Chief Financial Officer
What You'll Do
Your Impact: We have entered a transformational chapter in our history through the implementation of For Everyone, Forever, our bold strategic plan to save, steward, and share Massachusetts' special places for generations to come. As a key member of the Trustees' Executive Team and thought partner to the CEO, the CFO will be highly influential in helping to shape the future direction and impact of the organization.
The Role: You will be a thought partner and strategic advisor to the CEO and Board of Directors, helping to shape the organization's vision and dramatically elevating its financial acumen and decision-making capabilities through this pivotal phase of growth and evolution. You will lead the financial management strategy underpinning the Trustees' diverse state-wide network of protected lands, historic homes, museums, and special places.
- Lead the financial management strategy for the organization
- Drive a robust planning and analysis function and provide real-time insights to the Executive Team and Board
- Lead the preparation of the annual operating budget, long-range financial plans, and manage systems and procedures to track and report expenses
- Manage mergers, affiliations and contracts analysis of other non-profit organizations and land acquisitions
- Oversee the organization's endowment, cash forecasting, accounting systems, and auditing
- Monitor and report on the Trustees' assets and liabilities in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and all regulatory requirements
- Ensure that proper systems, processes, controls, and teams are in place to support a dynamic and growing organization
- In collaboration with Development, establish and monitor fundraising benchmarks and long-term financial goals
- Serve as an ambassador for The Trustees, representing the organization externally with donors, partners, and stakeholders across Massachusetts and beyond as needed
- Travel as needed to support The Trustees' priorities and special events, sometimes requiring evening and weekend work
Requirements
- Current authorization to work in the United States - a candidate must have such authorization by his or her first day of employment
- A satisfactory criminal background (CORI) check
Skills and Experience
- 15+ years as a proven senior-level financial executive with a track record of driving growth-oriented financial strategy and building operational strength
- Diverse and broad financial experience, ideally across multiple industries with significant experience in nonprofit, public, and/or NGO sectors are preferred
- Track record as a strategic partner to leadership in managing growth
- Experience with mergers and acquisitions are preferred
- Excellent analytical, conceptual, interpersonal, strategic modeling, budgeting, and project management skills
- Successful background of developing and leveraging current and developing systems and technology to enhance financial analysis (e.g., advanced reporting, predictive modeling, AI, etc.)
- Sophisticated understanding of non-profit accounting and compliance functions
- Experience and ability to communicate and present high-level strategic vision as well as the details associated with variances against budgets/forecasts to the Executive Team and to the Board of Directors
- Experience in a geographically dispersed and matrixed organization
Eligibility Criteria
- Current authorization to work in the United States - a candidate must have such authorization by his or her first day of employment
- A satisfactory criminal background (CORI) check