Chief Financial Officer

Fred Finch Youth Center; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

21 PTO days per year

9 holidays observed

401(k) matching up to 6%

Degree Assistance Program up to $10,00

Affordable health care premiums

Job summary

Fred Finch Youth & Family Services is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to lead our financial strategy and treasury, ensuring sustainable growth for our California programs. You will oversee cash flow, risk management, and reporting while partnering with the CEO, Board, and funders to advance our mission.

The role requires 7+ years in financial planning and leadership in a nonprofit setting, with strong budgeting, governance, and team development skills.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in financial planning, budgeting or analysis; 3+ years in senior leadership.
• Proven ability in strategic financial planning, budgeting and risk management.
• Knowledge of nonprofit accounting, fund accounting, compliance and reporting.
• Experience building and leading high-performing, stable teams.
• Strong ability to communicate financial information to diverse stakeholders.
• Mentor others and maintain a healthy, productive work environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance (equivalent experience considered).

Responsibilities

• Oversee cash flow, liquidity, investments, lines of credit, and banking relationships.
• Build forward-looking models and analyses that guide operations and business plans.
• Own financial reporting, including systems for incurred but not yet reported (IBNR) transactions.
• Lead development and monitoring of cost center and consolidated agency budgets with the executive team.
• Create forecasts and business plans that support new initiatives and revenue diversification.
• Lead and mentor the finance team, including the Controller, Accounting Analyst, and Accounting Data Specialist.
• Partner with the executive team on retention, compensation, benefits, and policy development.
• Stay current on technology that improves efficiency and strengthens reporting.
• Work with the Board’s Finance Committee on short-, medium-, and long-term plans, including capital improvements.
• Deliver timely, accurate reporting to funders, foundations, and the Board, including monthly and annual statements and cost reports.
• Partner with our analytics program so EHR and financial data are reported together accurately.
• Develop proposals for payers and grant funders, and represent the agency to banks, auditors, public officials, vendors, and donors.
• Manage compliance risk across tax filings, audits, and state/federal reporting.
• Maintain strong internal controls and stay current on nonprofit audit practices and law.
• Oversee the 401(k), employee benefits, health insurance, and business insurance.

Skills

Financial planning

Budgeting

Nonprofit accounting

Fund accounting

Team leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

MBA

Job description

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Fred Finch Youth & Family Services

LOCATION

Oakland or San Diego, CA (Hybrid)

STATUS

Full-Time, Exempt

COMPENSATION

$200,414 – $255,414.57 per year

Make Your Financial Leadership Matter

For over a century, Fred Finch Youth & Family Services has been changing the trajectory of young lives, providing behavioral health, education, and family support services to some of California’s most vulnerable youth and families. None of that work happens without the people behind the people: a finance team that keeps our mission funded, compliant, and sustainable.

As our Chief Financial Officer, you’ll report to the CEO and work closely with our Board of Directors to shape the financial strategy that lets our direct-care staff focus on what they do best: showing up for kids and families every day.

What You’ll Do

Financial Strategy & Treasury

• Oversee cash flow, liquidity, investments, lines of credit, and banking relationships
• Build forward-looking models and analyses that guide operations and business plans
• Own financial reporting, including systems for incurred but not yet reported (IBNR) transactions

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Lead development and monitoring of cost center and consolidated agency budgets with the executive team
• Create forecasts and business plans that support new initiatives and revenue diversification

Leadership & Strategy

• Lead and mentor the finance team, including the Controller, Accounting Analyst, and Accounting Data Specialist
• Partner with the executive team on retention, compensation, benefits, and policy development
• Stay current on technology that improves efficiency and strengthens reporting

Board & Funder Relations

• Work with the Board’s Finance Committee on short-, medium-, and long-term plans, including capital improvements
• Deliver timely, accurate reporting to funders, foundations, and the Board, including monthly and annual statements and cost reports
• Partner with our analytics program so EHR and financial data are reported together accurately
• Develop proposals for payers and grant funders, and represent the agency to banks, auditors, public officials, vendors, and donors

Compliance & Controls

• Manage compliance risk across tax filings, annual and single audits, and state and federal reporting
• Maintain strong internal controls and stay current on nonprofit audit practices and law
• Oversee the 401(k), employee benefits, health insurance, and business insurance (GL, D&O, etc.)

What You Bring

• 7+ years of increasingly responsible experience in financial planning, budgeting, or financial analysis, including 3+ years in senior financial leadership
• Proven experience in strategic financial planning, budgeting, and risk management
• Knowledge of nonprofit accounting, including fund accounting, compliance, and reporting
• Experience building and leading high-performing, stable teams
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly to a wide range of stakeholders
• A desire to mentor others and maintain a healthy, productive work environment
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field (equivalent experience considered)

Preferred

• MBA
• Senior financial leadership experience in the nonprofit sector
• Experience in a healthcare, behavioral health, or human services setting

Benefits at a Glance

• 21 PTO days per year
• 9 nationally observed holidays
• 401(k) matching up to 6%
• Up to $10,000 in the Degree Assistance Program
• Affordable monthly health care premiums

If you’re a finance leader who wants your work to mean something beyond the numbers, we’d love to hear from you!

Join our team as: Chief Financial Officer

Fred Finch Youth & Family Services (FF) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. FF does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.