CAAS-Chief Financial Officer - Nonprofit
About The Position
CLA is looking to hire a CFO to lead our growing Nonprofit Client Accounting and Advisory Services (CAAS) practice in Southern New England. Opportunities are available in our Quincy, Andover, Boston, Worcester, New Bedford, MA locations as well as our Cranston, RI location. In this role, you will assist in managing a team of 8 - 10 accounting and finance professionals to deliver outsourced accounting solutions to clients as well as provide CFO consulting services yourself. The nonprofit consulting and outsourcing team has experienced significant growth over the past few years and this role will implement strategic initiatives to continue to grow the team and scale the outsourcing operations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree is required. Combination of related experience, education, and training may be accepted in lieu of degree.
- 8 years of relevant accounting and/or financial experience is required.
- Experience in the nonprofit industry required.
- Experience in using personal and professional network for business development and proven record of building and managing teams through growth.
- This position requires frequent local travel to/from client sites and may require occasional non-local or overnight travel for client visits, training, meetings and/or other business-related purposes.
Nice To Haves
- CPA is not required but highly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Partner with client’s leadership on operational and strategic issues as they arise, providing recommendations based on financial analysis of projections, cost identification and allocation, and revenue/expense analysis.
- Monitor progress of budgets and present operational metrics.
- Develop full knowledge of GAAP and deep understanding of financial and operational aspects of specific industries.
- Ensure financial staff maintains financial record systems in accordance with appropriate principles and monitors the use of funds.
- Manage cash flow and forecasting, directing financial accounting.
- Manage capital planning, risk management, and board of director interactions.
- Effectively manage multiple client engagements.
- Build strong client relationships and become a key member of client management teams.
Benefits
- health
- dental
- vision
- 401k
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
