CFO & Treasurer

About the role

Nick Corieri with Robert Half is looking for an experienced CFO to provide strategic financial leadership for a mission-driven nonprofit organization. This role serves as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, guiding sound stewardship, regulatory compliance, and long-term financial planning across a complex organization. The successful candidate will bring strong judgment, executive presence, and the ability to communicate the organization’s financial position clearly to a wide range of stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Advise senior leadership on financial strategy, fiscal oversight, and policy development to support responsible stewardship and informed decision-making.
• Partner with executive leaders and governance committees to present financial updates, assess organizational performance, and recommend action on key fiscal matters.
• Lead finance, accounting, treasury, budgeting, audit coordination, and financial reporting activities in partnership with internal finance leadership.
• Review and interpret monthly and annual financial results, ensuring accurate reporting for leadership, oversight bodies, and external parties as needed.
• Evaluate significant financial matters affecting affiliated entities, including schools, parishes, and other related operations, and provide practical recommendations.
• Manage banking, borrowing, insurance, and investment relationships while overseeing multiple portfolios in alignment with approved policies and risk objectives.
• Collaborate with human resources on employee benefit programs and retirement plans, including matters affecting employees and clergy.
• Support property, construction, renovation, leasing, acquisition, and sale decisions by providing financial guidance and ensuring compliance with organizational policies.
• Coordinate with legal counsel and regulatory agencies on financial and administrative compliance matters, and promote strong risk management practices across the organization.
• Supervise department leaders, maintain strict confidentiality, and foster accountability through performance management and continued learning.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive financial leadership experience, including senior-level responsibility for accounting, treasury, budgeting, and reporting.
• Demonstrated expertise in nonprofit accounting, fund accounting, and preparation of clear, accurate financial reports.
• Strong background in corporate treasury functions, investment oversight, banking relationships, and audit support.
• Proven ability to build and sustain effective relationships with executives, boards, committees, and external partners.
• Experience analyzing complex financial issues and developing thoughtful, practical solutions in a multifaceted organization.
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance, internal controls, and governance practices applicable to nonprofit environments.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain financial conditions and recommendations to both financial and non-financial audiences.
• High level of discretion, professionalism, and judgment when handling confidential organizational matters.