Robert Half Looking for CFO/Chief Financial Officer at Washington, DC Full Time

Our client, well known cause-oriented non-profit with a pertinent and newsworthy mission, is searching for their new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Reporting to their CEO, the CFO will be a key member of the Executive Team. The CFO will lead and manage all day-to-day finance and accounting operations and compliance for both their 501(c)(3) and (c)(4) entities. This critical CFO position will also work with the executive team to execute the organization’s strategic planning processes and lead the evolution of finance and accounting and related systems to support organizational growth and mitigate risk. The core duties for this challenging and high-profile CFO role will include:

• Responsibility for the finance and accounting functions including compliance for their 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) entities.
• Managing cash forecasting and management as well as oversee the annual budgeting process and annual audit
• Leading the strategic financial planning and analysis effort as well as provide analysis and guidance to the executive team
• Project manage their upcoming financial system upgrade as well as enhance their current budget and forecasting process
• Working closely with the executive team on tracking organizational performance against strategic goals
• Overseeing the preparation and presentation of financial reports, projections and analyses to the executive team, Board and other pertinent audiences
• Leading the financial evaluation and due diligence of potential growth opportunities in consultation with the executive team and the Board
• Managing the relationships with financial institutions, investment advisors and other outside consultants
• Serving as liaison for financial issues to the Board, participating in regular Board and committee meetings
• Overseeing compliance in all aspects of the organization – including contract review, reporting requirements and various audits
• Providing financial oversight and perspective on contracts which the organization may enter

Please email your resume in confidence to Raj Khanna, Senior Vice President at Robert Half or directly via LinkedIn for immediate consideration for this fast-moving opportunity or one of our other leadership openings in the Washington, DC Metro area.

Requirements

• 10 or more years of experience including a financial leadership position with direct supervision of financial staff within a non-profit organization
• Advanced degree in business or finance and/or CPA is preferred
• Experience with restricted and unrestricted grants accounting and compliance
• Experience with financial systems upgrades to systems such as Sage Intacct or similar products
• Previous experience as the lead liaison for outside financial and grant specific audits
• Knowledge of both 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) compliance is a plus
• Proven skills in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling and analysis including dashboard creation
• Excellent written and oral communication with proven presentation skills to the Executive and Board level

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