Chief Administrative and Financial Officer

Aids United• US,

1d•$165,000 - $185,000•Hybrid

About The Position

AIDS United's mission is to end the HIV epidemic in the United States through strategic grantmaking, policy and advocacy, organizational capacity building, and community-informed research. With an annual budget of approximately $8–$10 million and a primarily remote staff of more than 35 professionals, AIDS United supports hundreds of community-based organizations nationwide, prioritizing work in the U.S. South and among communities most affected by HIV. Founded through the merger of the National AIDS Fund and AIDS Action Council, AIDS United’s policy efforts are rooted in decades of leadership in the HIV sector. AIDS United is committed to ensuring that its staff, Board of Trustees, and consultants reflect the diversity of the communities most affected by the HIV epidemic. This commitment includes honoring the leadership and lived experience of people living with HIV and advancing racial, gender, health, and social justice throughout its work.

Requirements

Serves as AIDS United’s senior executive responsible for financial strategy, enterprise administration, organizational infrastructure, and operational risk.
Reporting to the President and CEO and serving as a member of the Executive Leadership Team.
Ensures the organization has the financial resources, systems, controls, technology, talent practices, and administrative capacity necessary to achieve its mission sustainably.
Provides strategic and hands-on leadership across finance, accounting, budgeting, forecasting, grants management, human resources, information technology, cybersecurity, contracts, procurement, facilities, insurance, enterprise risk management, and organizational operations.
Establishes administrative policies, recommends enterprise-wide operational improvements, and exercises decision-making authority within Board-approved policies and budget parameters while serving as a trusted advisor to the President, CEO, and Board.
Partner with executive leadership to translate organizational strategy into multi-year financial and operational plans.
Evaluate the financial, workforce, technology, compliance, and risk implications of major decisions while fostering a culture of accountability, transparency, operational excellence, collaboration, inclusion, and continuous improvement across the organization.
Lead all aspects of financial management, including accounting, budgeting, forecasting, cash management, investments, reserves, financial reporting, internal controls, and long-range financial planning.
Ensure timely, accurate financial reporting, maintain multi-year financial models, and provide executive decision support that strengthens organizational sustainability.
Provide executive leadership for organizational infrastructure, including information technology, cybersecurity, AI governance, systems modernization, procurement, data governance, business continuity, facilities, vendor management, and administrative operations.
Establish procurement standards that promote fiscal stewardship, appropriate approvals, contract compliance, and value-based purchasing while ensuring outsourced service providers meet agreed performance expectations.
Serve as the executive responsible for Human Resources strategy and employment compliance.
Oversee recruitment, compensation, benefits, payroll, performance management, employee relations, investigations, organizational restructuring, workforce planning, manager development, leadership coaching, and legally compliant employment practices across a geographically dispersed workforce.
Advance equitable, transparent, and inclusive people practices aligned with AIDS United's values.
Maintain an enterprise-wide risk management framework addressing financial, operational, legal, technology, cybersecurity, people, reputational, and business continuity risks.
Lead organizational response to operational disruptions, cybersecurity incidents, compliance matters, financial emergencies, and other enterprise risks while ensuring appropriate mitigation strategies and Board reporting.
Serve as the principal strategic advisor to the Board Treasurer and Finance, Audit, and Investment Committees.
Present clear financial, operational, compliance, and enterprise risk information that supports effective governance, strategic decision-making, and fiduciary oversight.
Demonstrated success improving organizational systems, policies, controls, and cross-functional processes while leading internal staff and outsourced professional service providers.
Experience leading geographically dispersed teams and maintaining accountability, engagement, communication, and performance expectations is essential.

Responsibilities

Serve as AIDS United’s senior executive responsible for financial strategy, enterprise administration, organizational infrastructure, and operational risk.
Ensure the organization has the financial resources, systems, controls, technology, talent practices, and administrative capacity necessary to achieve its mission sustainably.
Provide strategic and hands-on leadership across finance, accounting, budgeting, forecasting, grants management, human resources, information technology, cybersecurity, contracts, procurement, facilities, insurance, enterprise risk management, and organizational operations.
Establish administrative policies, recommend enterprise-wide operational improvements, and exercise decision-making authority within Board-approved policies and budget parameters.
Partner with executive leadership to translate organizational strategy into multi-year financial and operational plans.
Evaluate the financial, workforce, technology, compliance, and risk implications of major decisions while fostering a culture of accountability, transparency, operational excellence, collaboration, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
Lead all aspects of financial management, including accounting, budgeting, forecasting, cash management, investments, reserves, financial reporting, internal controls, and long-range financial planning.
Ensure timely, accurate financial reporting, maintain multi-year financial models, and provide executive decision support that strengthens organizational sustainability.
Provide executive leadership for organizational infrastructure, including information technology, cybersecurity, AI governance, systems modernization, procurement, data governance, business continuity, facilities, vendor management, and administrative operations.
Establish procurement standards that promote fiscal stewardship, appropriate approvals, contract compliance, and value-based purchasing while ensuring outsourced service providers meet agreed performance expectations.
Serve as the executive responsible for Human Resources strategy and employment compliance.
Oversee recruitment, compensation, benefits, payroll, performance management, employee relations, investigations, organizational restructuring, workforce planning, manager development, leadership coaching, and legally compliant employment practices across a geographically dispersed workforce.
Advance equitable, transparent, and inclusive people practices aligned with AIDS United's values.
Maintain an enterprise-wide risk management framework addressing financial, operational, legal, technology, cybersecurity, people, reputational, and business continuity risks.
Lead organizational response to operational disruptions, cybersecurity incidents, compliance matters, financial emergencies, and other enterprise risks while ensuring appropriate mitigation strategies and Board reporting.
Serve as the principal strategic advisor to the Board Treasurer and Finance, Audit, and Investment Committees.
Present clear financial, operational, compliance, and enterprise risk information that supports effective governance, strategic decision-making, and fiduciary oversight.
Demonstrated success improving organizational systems, policies, controls, and cross-functional processes while leading internal staff and outsourced professional service providers.
Experience leading geographically dispersed teams and maintaining accountability, engagement, communication, and performance expectations is essential.