Chief Financial Officer
About The Position
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is Girl Scouts River Valleys’ strategic finance architect and a key thought partner to the CEO, leadership team, and board. As a member of the executive leadership team, the CFO shapes enterprise strategy, strengthens governance, and advances the organization’s long-term financial resilience. The role translates organizational vision into measurable financial traction within the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS), supporting disciplined growth, innovation, and mission impact through financial analysis and strategic recommendations. The CFO leads financial strategy and operations, including accounting, reporting, compliance, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, risk management, property, and information systems oversight. The role partners with leaders across departments to align resources, staffing plans, and fundraising assumptions, and leads and develops a high-performing finance team. The CFO also represents the organization with the Board, funders, auditors, and other stakeholders, applying an equity-centered approach to financial decisions. Girl Scouts River Valleys serves more than 13,000 girls across southern Minnesota, western Wisconsin, and surrounding communities. The position is based at the Saint Paul Service Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The role operates across office environments, community settings, board meetings, and external events, and requires occasional travel throughout the service area.
Requirements
- 10 or more years of progressive finance or operations experience, including senior-level organizational strategy.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or equivalent experience.
- Deep knowledge of fund accounting, grant compliance, restricted funds, and complex multi-source revenue, including philanthropy, grants, and fee-for-service.
- Demonstrated ability to manage and develop teams and build cross-functional partnerships.
- Strong analytical skills and comfort working within structured frameworks such as EOS or OKRs.
- Exceptional prioritization, execution, and board-facing financial communication skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to equity, inclusion, and anti-racism in leadership.
Nice To Haves
- CPA, CMA, MBA, or relevant advanced degree.
- Experience in mission-driven, youth-serving, or membership-based nonprofits.
- Experience with lines of credit, capital campaigns, or innovative financing.
- Direct experience supporting a Board of Directors, finance committee, or audit committee.
- Experience leading finance transformation or systems improvements, or working within EOS.
Responsibilities
- Lead organization-wide financial strategy, aligning long-term plans with mission priorities, capital campaigns, lines of credit, and impact investments.
- Partner with the CEO and Integrator to translate financial information into forward-looking scenarios and recommendations.
- Own the finance function’s EOS scorecard, Rocks, and meeting cadence to support organizational traction and accountability.
- Oversee accounting, monthly close, internal controls, and financial reporting.
- Ensure compliance with GAAP, nonprofit fund accounting requirements, IRS Form 990, and grant and donor restrictions.
- Partner with the Senior Director of Finance to lead the annual audit and collaborate with external auditors and the Board and Finance Committee.
- Lead annual budgeting and forecasting in partnership with department heads.
- Develop financial models for philanthropy, restricted grants, social enterprise, and earned revenue.
- Monitor variances and develop scenario models to evaluate investments, staffing, and changing revenue conditions.
- Manage cash flow, liquidity, reserves, investments, and banking relationships.
- Mitigate financial, legal, and operational risks through policies, insurance oversight, and contract reviews.
- Provide executive oversight of the real estate portfolio and information systems.
- Improve financial systems, dashboards, and workflows to strengthen data accessibility and user experience.
- Work across departments to connect budgets, staffing plans, and fundraising assumptions.
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing finance team focused on technical excellence and service.
- Model EOS disciplines and organizational values, fostering trust, direct communication, and continuous learning.
- Apply an equity lens to resource allocation, budgeting, and policies to reduce barriers and support community-led initiatives.
- Represent the organization with the Board, funders, and auditors.
- Occasionally travel throughout the GSRV service area.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
