Chief Financial Officer

The Geneva School•Casselberry, FL

About The Position

The Chief Financial Officer stewards The Geneva School’s financial resources and business administration so the school can pursue its educational mission with integrity, prudence, transparency, and long-term sustainability. The CFO turns financial information into clear insight and recommendations for the Head of School and Board of Governors, supporting decisions about affordability, compensation, educational quality, enrollment, facilities, and strategic priorities. The CFO reports to the Chief Operating Officer, serves on the senior leadership team, and leads the Business Office. The role also provides financial and administrative oversight, as assigned, for Human Resources, facilities and capital planning, information technology, risk management, and other business functions. The position is responsible for developing sustainable, mission-aligned financial strategies and multi-year projections; leading the annual operating and capital budget process; and ensuring accurate, timely accounting, payroll, purchasing, accounts payable and receivable, tuition billing and collection, cash management, and financial reporting. It supports tuition, enrollment, and financial assistance decisions; monitors cash, liquidity, reserves, banking, debt, investments, insurance, capital projects, and significant risks; and maintains appropriate controls, policies, compliance practices, and audit follow-through. The CFO provides clear and actionable financial information to the Head of School, COO, Board of Governors, Finance Committee, and other appropriate committees. The role also supports Advancement through gift acceptance review, restricted-gift and endowment accounting, pledge and grant reconciliation, campaign-cost analysis, and philanthropic cash-flow forecasting. The CFO develops the Business Office team, improves business and technology systems, communicates financial matters clearly and discreetly, and contributes to strategic planning and institutional decisions in service of Geneva’s classical Christian educational mission. Success measures are to be established annually with the COO, reviewed quarterly, and assessed formally each year. The position requires a mature Christian faith consistent with The Geneva School’s Statement of Faith and a commitment to its mission and values. Employment requires background screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field.
Significant progressive financial management experience, ideally 7–10+ years overall, including 3–5 years in a senior role such as CFO, Director of Finance, or Controller.
Demonstrated experience in budgeting, financial reporting, forecasting, cash management, financial analysis, multi-year planning, and financial controls.
Knowledge of nonprofit financial statements, restricted funds, and nonprofit tax and reporting requirements.
Experience managing and developing financial or administrative personnel.
Experience communicating financial information to non-financial decision-makers.
Mature Christian faith consistent with The Geneva School’s Statement of Faith and commitment to working in accordance with its Christian mission and values.
Integrity, honesty, discretion, humility, wisdom, service, relational maturity, and respect for Geneva’s educational philosophy.
Background screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse.

Nice To Haves

CPA, MBA, MAcc, another relevant advanced degree, or professional certification.
Experience in an independent school, private school, nonprofit, or other mission-driven organization.
Experience with tuition-based financial models, capital projects, debt financing, and investments.
Experience supporting a Board or finance committee.
Experience overseeing HR, facilities, technology, or risk management.
Familiarity with Blackbaud systems and accreditation requirements.
Understanding of Christian classical education.

Responsibilities

Develop sustainable, mission-aligned financial strategies and multi-year projections connecting enrollment, tuition, financial assistance, operating costs, compensation, debt, capital expenditures, and cash flow.
Lead the annual operating and capital budget process, communicate assumptions and responsibilities, monitor budget-to-actual results, and recommend responses to material variances or changing circumstances.
Oversee accurate and timely accounting, payroll, purchasing, accounts payable and receivable, tuition billing and collection, cash management, financial reporting, and related business processes.
Maintain internal controls, policies, compliance practices, audit follow-through, and required filings to protect assets and ensure reliable financial records.
Analyze tuition, enrollment, financial assistance, fees, payment plans, class size, and capacity to inform decisions about family access, revenue, educational quality, and sustainability.
Monitor cash flow, liquidity, reserves, banking, debt, investments, insurance, significant risks, and contingency and business continuity planning.
Evaluate capital projects for affordability and long-term impact, and manage budgets and expenditures against approved plans.
Lead and improve the Business Office and its systems, providing reliable information, protecting confidential data, and supporting efficient processes.
Provide financial and administrative oversight, as assigned, for Human Resources, payroll, benefits, compensation planning, facilities, information technology, risk management, and other business functions.
Provide clear, accurate, actionable financial information and support to the Head of School, COO, Board of Governors, Finance Committee, and other appropriate committees.
Support Advancement through gift acceptance review, restricted-gift and endowment accounting, pledge and grant reconciliation, campaign-cost analysis, and philanthropic cash-flow forecasting.
Contribute to strategic planning and institutional decisions, communicate complex financial matters clearly and discreetly, develop the Business Office team, and build trust across the school community.
Establish an annual scorecard with the COO, review progress quarterly, and participate in a formal annual assessment.