Chief Financial Officer

Dickerson Bakker; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Dickerson Bakker is seeking a strategic Chief Financial Officer to join its Executive Leadership Team in the United States. The CFO will steer the organization’s financial strategy, accounting operations, treasury, and enterprise risk management while partnering with the President & CEO, Board, and ELT.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in nonprofit financial leadership, CPA preferred, and demonstrated success building strong financial controls and cross-functional collaboration with Boards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of progressive financial leadership experience.
• Experience as CFO or senior finance executive in a nonprofit setting.
• Strong nonprofit accounting knowledge including restricted funding and gift-in-kind accounting.
• Proven ability to partner with Boards and executive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial operations: budgeting, forecasting, cash management.
• Oversee financial reporting, audits, internal controls, and regulatory compliance.
• Drive long-range financial planning and enterprise risk management.
• Provide strategic guidance to President/CEO, Board, and ELT.

Skills

Strategic financial leadership

Board collaboration

Risk management

GAAP compliance

Financial analysis & modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Bachelor’s degree in Finance

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration

CPA (preferred)

Job description

The client is seeking a strategic, mission-driven Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join its Executive Leadership Team during a period of organizational growth and expanded global impact. The CFO will provide executive leadership for the organization’s financial strategy, stewardship, accounting operations, treasury, financial planning, compliance, and enterprise risk management, and will serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the President & CEO, Board of Directors, and Executive Leadership Team. This role is intended to build on strong financial health, mature financial controls, and an experienced finance team.

Responsibilities include leading financial operations and core finance functions such as budgeting, forecasting, cash management, financial reporting, and long-range financial planning. The CFO will ensure compliance with GAAP, nonprofit accounting standards, gift-in-kind accounting requirements, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements, and will oversee annual audits, tax filings, internal controls, and enterprise risk management. The CFO will partner with executive leadership on organizational strategy, financial modeling, and long-range planning, delivering timely, accurate, and meaningful financial reporting and strategic guidance to leadership and the Board.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field and at least 10+ years of progressive financial leadership experience, including prior experience as a CFO or senior finance executive. Significant nonprofit financial leadership experience is required, with strong expertise in nonprofit financial management and reporting, complex nonprofit accounting (including restricted funding and gift-in-kind accounting) preferred, and demonstrated experience partnering with Boards and executive leadership teams. A CPA is strongly preferred, and other advanced qualifications may be advantageous; international ministry, healthcare, pharmaceutical, or global nonprofit experience is also preferred, alongside demonstrated strategic planning, forecasting, treasury, audit oversight, regulatory compliance, enterprise risk management, and strong financial systems capability.