The Director of Finance is a key leadership role responsible for stewarding the financial health, integrity, and long-term sustainability of The Contemporary Austin. This position blends strategic financial leadership with hands-on operational oversight, supporting a dynamic organization where art, education, and community engagement intersect.

As a trusted partner to the Executive Director, Leadership Team, and Board of Trustees, the Director of Finance helps shape thoughtful decisions that allow the museum to fulfill its mission while furthering the organization’s fiscal health, preparing for growth, and ensuring continuous efficiency and current best practices. The role oversees financial processes, reporting, compliance, the annual audit, budgeting, cash flow, endowment activity, and core business practices across the organization.

This leader supervises the finance team and serves as the primary liaison to the Finance and Endowment Committees, ensuring transparency, strong governance, and clear communication with stakeholders. The Director of Finance plays a central role in helping the museum remain socially mindful, creatively ambitious, and operationally strong.

 
Department: Finance
Reports to: Executive Director
Pay Range: $130,000 - $150,000
Status: Exempt
 

RESPONSIBILITIES:
 
Financial Strategy & Stewardship

• Develop and guide the museum’s financial strategy, including annual and multi-year budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management.
• Maintain rolling cash flow models and provide scenario planning that supports organizational resilience and opportunity.
• Monitor working capital, liquidity, and financial risks while proactively identifying solutions that strengthen sustainability and long-term health.
• Proactively seek and implement solutions to enhance the museum's financial performance and systems.
• Oversee restricted fund accounting and ensure compliance with donor intent and nonprofit reporting standards.
• Act as the primary contact for the museum's finance and endowment committees, ensuring effective communication and alignment with financial strategies and maximizing the group’s engagement.

Endowment & Fund Management

• Partner with the Endowment Committee and investment advisors to align investment performance with board-approved spending policies.
• Work closely with the advancement and directors' office to support endowment fundraising and ensure proper reporting and management of endowment funds.

 
Operations, Systems & Compliance

• Strengthen financial controls, accounting processes, and reporting systems to improve clarity and organizational effectiveness.
• Closely manage liquidity and ensure proper use of restricted funds.
• Lead annual audit preparation and execution, including documentation, auditor coordination, and implementation of recommendations.
• Oversee tax filings, contracts, insurance relationships, and regulatory compliance.
• Supervise accounts payable and receivable processes to ensure accurate, timely and efficiently handled financial transactions.

 
Organizational Partnership & Leadership

• Collaborate across museum departments to build transparent budgets, compensation strategies, and benefit planning aligned with financial goals.
• Partner with Development on grant compliance, contributed revenue reconciliation, and financial reporting.
• Prepare and present financial updates and insights to leadership and the Board of Trustees.
• Lead, mentor, and develop finance staff while fostering a culture of accountability, curiosity, and continuous learning.

 
Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field; MBA and/or CPA certification is highly preferred.
• A minimum of 10 years in a senior financial management role in the non-profit sector.
Experience managing a budget of $8 million or greater.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with a track record of effectively leading a finance team and fostering a collaborative team environment.
• Experience in managing financial operations, including budget development, financial forecasting, and reporting.
• Comfort translating complex financial information into clear, actionable insight for non-financial audiences.
• Capital campaign experience preferred.
• Strong ethical standards and a collaborative leadership style rooted in care and candor.
• Proficiency in financial software applications, such as QuickBooks, Excel, Salesforce and Ramp, as well as familiarity with project management systems.

 
Skills and Approach

• Exceptional organizational, prioritization, analytical, and presentation skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Strong ethical standards and commitment to confidentiality.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, including willingness to give critical feedback and manage relationships.
• Strong supervisory and management (both people and project) skills.
• A genuine passion for the mission of the museum and a dedication to promoting its core values, as well as its commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.

 
How to apply:
Submit resume and cover letter HERE.
 
Thank you for your interest in The Contemporary Austin and please keep an eye on our careers page for current opportunities.

The Graphic Designer & Digital Asset Manager is a key role responsible for shaping, producing, and maintaining the visual identity of The Contemporary Austin across platforms. This position ensures that the museum’s communications are visually compelling, consistent, and operationally efficient.

This role supports both strategic initiatives and day-to-day creative needs by producing a wide range of materials that promote exhibitions, education programs, and institutional priorities. The Graphic Designer & Digital Asset Manager works collaboratively across departments to translate ideas into effective visual communications that engage diverse audiences.

In addition to creative production, this role manages the museum’s digital asset library, ensuring assets are accessible, up-to-date, and aligned with current brand standards. The position plays an important role in supporting and contributing to the evolution of the museum’s visual identity, including recent brand refresh efforts.

 
Department: Communications
Pay: $60,000.00 annually
Status: Full-Time
 
Duties and responsibilities:

 
CREATIVE CONCEPTING & DESIGN EXECUTION (50%)

The Visitor Engagement & Experience Manager is a key role responsible for shaping, evaluating, and advancing the visitor experience at The Contemporary Austin, across both locations. This position integrates strategic thinking with hands-on operational oversight, ensuring that every interaction is welcoming, engaging, accessible, and aligned with the museum’s mission.

This role places data at the center of decision-making, using audience insights, attendance trends, and behavioral analysis to continuously refine and evolve the onsite experience, and to inform key marketing and programmatic strategies. The Manager leads initiatives that deepen engagement and encourage repeat visitation. This could include leading programs such as Free Week at the Jones Center, managing relationships with our onsite cafe partner at Laguna Gloria, activating late nights at both sites, and more.

As a collaborative partner, this role works closely with the Curatorial, Public Programs, Education, Communications, and Development departments to ensure that visitor engagement strategies support institutional priorities, including audience growth and revenue goals.

This position also supervises visitor-facing teams and develops targeted initiatives across tours, accessibility, and more, ensuring the museum remains a dynamic, inclusive destination.

 
Department: Visitor Engagement
Pay: $55,000.00 annual
Status: Full-Time
 
Responsibilities:

 
VISITOR EXPERIENCE STRATEGY & DATA LEADERSHIP (50%)