Chief Financial Officer

Job Title: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

We are seeking an experienced and talented CFO to join our executive leadership team. The CFO will play a crucial role in managing the financial risks and strategies of the organization, ensuring its continued growth and ability to support people with autism.

Key Responsibilities:

• Financial Planning and Reporting: Develop and oversee the implementation of tools and systems to provide critical financial and operational information to the Executive Director, finance committee, and management team. Provide timely and actionable recommendations on both strategy and operations.

• Budgetary Planning and Cost-Management: Oversee long-term budgetary planning and cost-management that aligns with the agency's strategic plan and organizational mission.

• Cash Flow Planning: Maintain cash flow planning to ensure required funds are available as needed.

• Financial Reporting and Regulatory Compliance: Prepare and maintain regular financial planning reports and disseminate internally and to external oversight bodies and other stakeholders as needed.

• Strategic Insight: Deliver strategic insight into cash, investment, and asset management on behalf of the organization.

• Financing Strategies and Banking Relationships: Oversee and develop financing strategies and activities, as well as develop and sustain positive banking relationships for capital projects, general operations, and strategic objectives.

• Financial Analysis and Predictive Models: Develop and utilize forward-looking, predictive models and activity-based financial analyses to provide insight into the organization's operations and business plans.

• Financial Best Practices and Regulatory Compliance: Remain up-to-date on financial best practices and city, state, and federal law and their implications on the organization's operations.

• Policy Development and Implementation: Implement and recommend improvements to the agency's policies and procedures in financial and asset management, accounting practices, and agency administration and regulatory compliance.

• Financial Reporting and Regulatory Compliance: Oversee all required financial reporting and regulatory compliance relating to various funding sources.

• Team Supervision and Training: Work effectively with agency management and provide evaluation, training, supervision, and direction to finance department staff across all functional areas.

• Financial Tool Development: Develop and implement financial tools to measure project goals and program economics via monthly progress status reports and variance reports.

• Budget Development and Contract Negotiation: Coordinate with Department Directors on initial budget development for new programs, contract negotiation, and vendor service agreements.

• Financial Transparency and Trust: Sustain the continued trust and confidence regarding the financial health of the organization within shareholders and others.

• Accounting Principles and Regulatory Criteria: Effectively translate accounting principles and regulatory criteria into understandable constructs for agency leadership.

• Insurance Programs and Investments: Manage the firm's insurance programs, investments, and associated accounts established for funding these plans.

• Business Initiative Analysis: Develop and execute analysis of various business initiatives with the Executive Director, board finance committee, and leadership team, securing responsible financing and funding sources to support agency objectives and ensure continued financial health.