Vice President, Finance

Key Areas Of Responsibility

• Own annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial planning.
• Develop financial models to support program growth, funding scenarios, and operational decisions.
• Establish KPIs and performance tracking frameworks across the organization.
• Convert organizational strategy into actionable financial insights and trade-offs.
• Provide forward-looking analysis on risks, opportunities, and resource allocation.
• Support executive decision-making with clear, data-driven recommendations.
• Frame financial implications of key initiatives, including full cost and opportunity cost.
• Lead cross-functional change initiatives that improve financial planning, performance, and decision-making.
• Drive adoption of new processes, systems, and ways of working across departments.
• Apply a structured, project management-oriented approach to implementation—establishing clear ownership, timelines, and success measures.
• Champion equity-aligned practices in how change is designed and implemented, ensuring transparency, inclusive engagement, and that impacts on teams are thoughtfully considered.
• Lead organization-wide budgeting processes across departments.
• Monitor financial performance, identifying variances and driving accountability.
• Embed financial discipline into day-to-day decision-making across teams.
• Own financial planning systems, reporting tools, and performance dashboards.
• Partner with the Controller on ERP optimization and data integrity.
• Drive scalable finance processes that support growth and organizational complexity.
• Serve as a trusted financial partner to program, operations, development, and executive teams.
• Translate financial data into actionable insights for non-finance leaders.
• Ensure financial considerations are embedded early in organizational initiatives.

Candidate Profile

• A Strategic Finance Leader and Thought Partner
• Balances mission, compliance, and administrative responsibilities in designing financial solutions that are both rigorous and workable.
• A Change Leader and Organizational Implementer
• Applies a structured, project management-oriented approach to implementation while creating space for input, iteration and shared ownership.
• A Skilled Communicator and Cross-Functional Partner
• Partners effectively across programs, operations, development, and executive leadership to align financial resources with organizational priorities.
• An Empathetic and Mission-Aligned People Leader
• Creates the conditions for a thriving team culture where individuals feel safe, supported, and empowered to contribute—while also being clear about goals, ownership, and results.