Chief Financial Officer

About the role

The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank is at an exciting inflection point and seeks a strategic, forward-thinking Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to help shape its next chapter of growth and impact. As the organization continues to expand in scale, complexity, and innovation, the CFO will be a key architect of BRAFB’s financial strategy—strengthening infrastructure, modernizing systems, and ensuring the organization is positioned to maximize its impact across the region. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, serving on the leadership team and partnering closely with the Board of Directors and Finance Committee, the CFO will provide both strategic leadership and hands-on oversight of all financial functions. This is a highly visible role for a finance leader who thrives in dynamic environments, brings a change-oriented mindset, and serves as a trusted thought partner to senior leadership while maintaining exceptional financial discipline. In addition to serving as the organization’s senior financial executive, the CFO also acts as Chief Compliance Officer, overseeing enterprise-wide compliance, risk management, and internal controls. This leader will guide ongoing financial systems modernization and help scale the finance team to support growing programs, increasingly diverse funding streams, and government and regulatory oversight.

Responsibilities

• Financial Leadership, Strategy & Business Acumen: The CFO will provide comprehensive leadership across all financial functions, including accounting, budgeting, forecasting, cash management, financial analysis, and reporting.
• The CFO will translate complex financial information into clear, actionable insights that support decision-making, innovation, and long‑term sustainability.
• This leader will oversee the annual operating and capital budgeting processes, develop short and long‑range financial forecasts, and strengthen the organization’s