Chief Financial Officer

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New Visions is seeking a strategic, process-minded Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join the Senior Management Team. Reporting directly to the President, the CFO will be responsible for providing leadership, hands-on management, and continuous improvement for the organization s day-to-day financial operations and office administration systems. This role requires a proven leader with experience in managing a Finance team and cultivating a performance-driven culture among diverse, talented individuals.

The ideal candidate will possess the skills, sensitivity, and confidence necessary to collaborate effectively across teams to develop efficient systems that enhance organizational productivity.

The CFO s core responsibilities will include overall management of the Finance Unit, with a focus on budgeting, financial management and reporting, and accounting. Additionally, the CFO will manage the Administration Team to ensure a smoothly running office environment.

• Strategy and Leadership:
  Serve as the internal leader, directing the allocation of resources and budget to effectively support the organization s operations, programs, and infrastructure.
• Strategy and Leadership:
  Ensure the long-term financial stability and proper use of the organization s assets through sound fiscal management.
• Strategy and Leadership:
  Lead, coach, and develop the Finance and Administration teams, focusing on building professional capacity, accountability, and organizational alignment.
• Strategy and Leadership:
  Establish and maintain strong relationships with key constituents; representing the organization in those interactions.
• Strategy and Leadership:
  Assess and improve financial systems and data infrastructure to promote data fluency and automation across the organization to optimize decision-making and streamlined workflows.
• Strategy and Leadership:
  Build multi-year financial models incorporating revenue diversification, scenario analysis, and cost structures across multiple programs.
• Strategy and Leadership:
  Analyze funding trends and identify opportunities to optimize the organization s revenue mix across city contracts, philanthropy, and earned income.
• Strategy and Leadership:
  Develop financial frameworks to support earned-revenue initiatives, product lines, or program expansions.
• Strategy and Leadership:
  Partner with program and development teams to translate program design into scalable, fundable business and financial models.

• Budgeting and Financial Management:
  Oversee annual operating budget, manage effectively within this budget, and report accurately on progress made and challenges encountered.
• Budgeting and Financial Management:
  Drive the financial oversight and relational strategy necessary for successfully navigating intricate and, at times, delayed payments on government contracts, ensuring compliance, minimizing risk, and securing timely revenue.
• Budgeting and Financial Management:
  Provide analysis of complex situations, prepare formal presentations, and present to senior management and Board of Directors on the overall financial health of the organization.
• Budgeting and Financial Management:
  Work with the Development Unit to prepare budgets for funding applications.
• Budgeting and Financial Management:
  Manage the administration of grant programs, including the application, award, and monitoring functions.
• Budgeting and Financial Management:
  Lead the annual budget process and midyear forecast for all programs.
• Budgeting and Financial Management:
  On a monthly basis, provide accurate and timely financials, reports, and other information that support the operations and business plans of NVPS programs.

• Accounting:
  Provide leadership and guidance to the accounting team to ensure proper maintenance of all accounting systems and functions.
• Accounting:
  Continually assess, improve, and document general accounting, accounts receivable, cash receipts, accounts payable, and cash disbursement controls and procedures.
• Accounting:
  Oversee annual audits, regulatory, compliance, and tax filings.
• Accounting:
  Oversee the preparation and communication…