CFO

Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County - Glendale, CA; Glendale (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County - Glendale, CA is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to lead a small finance team and partner with the Director of Grants Management & Compliance to advance data-driven decision making.

The role focuses on streamlining financial systems, ensuring integrity, and supporting other departments with timely insights, while upholding social justice values and a collaborative, inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of VP-level leadership and management experience.
• Experience working in a nonprofit, preferably a legal aid organization.
• Nonprofit accounting.
• CPA or audit background is preferred, but not required.
• Experience with a union and collective bargaining agreements is a plus.
• Prior experience working closely with lawyers is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of finance and accounting professionals and collaborate with the Director of Grants Management & Compliance.
• Drive a multi-year effort to streamline financial systems and processes.
• Help other departments gain access to data to inform decision-making and strategy.

Skills

Leadership experience

People management

Nonprofit experience

Grant management

Collaboration

Education

CPA preferred

Job description

Reporting to the President & CEO, the CFO will manage a small team of highly skilled finance and accounting professionals, and team closely with the Director of Grants Management & Compliance. In addition to motivating, developing, and retaining a strong team, the CFO will also lead a multi-year effort to streamline NLSLA’s financial systems and processes to become a state-of-the-art department. Additionally, this leader will help support other departments to gain access to more and better data to inform decision-making and strategy.

NLSLA seeks a service-oriented leader with a demonstrated commitment to social justice, who values collaboration, and inclusion while holding themselves and others to highest degree of excellence and integrity. In their work to combat the immediate and long-lasting effects of poverty and expanding access to health, opportunity, and justice in Los Angeles’ diverse neighborhoods, NLSLA needs a CFO with experience working closely with lawyers and unions. A leader who brings experience or familiarity in navigating the uniqueness that comes with financial management and grantmaking in Legal Aid. A people-first leader who motivates and inspires, and gets the best out of their teams, in alignment with NLSLA’s organizational norms and culture.

Desired Qualifications

• At least 5 years of VP-level leadership and management experience
• Experience working in a nonprofit, preferably a legal aid organization
• Nonprofit accounting
• CPA or audit background is preferred, but not required
• Experience with a union and collective bargaining agreements is a plus
• Prior experience working closely with lawyers is preferred

The salary range for this role is $150,000 – 180,000.
This position is based at the NLSLA office in Glendale, California with two-to-three days in-office each week. Also, this role requires occasional travel the other NLSLA offices across LA County.