About This Role
About the role
Wexus Win Works is building a team to support a large Los Angeles public agency that administers multi-funder public funding for social services. You’ll be a senior advisor to the agency’s executive team and Acting CFO while they catch up on outstanding financial work. This is an advisory role only: you’ll analyze and recommend, not approve or sign.
What you’ll do
- Advise executives and the Acting CFO on cash position, funder obligations, financial close and priorities
- Help sequence and prioritize outstanding financial items
- Give technical guidance on complex accounting and funder issues
- Join executive meetings and, when asked, funder meetings
- Write a monthly advisory report and occasional issue memos
What you need
- Active CPA license in any US state (required)
- 10+ years of senior finance leadership (CFO, Deputy CFO or Controller) in government or nonprofits that manage public funds, or equivalent executive-level advisory experience serving those organizations (required)
- Experience advising executives on cash management, funder obligations and financial close
- Strong knowledge of grant and reimbursement funding, advances and recoupments, and fund accounting
- No current relationship with organizations funded by the client (we’ll check for conflicts)
Nice to have: experience with federal, state or county homelessness, housing or human services funding; experience stepping in after an audit or operational review.
2. Fiscal Project Manager (Contract)
Wexus Win Works LLC | Remote (Pacific Time business hours) | About 6 months | About 80 hours a month
About the role
Plan, coordinate and report on an accounting cleanup project at a large Los Angeles public agency, working with our accountants and the agency’s finance, accounting and treasury staff.
What you’ll do
- Build and maintain the project work plan (tasks, owners, timelines, priorities)
- Within 30 days, deliver a prioritized list of outstanding financial items, then keep the tracker current with status and aging
- Coordinate our accountants with agency staff
- Send weekly status reports to executives covering progress, risks and decisions needed
- Manage staffing changes on 10 business days’ notice
- Lead the end-of-engagement handoff summary
What you need
- 5+ years managing financial, accounting or audit projects
- Experience in government, nonprofit or grant-funded organizations
- Strong tracking and reporting skills (Excel, Smartsheet or similar)
- Clear, calm communication with senior executives
Nice to have: CPA, PMP, or experience on a post-audit or remediation project.