Chief Financial Officer (CFO) | VVF

About the role

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will oversee all financial operations, ensuring compliance with GAAP standards and regulatory requirements while providing strategic financial insights to stakeholders. This is an on-site leadership position based in Avon, CO, and a key member of the Executive Team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements.
• Manage the budget and forecast process across all departments.
• Synthesize complex financial information and generate actionable business insights for stakeholders.
• Perform analyses to identify near-term and long-term business risks and opportunities, delivering impactful communications to drive decision-making.
• Lead the monthly and year-end forecasting, revenue projections, general ledger, compliance, policy implementation, capital management, debt management (including lines of credit), and the annual audit.
• Provide financial reports, forecasts, and balance sheet projections for the Board, Board Executive Committee, Board Finance and Investment Committee, and other relevant committees.
• Attend Board, Board Executive Committee, and other appropriate board meetings to provide financial updates.
• Oversee banking activities, procurement strategies, and consolidated cash flow management.
• Participate in key decision-making as a member of the Executive Team, including merger, affiliation, or acquisition due diligence.
• Analyze and recommend revenue and expense opportunities.
• Manage accounting control systems, internal audits, and the accurate production of financial reports.
• Monitor legal, regulatory, and administrative changes and implement procedural updates to maintain compliance.
• Manage tax-exempt bond compliance, commercial and event insurance programs, and risk management.
• Collaborate with the President and Vice President of Human Resources on benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans, and compensation.
• Lead long-term financial strategic planning and oversee VVF’s leases, legal needs, and IRS compliance.
• Guide the IT department on network architecture, cybersecurity, software acquisitions, and desktop support.
• Assist the President and Executive Team in improving organizational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Occasional evening, weekend, or holiday work may be required to support the VVF’s year-round mission.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; CPA, Master’s in Finance/Accounting, or MBA required.
• Proven experience managing teams, from entry-level to experienced professionals, with a focus on coaching and mentoring.
• Unwavering commitment to accounting and financial integrity and transparency.
• Strong alignment with the values of a mission-driven organization and a collaborative culture.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Robust knowledge of IRS rules governing gifts from Private Foundations or Donor Advised Funds.
• Hands-on experience with charitable gift tools and structures, including donor-advised funds, private family foundations, charitable gift annuities, and trusts.
• Self-starter with the ability to handle competing demands tactfully and creatively.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with board members, donors, staff, and partners.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with a patient and attentive approach.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of professional leadership experience in Finance and Accounting.
• Experience working within a nonprofit organization, with a clear understanding of 501(C)(3) financial, accounting, GAAP, and IRS regulations.

Pay

The base annual salary range for this position is $190,000 to $210,000.

Benefits

• Affordable HDHP employee and family health insurance plan.
• Dental and vision plans.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) with company match.
• 401k Retirement Plan with company match.
• Basic Life Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability Plans.
• Flexible Time Off, Paid Sick Leave, and Sabbatical Program.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Free employee ski pass or wellness stipend.
• Tickets to shows at the Vilar and The Amp.
• Discounts at The Amp and Vilar concessions.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Cell phone stipend.