Chief Financial Officer

Christ Episcopal School; Covington (LA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Christ Episcopal School in Covington, Louisiana, seeks a Chief Financial Officer to provide experienced financial and operational leadership, overseeing day-to-day functions while building a stronger foundation for the future. The CFO will lead financial reporting, budgeting, cash management, and internal controls, translating financial data into clear insights for the Head of School and the Board.

A strategic partner, the role focuses on safeguarding resources and sustaining mission-driven

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a business-related subject; master’s degree preferred.
• CPA preferred but not required.
• Minimum of 10 years of related experience in nonprofit, private school, or mission-driven organization.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight for the school’s financial and administrative operations.
• Ensure continuity in core business functions, including payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash management, and financial reporting.
• Oversee the preparation of timely and accurate financial statements, forecasts, and analyses for the Head of School and Board of Trustees/Finance Committee.
• Lead or support the annual operating budget process and maintain short- and long-range financial projections.
• Support audit preparation and help maintain appropriate internal controls, financial procedures, and data integrity.
• Review existing systems, processes, and workflows to identify practical improvements and address structural issues.
• Partner with the Head of School and other leaders to translate financial information into clear, usable insight for decision-making.
• Clarify the scope and priorities of the finance leadership role, including responsibilities that should remain in the business office.
• Attend and present at Finance Committee and Board meetings.
• Oversee Human Resources, Facilities planning, Food service, Transportation and safety, Vendor and contract management.

Skills

Leadership

GAAP

Strategic planning

Nonprofit finance

Financial reporting

Internal controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in business

Master's degree in accounting/finance

CPA preferred

Tools

Cash management

Budgeting

Job description

Position Summary Christ Episcopal School, an Early Pre-K to 12th grade, coeducational, Episcopal school, located in Covington, Louisiana, is seeking our next Chief Financial Officer to provide experienced financial and operational leadership. While the CFO will oversee essential day-to-day functions, the school is also seeking a leader who can bring a fresh perspective, identify where systems or responsibilities may have accumulated over time, and help build a stronger foundation for the future.

Primary Responsibilities

• provide leadership and oversight for the school’s financial and administrative operations.
• ensure continuity in core business functions, including payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash management, and financial reporting.
• oversee the preparation of timely and accurate financial statements, forecasts, and other analyses for the Head of School and Board of Trustees/Finance Committee.
• lead or support the annual operating budget process and maintain short- and long-range financial projections.
• support audit preparation and help maintain appropriate internal controls, financial procedures, and data integrity.
• review existing systems, processes, and workflows to identify practical improvements and areas where informal workarounds may be masking larger structural issues.
• partner with the Head of School and other school leaders to translate financial information into clear, usable insight for decision-making.
• help clarify the scope and priorities of the finance leadership role, including identifying responsibilities that should remain in the business office and those that should be reassigned elsewhere.
• attend and present at Finance Committee and, as needed, Board meetings.

Operational Oversight

• Human resources
• Facilities and long-range maintenance planning
• Food service
• Transportation and safety
• Vendor and contract management

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in a business-related subject; master’s degree in accounting, finance, or business preferred
• CPA preferred, but not required
• Minimum of 10 years of related experience (experience in private school, nonprofit, or similarly mission-driven organization preferred, but not required)
• Demonstrates a deep understanding of effective fiscal management of a nonprofit or school, including GAAP
• Involvement in strategic planning and vision setting preferred
• Experience in stewardship, cultivation, and generation of non-tuition revenue and capital funding preferred