Mission-Driven CFO for Nonprofit Growth & Impact

CMC Recruiting; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Vacation and sick leave accrual

Work-life balance culture

Job summary

CMC Recruiting is seeking an experienced Chief Financial Officer for a Northern Nevada nonprofit. You will partner with the CEO, COO, and senior leaders to shape financial strategy, oversee accounting, budgeting, and audits, and lead a high-performing finance team.

The role requires a CPA (strongly preferred), deep nonprofit accounting knowledge, and the ability to align financial decisions with the mission.

Qualifications

• CPA strongly preferred.
• Significant progressive accounting and financial leadership experience.
• Ideally 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with nonprofit accounting strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of complex accounting environments, audits, grants, restricted funding, and multiple revenue streams.
• Experience leading and developing accounting or finance teams.
• Strong business acumen with ability to operate at strategic and detailed levels.
• Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to non-financial leaders.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with focus across priorities.
• Collaborative, approachable, and confident in a senior leadership team.
• Leadership grounded in accountability, respect, communication, and trust.
• Genuine connection to mission-driven work.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Financial Strategy and act as a trusted partner to the CEO, COO, and senior leadership.
• Translate financial data into insights to support organizational decisions.
• Identify financial opportunities, risks, and considerations across programs, grants, and facilities.
• Oversee accounting, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and internal controls; audit readiness.
• Lead preparation for annual comprehensive audit and grant-specific reporting.
• Develop and empower the finance team; build cross-organizational communication.

Skills

CPA

Nonprofit accounting

Accounting leadership

Audits & grants

Strategic business partner

Communication to non-financial leaders

Team leadership

Mission-driven

Job description

CMC Recruiting is seeking an experienced Chief Financial Officer for a Northern Nevada nonprofit. You will partner with the CEO, COO, and senior leaders to shape financial strategy, oversee accounting, budgeting, and audits, and lead a high-performing finance team.

The role requires a CPA (strongly preferred), deep nonprofit accounting knowledge, and the ability to align financial decisions with the mission.