Chief Financial Officer

Eckerd Connects•Clearwater, FL

7d•Remote

About The Position

Eckerd Connects is seeking an accomplished Chief Financial Officer to join its Executive Leadership Team and guide the future of a complex, nationally recognized organization operating in government-funded and highly regulated environments. Reporting directly to the President & CEO, the CFO serves as the organization's chief financial strategist, steward, and advisor. The role is responsible for financial strength, regulatory compliance, liquidity management, and sustainable growth, while supporting decisions that advance the organization's mission. This is a hands-on executive position that requires attention to financial detail, anticipation of risk, and the ability to translate financial insights into meaningful decisions for executive leadership and the Board of Directors. The CFO will lead financial strategy, stewardship, liquidity, compliance, forecasting, and evaluation of contracts, investments, and growth opportunities. The role oversees financial statements, budgeting, treasury, banking, investments, reserves, audits, tax reporting, policies, and internal controls; ensures compliance with federal and state contract, grant, cost-allocation, reimbursement, and reporting requirements; and leads financial planning, cash management, decision support, and opportunity evaluation. The CFO advises the CEO and Board, partners across the enterprise, modernizes finance processes and reporting, and develops Finance leaders and teams. The position is remote and U.S.-based, with regular travel to program locations, corporate offices, and Board meetings. Eckerd Connects is a national nonprofit with more than 2,000 employees and programs across the country.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related field.
Progressively responsible senior Finance leadership experience in a complex government-funded, contract-intensive, or similarly regulated environment, with the ability to lead at enterprise scale.
Substantial firsthand experience with liquidity and cash management, forecasting, contract economics, financial reporting, internal controls, audit, and compliance.
Demonstrated understanding of the financial and operational requirements of federal contracts or grants, including cost allocation, restricted funding, reimbursement, and regulatory obligations.
Experience advising a CEO or equivalent enterprise leader and communicating financial matters effectively to a Board or comparable governing body.
Evidence of leading Finance teams through change while remaining engaged in operational and financial detail.

Nice To Haves

Master of Business Administration or another relevant graduate degree.
Certified Public Accountant credential.
Direct nonprofit or human-services experience.
Experience with mergers and acquisitions, affiliations, restructuring, business integration, or formation of new entities.
Experience with multi-state or multi-entity finance leadership.
Finance systems or analytics modernization experience.
Experience with large foundation grants and diversified revenue sources.

Responsibilities

Lead financial strategy, stewardship, liquidity, compliance, forecasting, and evaluation of contracts, investments, and growth opportunities.
Own the integrity of financial statements, budgeting, treasury, banking, investments, reserves, audits, tax reporting, financial policies, and internal controls.
Ensure compliance with financial requirements associated with federal and state contracts, grants, cost allocation, reimbursement, and reporting; anticipate potential compliance and cash exposure.
Review monthly financial and operating results, identify variances, contract risks, and corrective actions, and hold leaders accountable for follow-through.
Oversee financial risk and insurance decisions with appropriate enterprise leaders and exercise delegated authority for material financial commitments and agreements.
Lead annual budgeting, long-range financial planning, rolling forecasts, and scenario analysis that reflect funding changes, contract cycles, labor costs, and operating demands.
Maintain visibility into short- and long-term cash needs, working capital, liquidity risks, and the timing of government reimbursements and other receipts.
Translate financial information into practical choices for the CEO and Board, including the likely consequences of options and when action is required.
Partner with Operations, Strategy, and Development to assess new programs, large grants, partnerships, affiliations, acquisitions, restructuring, and potential new entities.
Evaluate opportunities financially, including pricing, total cost and overhead recovery, cash requirements, contract terms, financial due diligence, and downside scenarios.
Develop decision criteria for major investments, use of reserves, and acceptance of financial risk; recommend whether to pursue, restructure, improve, or exit opportunities.
Advise the CEO before significant funding, investment, growth, or risk decisions.
Lead financial presentations and discussions with the Board and Finance & Audit Committee, explaining complex issues accurately and plainly, including uncertainty and trade-offs.
Maintain effective relationships with auditors, banks, investment advisors, insurers, funders, and contracting partners.
Assess the Finance function and establish clear accountabilities across CFO and Finance leadership, financial planning and analysis, payroll, and related functions.
Improve the reliability, speed, and usefulness of reporting through systems, automation, analytics, and stronger financial data practices.
Develop Finance leaders and succession depth, and build a team that partners with operations while maintaining financial standards and controls.