Job Description

Let Vaco serve as your advocate in presenting you to our top clients who are looking for experienced professionals. One of our clients has an immediate opportunity for a CFO; don’t let your resume get lost in the shuffle - let us work for you! At Vaco, we give you an advantage over your competition ! Our recruiters have direct relationships with hiring managers, so they can connect your work experience to the open job— promoting your strengths to the manager while preparing you for that specific interview.

Our recruiters will provide you with great insight about trends in the finance / accounting industry - keeping you up to date on compensation expectations, company culture, and growth opportunities . If you are an experienced CFO and you want to partner with the best, apply today!

Overview:
Our client is seeking a seasoned Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to oversee all aspects of the organization’s financial operations, including planning, analysis, compliance, and reporting. The CFO will serve as a strategic business partner to the CEO and executive leadership team, driving financial excellence, ensuring fiscal responsibility, and supporting the company’s long-term growth and sustainability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes to ensure the organization’s financial health and alignment with strategic goals.
• Deliver timely and accurate financial reports, statements, and analyses for both internal leadership and external stakeholders.
• Partner with operational leaders to interpret financial data, monitor performance metrics, and guide decision-making across departments.
• Oversee cash flow management, investments, and financial risk mitigation strategies.
• Manage relationships with banking, audit, and investment partners, ensuring strong communication and performance from external vendors and consultants.
• Direct the development, implementation, and ongoing refinement of financial policies, internal controls, and compliance frameworks.
• Provide leadership to the finance team, promoting collaboration, accountability, and professional development.
• Support the Finance Committee and Board of Directors through preparation of financial materials, performance insights, and long-range projections.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and transparency within financial operations.
• Lead efforts to identify, assess, and mitigate organizational risk while maintaining compliance with regulatory standards and accounting principles.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) and active CPA required.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in accounting and financial management, with a proven record of strategic leadership.
• Strong technical knowledge of accounting systems, financial reporting structures, and risk management.
• Experience working in a multifaceted organization; non-profit or mission-driven sector experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to assess complex financial challenges, develop innovative solutions, and implement strategic initiatives.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey financial information to non-financial stakeholders, executive teams, and board members.
• Proven leadership and mentoring skills with the ability to foster a high-performance, values-driven culture.

Core Competencies:

• Strategic and Analytical Thinking: Ability to assess financial trends and guide executive decision-making.
• Executive Presence: Demonstrates integrity, composure, and sound judgment under pressure.
• Risk Management: Proactively identifies potential issues and develops solutions to mitigate exposure.
• Emotional Intelligence: Leads with empathy, transparency, and respect for diverse perspectives.
• Accountability and Ownership: Takes responsibility for outcomes and drives results through collaboration.
• Inspirational Leadership: Motivates and develops team members to achieve organizational goals.

Additional Information:
This position offers an exciting opportunity to shape the financial strategy of a mission-driven organization. The ideal candidate will combine financial acumen with strategic insight, operational leadership, and a commitment to excellence.

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

EEO Notice

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

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• California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
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Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

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