[Remote] Chief Financial and Operating Officer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Common Future is hiring a Chief Financial and Operating Officer to lead finance, people operations, and IT/systems while advancing the organization’s strategic and operational priorities. The CFOO will steward internal operations, guide financial strategy and compliance, and support executive leadership, organizational culture, and staff development.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the organization's internal leader, ensuring effective communication, information cascading, and connectivity across departments and subteams
• Support coordination of the  Executive Team’s priorities and topics, working closely with the Deputy Chief of Staff and Executive Assistant
• Evaluate and ensure executive and operational alignment with organizational mission, values, strategic objectives, and key results
• Act as a thought partner to Office of Co-CEOs and the Board of Directors, including on topics related to the financial and operational sustainability of the organization and internal culture; prepare memos, presentations, and other items to support the work
• Support the ongoing evolution of Common Future's culture, keeping an inclusive and equitable workplace a top priority. Through action and behavior, model best practices and habits for staff
• Lead and implement change initiatives related to organizational processes, systems, and infrastructure
• Serve as a strategic financial advisor and partner to the Co-CEOs on annual budgeting decisions, major contracts and expenditures, and organizational culture, structure, and strategic plan
• Support a culture that attracts and retains top talent for all positions at Common Future
• Consistently communicate with the Co-CEOs on the organization’s overall performance, key decisions, and emerging operational and programmatic opportunities and challenges, and implement and track progress against our strategic plan
• Own the development and oversight of financial strategy and core finance functions (accounting, financial reporting and analysis, audit and tax reporting, budgeting, compliance, controls, and risk management) for two entities, Common Future and subsidiary Community Credit Lab, ensuring that resources are aligned with organizational mission and goals, providing reports and memos for Executive Leadership, Co-CEOs,  and the Board of Directors
• Lead treasury management for both entities
• Oversee CF’s audit strategy, ensuring coordination between key stakeholders, e.g. Co-CEOs, Board, and Finance Team
• Guide the high-level budgeting process to align with leadership priorities and organizational goals, while supporting the Director of Finance in leading the process
• Provide oversight on all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems, ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP and nonprofit accounting standards and IRS regulatory requirements
• Work with the Finance Team to maintain the financial management system while ensuring appropriate internal controls, financial policies and procedures, and an auditable fiscal structure
• Oversee Common Future’s Fiscal Policies & Procedures, including Internal Treasury Management Policy, and provide strategic direction for banking relationships
• Serve as a key point of contact for the Board on financial matters, including reporting and long-term financial planning
• Set high-level vision and strategy for Operations and Finance, aligning team and organizational goals, while ensuring accountability
• Lead the day-to-day internal operations of Common Future and work to solve issues quickly and effectively with an eye towards the best interests of the organization
• Strengthen and streamline organization-wide operations through adaptation, shared learning, and continuous improvement
• Directly supervise and support the Operations Team, currently the  Director of Finance, Controller, Director of HR,  Director of Systems and Information, holding teams accountable, delegating effectively, and supporting their development and growth
• Broadly oversee and support the Human Resources function, including employee experience, culture, talent management, development, benefits, compensation, and compliance
• Broadly oversee and support the Systems, Data, and IT function, ensuring an effective technology strategy and that existing tools, controls, and cadences continue to meet the organization's needs
• Triage across the Operations subteams to ensure the people, financial, and systems resources needed to achieve our strategic priorities set by Co-CEOs
• Oversee CF’s safety and security framework, including cybersecurity protocols in collaboration with CF’s outsourced managed service provider
• Coordinate with General Counsel and Finance team to ensure compliance with applicable Federal and State regulations
• Ensure robust systems that strengthen the organization's infrastructure, including legal and risk management

Skills

• Executive leadership experience at the C-suite or senior management level, including budget oversight, capacity building, and creating streamlined, agile processes
• Commitment to dismantling unjust systems, with experience addressing bias and dominant culture in the workplace
• Advanced proficiency in nonprofit financial systems (e.g., QuickBooks Online, Sage Intacct) and Excel, including multi-year modeling and scenario planning
• Experience with reserves and liquidity strategy, restricted and unrestricted revenue, and multi-entity financial oversight
• Experience partnering with a nonprofit Board of Directors, managing banking and treasury relationships, and coordinating audits
• Experience guiding a nonprofit from growth to maturity, including leading change management
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity, with a desire to seek clarity - comfortable asking hard questions to ensure alignment and comprehension
• Strategic communication skills to ensure organization-wide coordination and operational prioritization are effective and aligned with organizational goals
• MBA, Master's in Nonprofit Management, JD, CPA, or equivalent experience (preferred, not required)

Benefits

• Ongoing 4-day workweek, Monday - Thursday, 32-hour workweek, 80% time at 100% pay
• Remote and flexible work options
• 20 days of PTO
• 18 paid holidays, including a week off in the Spring and Winter
• Fully paid medical, dental, and vision for employees. Dependents covered at 75%
• Access to HSA (OPTUM), FSA Medical, and FSA Dependent Care (WEX)
• Paid long-term disability and life insurance
• 16-week paid parental leave
• $500 annual professional development stipend, tuition, student loan, and coaching support
• $500 monthly caregiver stipend
• Immediately vested 4% 403b retirement plan contribution after 90 days
• $800 one-time home office setup stipend for new employees
• $150 per month coworking, home office, and cell phone stipend
• Annual in-person retreat

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