Street Level Strategy, LLC · 13 hours ago
Manager (Financial Operations & Systems)
Sacramento, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$71K/yr - $85K/yr
3+ years expStreet Level Strategy, LLC is a mission-driven political and public affairs consulting firm specializing in grassroots mobilization and strategic consulting. The Manager (Financial Operations & Systems) will lead the implementation of a new management software, ensuring consistency and efficiency across the firm’s financial operations and systems.
ConsultingPublic Relations
Responsibilities
Define and ensure consistency, efficiency, and scalability across all the firm’s systems
Establish clear rules for how labor, time, and expenses map to budgets and financial reporting
Establish and design processes for budgeting to ensure projects have clear and established processes that assist projects on track
Make and document trade-offs in partnership with the CFO, balancing accuracy, usability, and scalability
Guide in conjunction with the COO and CFO, the configuration and rollout of SLS’s management system, Function Point, and ensure QuickBooks financial integrity
Ensure workflows for project setup, time tracking, approvals, budgeting, and reporting are consistent and enforceable
Execute on internal decisions for system design, permissions, and governance post-launch
Enable real-time visibility into budget vs. actuals, utilization, and project financial health
Eliminate reliance on spreadsheets, manual reconciliation, and ad hoc workarounds
Ensure data integrity so leadership can trust financial and operational reporting
Establish, in conjunction with COO and CFO, firmwide standards for how work is structured, tracked, and reviewed
Create clear documentation for workflows, definitions, and system rules
Enforce consistency while allowing for clearly defined, intentional exceptions
Partner with leadership and project managers to drive adoption of new systems and standards
Train staff and managers on correct usage and expectations
Identify and resolve adoption issues, escalating when necessary to the CFO or COO
Build and maintain reporting views that support the CFO, COO, and leadership decision-making
Use system data to identify inefficiencies, risks, or improvement opportunities
Evolve and adapt the management system as the firm's needs, staffing models, and client work change
Qualification
Required
3 to 5+ years of experience in operations, financial operations, systems implementation, or project-based management within a professional services, agency, or consulting environment
Led or played a central role in implementing a management system
Understanding of how time tracking, budgeting, and project delivery intersect—and why system design decisions matter
Confidence in executing and implementing decisions made by leadership
Comfort in making structural decisions and standing behind them
Clear communication skills, ability to document decisions well, and capability to bring structure without unnecessary bureaucracy
Confidence in partnering directly with senior leadership and navigating trade-offs
Preferred
Experience with management systems such as Scoro, Kantata, BigTime, Workamajig, with a preference for using Function Point
Benefits
Health coverage (Medical, Dental, Vision) starting the first of the month after 60 days of employment
Paid time off
Sick leave
13 paid holidays
Technology support
401(k) and profit-sharing plan
Company
Street Level Strategy, LLC
Street Level Strategy, LLC is a public affairs firm that specializes in grassroots mobilization, community organizing, digital organizing, and campaign management for a range of clients including Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, and trade associations.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase