CFO - Nonprofit

CMC Recruiting; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Vacation and sick leave accrual

Work-life balance culture

Job summary

CMC Recruiting is seeking an experienced Chief Financial Officer for a Northern Nevada nonprofit. You will partner with the CEO, COO, and senior leaders to shape financial strategy, oversee accounting, budgeting, and audits, and lead a high-performing finance team.

The role requires a CPA (strongly preferred), deep nonprofit accounting knowledge, and the ability to align financial decisions with the mission.

Qualifications

• CPA strongly preferred.
• Significant progressive accounting and financial leadership experience.
• Ideally 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with nonprofit accounting strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of complex accounting environments, audits, grants, restricted funding, and multiple revenue streams.
• Experience leading and developing accounting or finance teams.
• Strong business acumen with ability to operate at strategic and detailed levels.
• Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to non-financial leaders.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with focus across priorities.
• Collaborative, approachable, and confident in a senior leadership team.
• Leadership grounded in accountability, respect, communication, and trust.
• Genuine connection to mission-driven work.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Financial Strategy and act as a trusted partner to the CEO, COO, and senior leadership.
• Translate financial data into insights to support organizational decisions.
• Identify financial opportunities, risks, and considerations across programs, grants, and facilities.
• Oversee accounting, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and internal controls; audit readiness.
• Lead preparation for annual comprehensive audit and grant-specific reporting.
• Develop and empower the finance team; build cross-organizational communication.

Skills

CPA

Nonprofit accounting

Accounting leadership

Audits & grants

Strategic business partner

Communication to non-financial leaders

Team leadership

Mission-driven

Job description

Compensation: $160,000–$190,000, depending on experience

About the Opportunity

Our client, a well-established and highly respected nonprofit organization in Northern Nevada, is seeking an experienced, mission-driven Chief Financial Officer to join its senior leadership team.

This is an opportunity for a seasoned financial leader who wants their work to mean something.

The organization is a complex, multi-faceted nonprofit with approximately 200 employees, diverse programs, multiple funding sources, government grants, and significant earned revenue. This is not a simple nonprofit accounting environment. The organization requires a CFO who can understand the details while also stepping back and serving as a true strategic business partner.

The CFO will work closely with the CEO, COO, and senior leadership team while leading an established finance team.

The right person will bring the technical depth of a CPA, the perspective of an experienced business leader, and the people leadership skills to build a strong, collaborative, high-performing finance function.

What You'll Do

Lead the Financial Strategy

• Serve as a trusted financial and strategic partner to the CEO, COO, and senior leadership team
• Translate financial information into meaningful insights that support organizational decision-making
• Understand the operational side of the organization and proactively identify financial opportunities, risks, and considerations
• Help leadership think through growth, investments, programs, grants, facilities, and other strategic decisions
• Bring a business-minded perspective while keeping the organization's mission at the center of financial decisions

Own Financial Oversight & Compliance

• Oversee accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and internal controls
• Ensure accurate and timely financial statements and reporting
• Maintain strong financial controls and ensure the organization's books remain audit-ready
• Lead preparation for the organization's comprehensive annual audit
• Oversee nonprofit-specific accounting requirements, including net asset roll forwards
• Ensure accurate lease accounting and schedules
• Oversee financial requirements associated with government grants, including spend-down tracking and activity-based payroll reporting
• Provide financial oversight across multiple earned and contributed revenue streams
• Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, grant requirements, and regulatory obligations

Lead & Develop the Finance Team

• Provide clear, consistent leadership to an established accounting and finance team
• Establish priorities, expectations, accountability, and reasonable workflows across the department
• Develop and empower team members rather than simply directing the work
• Create an environment where people feel supported, informed, and able to do their best work
• Build strong communication between finance and the broader organization
• Bring structure and focus while remaining approachable and collaborative

Be Part of the Organization

This role requires someone who wants to understand the organization beyond the numbers.

The CFO will be expected to engage with programs, leadership, staff, and the day-to-day operations of the organization. The strongest candidate will be naturally curious, ask questions, understand how programs operate, and recognize how financial decisions affect the people and communities the organization serves.

What We're Looking For

• CPA strongly preferred
• Significant progressive accounting and financial leadership experience
• Ideally 10+ years of relevant experience, although depth and quality of experience will matter more than a specific number of years
• Experience with nonprofit accounting strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of complex accounting environments, audits, grants, restricted funding, and multiple revenue streams
• Experience leading and developing accounting or finance teams
• Strong business acumen with the ability to operate at both the strategic and detailed levels
• Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to non-financial leaders
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with the ability to maintain focus across competing priorities
• Collaborative, approachable, and confident working as part of a senior leadership team
• A leadership style grounded in accountability, respect, communication, and trust
• Genuine connection to mission-driven work

Who Will Thrive Here

This role may be especially compelling for an experienced financial leader who has built a successful career and is ready to use that experience in a different way.

You may have spent years in corporate finance, public accounting, healthcare, nonprofit leadership, or another complex financial environment and reached a point where the impact of your work matters as much as the next title or compensation increase.

You still want interesting, challenging work. You still want a seat at the table. But you also want to know that what you are doing every day makes a difference.

That is what this opportunity offers.

Why This Opportunity

The organization has built an experienced leadership team and a culture centered around collaboration, flexibility, and meaningful work.

The CFO may not be providing services directly, but strong financial leadership makes those services possible. Every accurate report, well-managed grant, thoughtful financial decision, and strong internal process helps the organization serve its community and fulfill its mission.

The organization also offers:

• Competitive compensation of $160,000–$190,000, depending on experience
• 401(k) matching
• Separate vacation and sick leave accrual
• A culture that values flexibility and work-life balance
• Opportunity for increased flexibility once established in the role and with the team
• An experienced and committed leadership group
• The opportunity to make a meaningful impact through your work

This position is based in Reno, Nevada and will initially require a strong in-person presence.

Being physically present is important, particularly as the new CFO builds relationships with the finance team, senior leadership, and the broader organization. Over time, there is opportunity for earned flexibility once the CFO is fully integrated and the team is operating successfully.

This is not a traditional corporate environment. The organization operates close to the people and communities it serves. For the right person, that proximity to the mission will be one of the most meaningful parts of the opportunity.