Chief of Staff

AKRE & Associates; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AKRE & Associates in the United States seeks a Chief of Staff to align people, departments, and resources with our shared vision. You will partner with the executive team to shape strategy, translate it into execution, and ensure accountability across functions.

This hands-on role covers finance, HR, IT, and administrative operations, with emphasis on governance, internal controls, and building scalable processes to support growth and our faith-based mission.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of leadership experience with team management.
• Ownership of organizational budgets and financial performance.
• Experience leading strategic planning and cross-functional initiatives.
• Extensive nonprofit finance and compliance knowledge.
• MS Office proficiency (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Must be willing to align and sign with nonprofit statement of faith.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with leadership to set organizational vision and execution plans.
• Directly supervise leaders to align goals and resources with objectives.
• Integrate planning across departments to improve coordination and resolve priorities.
• Lead weekly leadership meetings to drive decisions and owners for next steps.
• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings with direct reports.
• Maintain org accountability charts and planning processes.
• Oversee budget processes, financial reporting, and internal controls.
• Lead annual audit preparations with internal teams and external auditors.
• Oversee HR, IT, admin, and vendor relationships and policies.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Strategic planning

Nonprofit finance

Microsoft Office

Tools

Excel

Job description

We are recruiting for a Chief of Staff who will be a key member of an executive leadership team, serving as the organization's integrator to align people, departments, and resources around a shared vision.

This role partners closely with the senior leadership to shape organizational strategy, translate vision into execution, and ensure accountability across all functions.

The Chief of Staff leads the leadership team and provides executive oversight of finance, HR, IT, and administrative operations. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strategic thinking, financial expertise, sound judgment, and the ability to strengthen the systems and processes that support a faith-based nonprofit's mission.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with leadership to establish organizational vision, strategic priorities, and execution plans.
• Directly supervise all leaders, ensuring department goals, decisions, and resources align with organization-wide objectives.
• Integrate planning across communications, development, finance, legal, and operations to improve coordination and resolve competing priorities.
• Facilitate weekly leadership meetings that drive clear decisions, resolve issues, and establish ownership of next steps.
• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings with direct reports
• Maintain organizational accountability charts
• Lead quarterly and annual planning
• Translate strategic priorities into actionable plans with defined owners, timelines, and measures of success.
• Evaluate and track major organizational projects
• Assess infrastructure, staffing, systems, and organizational capacity to determine what is needed to support current operations and future priorities.
• Supervise the accounting function and ensure timely, accurate financial reporting and effective internal controls.
• Own the budget process from end to end
• Monitor cash flow, financial performance, and budget variances; provide analysis and recommendations to support strategic and operational decisions.
• Lead annual audit preparation and coordination with internal teams and external auditors, ensuring readiness, complete documentation, and follow-through on findings.
• Lead the development and improvement of internal processes & procedures
• Oversee admin functions, including insurance, contracts, leases, and vendor relationships.
• Oversee the IT function
• Serve as a central point of contact for cross-functional troubleshooting, bringing a practical, solutions-oriented approach to organizational challenges.
• Oversee HR functions and partner with department leaders on workforce planning, employee performance, and talent development.
• Lead and coordinate interviewing, hiring, and promotion processes.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, integrity, clear communication, and accountability.
• Collaborate with department leaders and appropriate external advisors on compliance requirements, organizational policies, legal matters, and documentation.
• Ensure policies and procedures are clearly documented, communicated, and consistently implemented.
• Prepare and coordinate board materials, including financial reports, strategic updates, major project summaries, and information needed to support board discussion and decision-making.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of leadership experience, including managing teams and holding leaders accountable for performance and results.
• Demonstrated ownership of organizational or departmental budgets, with accountability for financial performance.
• Experience leading strategic planning, overseeing operations, and managing cross-functional initiatives.
• Extensive knowledge of nonprofit finance and compliance, including budgeting, financial reporting, internal controls, and audit preparation.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• MUST be willing to align and sign with non-profit statement of faith