Elm City Communities: Senior Vice President, Finance, IT & Procurement

Nonprofit HR; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 190,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Elm City Communities in New Haven, CT, is seeking a Senior Vice President of Finance, IT & Procurement to serve as the President’s principal advisor on financial stewardship, auditing, compliance, IT systems, and procurement operations. You will lead enterprise-wide strategy while ensuring day-to-day fiscal integrity across a large, HUD-regulated organization.

You will oversee senior leaders across Finance, Information Technology, and Procurement, guiding systems modernization, strengthening

Responsibilities

• Principal advisor on financial stewardship, auditing, compliance, IT systems, and procurement operations.
• Lead enterprise-wide strategy while ensuring day-to-day fiscal integrity across a HUD-regulated organization.
• Oversee Finance, IT, and Procurement leaders, guiding systems modernization and internal controls.

Job description

Executive Search: Senior Vice President of Finance, IT & Procurement

Position: Senior Vice President of Finance, IT & Procurement
Organization: Elm City Communities
Work Location: New Haven, CT
Salary Range: $190,000-$200,000

About the Organization

ECC is nationally recognized for its innovation, operational excellence, and commitment to transforming housing systems to better serve families and communities. Through both its Moving to Work (MTW) flexibility and its strong history of high-performing programs, ECC is possible in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) space, centering equity, innovation, and long-term community impact.

About the Role

As SVP, you will serve as the President’s principal advisor on all matters related to financial stewardship, auditing, compliance, IT systems, and procurement operations. You will lead enterprise-wide strategy while ensuring day-to-day fiscal integrity across a large, complex, HUD-regulated organization.

You will oversee senior leaders across Finance, Information Technology, and Procurement, guiding systems modernization, strengthening internal controls, and ensuring compliance while enabling innovation.

This role is ideal for a finance executive who enjoys operating at enterprise scale, brings both technical mastery and executive presence, wants to shape systems rather than simply manage them, and is motivated by public impact and community outcomes.

At Elm City Communities, your leadership will directly influence housing access, neighborhood stability, and long-term community development in New Haven.

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