Drive the development of finance, admin, and impact investment systems including key tools, templates, and governance processes., Co-create a functional strategy and roadmap for your domain, with the support of the Executive Team., Evolve our finance and operations model to improve visibility, project profitability, and compliance., Act as a subject matter expert for internal teams and external partners., Contribute to YSI’s intellectual property by shaping scalable tools, repeatable methodologies, and insights that support consulting and program delivery., Lead the day-to-day finance and admin operations., Manage invoices through our MOCO system., Execute payments through our bank., Coordinate monthly closings with our external accountant., Create monthly budget tracking and forecasts for presentation to the co-CEOs., Manage cash flow and short-term treasury placements., Create visibility on project profitability and financial performance., Continuously improving processes and policies for greater efficiency and relevance to the team’s work (e.g. travel expense tracking, credit card use, cost allocation)., Lead the HR and administrative operations., Managing employment and freelancer contracts, HR documentation, and related processes., Maintaining governance documents, shareholder agreements, and coordinating updates with the notary and Handelsregister., Preparing and supporting external reviews such as audits, compliance checks, or KYC processes, in coordination with our legal and tax advisors., Design and select impact investment mechanisms (e.g. outcomes-based instruments, returnable grants, blended finance) relevant to each program’s goals, ensuring social impact, financial sustainability, and compliance., Define investment criteria, due diligence templates, governance frameworks, and approval processes., Implement funding mechanisms across programs and countries, from structuring to disbursement., Co-develop the strategy and potential business model for YSI’s impact investing practice, supporting long-term integration of our impact investment work in programs as part of the wider company’s business strategy and offering., Support to social enterprises: provide financial and fundraising guidance to selected SEs within our programs, helping them strengthen their business models and investment readiness., Legal & structural development: contribute to YSI’s long-term legal engineering: assessing and evolving our legal framework to enable both consulting revenues and grant-based funding, while ensuring full compliance, flexibility for partnerships, and alignment with our social mission. This may include exploring hybrid structures (e.g. GmbH + gGmbH or other vehicles).
