Chief Financial Officer

Metuchen-Edison YMCA; Metuchen (NJ); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Metuchen-Edison YMCA is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to lead financial operations across multiple branches within a mission-driven nonprofit. You will partner with the CEO and senior leadership to manage budgeting, forecasting, audits, and treasury while guiding capital strategy for real estate investments.

The role requires strong GAAP expertise, team leadership, and the ability to provide strategic financial insights to the Board and Finance Committee to sustain growth and community

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• Seven or more years of progressive financial leadership experience.
• CPA or MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead all financial management and reporting.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, audits, and compliance.
• Direct treasury, cash flow, and banking relationships.
• Guide real estate portfolio strategy and capital planning.
• Partner with CEO and Board on strategic financial decisions.

Skills

Strategic financial leadership

GAAP & regulatory compliance

Board collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration

CPA or MBA preferred

Job description

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8 days ago Requisition ID: 1203

Salary Range: $125,000.00 To $150,000.00 Annually

POSITION SUMMARY

The CFO is mission-driven, strategic, and an operationally strong partner who serves as a key member of the Executive Leadership Team. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, the CFO will provide leadership, oversight, and stewardship of all financial operations for a multi-branch nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the foundations of community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. The CFO serves as a strategic financial advisor to the President & CEO, Board of Directors, Finance Committee, and senior leadership team providing strategic insight regarding the association’s real estate portfolio, capital investments, and long-term facility strategy, hands-on oversight of all accounting, financial reporting, compliance, audit, budgeting, forecasting, and treasury functions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Executive & Strategic Leadership

• Partner with the CEO and executive team to develop and execute strategic and financial objectives.
• Acts as a strategic advisor to the CEO, Board and Finance Committee
• Provides leadership, mentoring, training and coaching to the Finance Department team.
• Provide financial analysis and recommendations to support organizational decision-making.
• Leads long-range financial planning and sustainability initiatives working closely with the CEO and COO.
• Participate in capital planning, and growth initiatives.
• Direct all aspects of financial management and reporting.
• Lead annual operating and capital budgets.
• Assist with debt management and serve planning.
• Prepare monthly financial statements, dashboard and KPI reporting
• Oversee financial reporting, forecasting, and performance analysis.
• Manage cash flow, investments, banking relationships, and financial risk management.
• Lead financial planning and funding strategy for complex real estate and capital projects using diverse financing sources.
• Develop financial models and projections to assess the feasibility and sustainability of capital investments.
• Analyze real estate portfolio performance and recommend investment, redevelopment, acquisition, leasing, or disposition strategies.
• Manage financial due diligence for real estate transactions and capital projects in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Create and maintain a long-term capital plan that aligns facility needs with available financial resources.
• Oversee lending relationships and debt portfolio management, including financing, refinancing, and compliance activities.
• Provide executive leadership and the Board with strategic financial analysis to support capital investment decisions.

Accounting and Compliance

• Oversee General Ledger, AP, AR, Fixed Assets and Grant Accounting.
• Administration of YERDI fund contributions.
• Serve as primary liaison to external auditors.
• Coordinate annual audits and tax filings.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP and regulatory requirements, YMCA standards and grants are adhered to.

Leadership and Team Development

• Lead and develop finance staff.
• Foster accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Promote financial literacy and accountability throughout the YMCA.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration,
• Seven or more years of progressive financial leadership experience.
• Strong experience in accounting, budgeting, forecasting, audits, and reporting.
• CPA, MBA preferred.