels.
- Ability to work efficiently and flexibly in order to manage competing priorities and at times, shifting portfolios.
- Self-assurance to work proactively and confidence to ask for guidance or support, when needed.
- A genuine interest in the performing and/or visual arts.
- Master’s degree in a relevant field is a plus.
Please note: All candidates must have experience working directly in a finance department.
Compensation
The salary for this position is $90,000-130,000. Arts FMS provides comprehensive benefits, including providing health, dental, vision, long and short-term disability, and company-paid life insurance. Employees have access to a 401k plan with a company match, a flexible spending account, and paid time off.
Arts FMS is a fully remote company. The Senior Finance Consultant role is a full-time position that works within the company’s core working hours from 9am-6pm Eastern and is based in the United States.
Arts FMS is committed to fostering a workplace free from bias, discrimination, and harassment. We strive to create an inclusive, supportive environment where all employees feel welcomed, respected, and valued for their unique contributions. Arts FMS is an equal opportunity employer and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
Application Instructions
The Senior Finance Consultant search is being conducted by Arts FMS with support from TOC Arts Partners, a national consultancy aligning strategies, structures, and leadership toward a thriving cultural sector.
To apply, visit the online application and submit your materials. Your cover letter should include any training or experience relevant to the job profile that you would like to highlight, why you consider yourself a good fit for this opportunity, and anything else you’d like us to know about your qualifications that may not be present in your resume.
For general questions or nominations of prospective candidates, please contact searchteam@tocartspartners.com. We kindly request no phone calls.
Specific questions about the position may be directed to:
Brenna Thomas
Senior Strategist
brenna@tocartspartners.comApplications will be accepted until this role is filled. We encourage you to apply by July 10, 2026 for priority consideration. Interviews may begin at any time, and we encourage you to apply as early as possible for best consideration. Please note that applying before the priority deadline does not guarantee an interview, and all applicants will receive a response regarding the consideration and status of their candidacy.
Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? Research shows that cis men apply for jobs when they fulfill an average of 60% of the criteria, while others tend only to apply if they meet every requirement. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply.
We are dedicated to considering a broad array of candidates, including those with diverse workplace experiences and backgrounds. So, whether you’re returning to work after a gap in employment, simply looking to transition, or taking the next step in your career path, we will be glad to have you on our radar.
- A New Old Mozart?
Good Morning,
A flute-and-harp fragment in Mozart’s hand surfaced this week, and the New York Times reports it’s almost certainly real. How is it that we’re still discovering or re-discovering art that was created centuries ago? The big visual art news is that Getty Images just sold access to its library of human-made images to OpenAI (Fast Company), monetizing the archive as raw material for the machines that will compete with it. Granta, meanwhile, has suspended running writing of the Commonwealth prize because it can no longer tell which submissions a person actually wrote — versus a machine (The Guardian).
And in a move that was a long time in coming, Japan rewrote its copyright law this week so performers finally collect royalties when their recordings play in public (Music Business Worldwide). Copyright everywhere else, pays royalties to “creators” of music — the authors, while the performers got nothing. A very big deal.
Who says the blockbuster art shows are done? Tate Modern is setting advance-ticket records for Frida Kahlo (The Guardian), suggesting that “the blockbuster is dead” was always a claim about supply, not demand. Against all that, the first AI museum opens asking whether any of it is actually art (New York Post). This is exactly the right question.
All of our stories below.
Doug
- Hit-maker Clive David, 94
One of the few nonperformers in music to become a household name, Mr. Davis maintained a visible role as a starmaker for half a century. In the late 1960s he propelled a reluctant Columbia headlong into the rock era with acts like Janis Joplin and Blood, Sweat & Tears. – The New York Times
- Who Is America’s Great Poet?
Do we have a great poet who captures the American spirit, the American story, the American identity? We asked a posse of authors and poets to send us their votes. – Plough
- Is The First AI Museum Really Art?
The sensory splash, co-founded by artists Refik Anadol and Efsun Erkılıç, showcases four more reality-bending galleries to explore — like the classic “Alice in Wonderland” meets “Avatar” or the trippy, new horror film “Backrooms.” – New York Post
PEOPLE
- Senior Finance Consultant – Arts FMS via TOC Arts Partners
About the Opportunity
As a financial management firm that integrates with nonprofit arts organizations from across the country, Arts FMS empowers organizations to focus on their mission, while they focus on the long-term fiscal health and sustainability of the organization. By providing a comprehensive scope of full financial management services, Arts FMS is able to bring stability, efficiency, and reliability to an organization’s financial operations.
Arts FMS seeks a Senior Finance Consultant to join their growing team. This practiced nonprofit professional is a highly motivated and self-directed individual with extensive experience with accounting and financial management, specifically in the arts and culture sector. In addition to having deep expertise in nonprofit accounting and substantial experience running a finance department, this leader will be an adept communicator and comfortable building strong internal and external relationships. They will have a thoughtful empathetic approach to guiding clients in financial strategy and decision-making, and will be able to clearly and concisely translate financial documents for a variety of stakeholders.
As Arts FMS rapidly expands their services to a growing list of impressive organizations, this leader will have the chance to join a collaborative team of thought partners dedicated to financial operations. Fully remote, the team at Arts FMS learns from one another, adapts to the specific needs of clients, and is building a set of practices that will have a significant impact on the cultural field. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to advance their skills and connect with a variety of ambitious arts organizations and their leaders.
About Arts FMS
Arts FMS delivers exemplary financial management services focused on long-term fiscal health and sustainability, empowering nonprofit arts organizations to focus on fulfilling their missions. Specializing in nonprofit financial management, Arts FMS maintains a talented team of financial consultants who bring stability, efficiency, and reliability to their client’s financial operations. Their clients receive accurate and timely data that both informs their current strategic financial decisions and better prepares them for the future.
As a financial partner, Arts FMS integrates directly with the staff and board of an organization. Once engaged, they work closely with a client to assess what services and systems would most benefit that specific nonprofit organization. The Arts FMS approach is adaptable, designed to work seamlessly with current systems that are effective, while introducing new systems to enhance efficiency and streamline workflows, which will benefit the partnership overall.
Arts FMS was founded under the belief that art is vital to our society and is core to the company’s mission. Principals Andrea Nellis and Lucy Mallett bring decades of nonprofit financial management experience as both practitioners and advisors to cultural leaders, strengthening the sector and securing both the present and future of their growing list of clients.
Job Description
A Senior Finance Consultant at Arts FMS reports to one of Arts FMS’s Managing Consultants or Principals. They manage a team of two to four people and work with five to ten clients. They maintain a list of responsibilities that are directly related to the operations of Arts FMS and then also oversee or manage a variety of financial tasks for each client. While a Senior Finance Consultant builds the external relationships and oversees the day to day work that Finance Consultants complete for clients, they need to have the skills to fulfill many responsibilities for clients when called upon.
Key Responsibilities for Arts FMS
- Effectively manage two to four direct reports and drive their projects to completion; this includes reviewing their work on an ongoing basis and performing annual reviews to support their growth and advancement.
- Deliver excellent client service through ongoing verbal and written communication, and analysis of the client’s needs.
- Handle multiple time-sensitive priorities that require in-depth knowledge of GAAP and nonprofit accounting, reporting, and compliance.
- Utilize Excel and QuickBooks Online.
Frequent Responsibilities in working for Arts FMS Clients
Strategy
- Collaborate with executive leadership to develop financial strategies aligned with the organization’s objectives.
- Identify and pursue opportunities for financial growth and sustainability.
Budgeting
- Lead an institution-wide budgeting initiative annually, in consultation with executive leadership.
- Create and maintain forecasts and long-range projections and financial models.
- Prepare cash flow and balance sheet projections to ensure adequate capital for all needs.
- Conduct monthly financial forecast reviews.
- Monitor and analyze financial performance against budgets.
Financial Reporting
- Manage the organization’s cash flow.
- Lead and oversee the annual financial audit of an organization.
- Manage the preparation of internal financial reports to provide management insight into revenue and operating expense trends.
- Propose and maintain best accounting and reporting practices to track project spending.
- Understand and anticipate the reporting needs for executive leadership and an organization’s Board of Directors.
- Prepare and present timely, accurate, transparent, and comprehensive financial reports for senior leadership, board of directors, and stakeholders.
- Attend an organization’s Board, Finance, and Audit Committee meetings.
Organizational Assistance
- Build and maintain relationships with external partners such as auditors, banks, funders, or lending institutions.
- Directly manage relationships with financial and administrative service vendors and consultants.
- Evaluate business insurance needs and maintain appropriate policies.
- Oversee the organizational payroll, including expense reimbursements, retirement plan contributions, benefit allocations, and tracking of employee PTO.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of nonprofit accounting, demonstrating proficiency in managing an organization’s accounting and finances, preferably in the arts sector.
- Extensive experience in leading a finance department and managing all aspects of financial operations including accounting software and transactions management.
- Extensive experience in creating financial management documents for both board and staff.
- Strong communication skills.
- Interest in building strong external relationships with clients through mostly virtual communication channels.
- Ability to work efficiently and flexibly in order to manage competing priorities and at times, shifting portfolios.
- Self-assurance to work proactively and confidence to ask for guidance or support, when needed.
- A genuine interest in the performing and/or visual arts.
- Master’s degree in a relevant field is a plus.
Please note: All candidates must have experience working directly in a finance department.
Compensation
The salary for this position is $90,000-130,000. Arts FMS provides comprehensive benefits, including providing health, dental, vision, long and short-term disability, and company-paid life insurance. Employees have access to a 401k plan with a company match, a flexible spending account, and paid time off.
Arts FMS is a fully remote company. The Senior Finance Consultant role is a full-time position that works within the company’s core working hours from 9am-6pm Eastern and is based in the United States.
Arts FMS is committed to fostering a workplace free from bias, discrimination, and harassment. We strive to create an inclusive, supportive environment where all employees feel welcomed, respected, and valued for their unique contributions. Arts FMS is an equal opportunity employer and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
Application Instructions
The Senior Finance Consultant search is being conducted by Arts FMS with support from TOC Arts Partners, a national consultancy aligning strategies, structures, and leadership toward a thriving cultural sector.
To apply, visit the online application and submit your materials. Your cover letter should include any training or experience relevant to the job profile that you would like to highlight, why you consider yourself a good fit for this opportunity, and anything else you’d like us to know about your qualifications that may not be present in your resume.
For general questions or nominations of prospective candidates, please contact searchteam@tocartspartners.com. We kindly request no phone calls.
Specific questions about the position may be directed to:
Brenna Thomas
Senior Strategist
brenna@tocartspartners.comApplications will be accepted until this role is filled. We encourage you to apply by July 10, 2026 for priority consideration. Interviews may begin at any time, and we encourage you to apply as early as possible for best consideration. Please note that applying before the priority deadline does not guarantee an interview, and all applicants will receive a response regarding the consideration and status of their candidacy.
Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? Research shows that cis men apply for jobs when they fulfill an average of 60% of the criteria, while others tend only to apply if they meet every requirement. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply.
We are dedicated to considering a broad array of candidates, including those with diverse workplace experiences and backgrounds. So, whether you’re returning to work after a gap in employment, simply looking to transition, or taking the next step in your career path, we will be glad to have you on our radar.
- A New Old Mozart?
Good Morning,
A flute-and-harp fragment in Mozart’s hand surfaced this week, and the New York Times reports it’s almost certainly real. How is it that we’re still discovering or re-discovering art that was created centuries ago? The big visual art news is that Getty Images just sold access to its library of human-made images to OpenAI (Fast Company), monetizing the archive as raw material for the machines that will compete with it. Granta, meanwhile, has suspended running writing of the Commonwealth prize because it can no longer tell which submissions a person actually wrote — versus a machine (The Guardian).
And in a move that was a long time in coming, Japan rewrote its copyright law this week so performers finally collect royalties when their recordings play in public (Music Business Worldwide). Copyright everywhere else, pays royalties to “creators” of music — the authors, while the performers got nothing. A very big deal.
Who says the blockbuster art shows are done? Tate Modern is setting advance-ticket records for Frida Kahlo (The Guardian), suggesting that “the blockbuster is dead” was always a claim about supply, not demand. Against all that, the first AI museum opens asking whether any of it is actually art (New York Post). This is exactly the right question.
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- Hit-maker Clive David, 94
One of the few nonperformers in music to become a household name, Mr. Davis maintained a visible role as a starmaker for half a century. In the late 1960s he propelled a reluctant Columbia headlong into the rock era with acts like Janis Joplin and Blood, Sweat & Tears. – The New York Times
- Who Is America’s Great Poet?
Do we have a great poet who captures the American spirit, the American story, the American identity? We asked a posse of authors and poets to send us their votes. – Plough
- Is The First AI Museum Really Art?
The sensory splash, co-founded by artists Refik Anadol and Efsun Erkılıç, showcases four more reality-bending galleries to explore — like the classic “Alice in Wonderland” meets “Avatar” or the trippy, new horror film “Backrooms.” – New York Post
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- The Philosophers Attempting To Explain This Baffling Time
That must have been revelatory at a time when most people seemed to believe that science was infallible. But expertise has been downgraded—and more people are getting their information from podcasters and influencers. Who could help us understand this shift? – The Atlantic
- A Monolith Built To Record The End Of Planet Earth
“The purpose of the device is to provide an unbiased account of the events that lead to the demise of the planet, hold accountability for future generations, and inspire urgent action,” the Earth’s Black Box website states. “How the story ends is completely up to us.” – Gizmodo
- Smart Phones Enable An Awful Lot Of Fact-Checking – Sometimes To Our Detriment
“There is something thrilling about a document dump, and picking through boxes and boxes of government files. We have often associated these habits with conspiracy theorists, … but in the modern era of digitized records, anyone can jump down a rabbit hole anywhere, anytime, even on their phone.” – The Atlantic
- Have Movies Doomed Us All?
Seriously: Movies have “proved to be a tool of dictators, an instrument of propaganda and the weapon of ruthless, unaccountable corporate interests.” – The New York Times
- Have Our Devices Dulled Our Sensory Experiences?
“The way we consume such content, by swiping idly on a glass screen, stands in stark contrast with the content of the content, the skillful manipulation of resolutely tangible material. It’s ironic, and a bit dystopian, this disjuncture, but I’m entranced by the videos anyway.” – The New Yorker
