Boys Town is dedicated to making the world a better place for children, families, patients, and communities. As a nonprofit, our mission is at the heart of everything we do. We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Chief Financial Officer to join our leadership team and help drive our financial strategy in support of our mission.
Job Summary:
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is responsible for managing the financial operations of the organization, including financial planning, management of financial risks, record-keeping, and financial reporting. The CFO will also oversee budgeting, forecasting, and compliance with regulatory requirements. This role is crucial in ensuring the organization remains financially sustainable while maximizing the impact of our program and services.
Key Responsibilities:
- Financial Strategy and Planning: Develop and implement financial strategies that align with the organization’s mission and long-term goals
- Budgeting and Forecasting: Lead the annual budgeting process, including the development of financial forecasts and long-term financial plans.
- Financial Reporting: Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting to the Board of Trustees, Executive Leaders, and Operational Leaders
- Risk Management: Identify and manage risk management financial risks to the organization, including maintaining adequate insurance coverage and managing investments
- Compliance: Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local financial regulations, as well as nonprofit and hospital industry standards
- Team Leadership: Manage and mentor the finance and accounting teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment
- Grant Management: Oversee the financial management of grants, including reporting and compliance with donor requirements
- Audit: Coordinate and lead the annual audit process, liaising with external auditors and Board Finance and Audit Committee
- Financial Systems: Oversees the implementation and maintenance of financial management systems and tools.
What we’re looking for:
- Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting or related field required.
- CPA or CMA required
- Experience:
- Minimum of 10-12 years of relevant senior financial management and leadership experience preferably in a
- Non-profit organization of similar or greater scope is preferred.
- Healthcare experience a plus!
- Skills:
- Strong financial acumen and understanding of nonprofit accounting principles
- Proficient in financial management software
- Excellent leadership communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to translate complex financial concepts to individuals at all levels.
- Personal Attributes:
- Mission-driven with a passion for youth, families, and communities
- High integrity and commitment to transparency and accountability
- Strategic thinker with the ability to anticipate and solve problems
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Comprehensive financial expertise with technical skills in budgetary management, and financial and strategic planning for financial and administrative functions of a large nonprofit organization, or other complex industry position with a demonstrated ability to manage and evaluate organization-wide initiatives and to accurately compile reports, budgets, and execute projects.
Ability to read and interpret IRS rules, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) technical literature, and Financial Accounting Standards Boards (FASB) interpretations.
Ability to develop strategy that incorporates a concise definition of goals, targeted audiences, and is in line with organizational priorities.
Comprehensive knowledge of insurance practices and risk mitigation frameworks.
Ability to provide vision for the communications of the organization deliver presentations to internal and external audiences and stakeholders including the board of directors.
Knowledge of financial reporting, resource allocation, leadership technique, and coordination of people and resources in a non-profit organization.
Expert level knowledge of regulatory requirements pertaining to a wide array of youth services programs, mental health facilities, and health care.
Ability to engage and influence a wide range of stakeholders internally and externally while maintaining necessary degree of confidentiality.
Ability to collaborate between departments, communicate and optimize strategy, and to align strategies to achieve the mission.
Demonstrated integrity, positive attitude, business ethics, mission-driven, and self-directed with a passion for the organization.
Ability to motivate and develop leaders across all areas of responsibility.
Strong conflict management skills to align all facets of the organization to serve the mission and to deal with difficult problems and challenges.
Skills in board management.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
CPA or CMA required.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, with an emphasis in Finance or Accounting required.
Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience required.
Available to travel as needed and maintain on-call status required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Master’s degree preferred.
Non-profit organization experience preferred.
Diversity is more than a commitment at Boys Town—it is the foundation of who we are and what we do.
At Boys Town, we cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better business results.
About Boys Town:
Boys Town has been changing the way America cares for children and families since 1917. With over a century of service, our employees have helped us grow from a small boardinghouse in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, into one of the largest national child and family care organizations in the country. With the addition of Boys Town National Research Hospital in 1977, our services branched out into the health care and research fields, offering even more career opportunities to those looking to make a real difference.
Our employees are our #1 supporters when it comes to achieving Boys Town's mission, which is why we are proud of their commitment to making the world a better place for children, families, patients, and communities. A unique feature for employees and their dependents enrolled in medical benefits are reduced to no cost visits for services performed by a Boys Town provider at a Boys Town location. Additional costs savings for the employee and their dependents are found in our pharmacy benefits with low to zero-dollar co-pays on certain maintenance drugs. Boys Town takes your mental health seriously with no cost mental health visits to an in-network provider. We help our employees prepare for retirement with a generous match on their 401K or 401K Roth account. Additional benefits include tuition assistance, parenting resources from our experts and professional development opportunities within the organization, just to name a few. Working at Boys Town is more than just a job, it is a way of life.
This advertisement describes the general nature of work to be performed and does not include an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, or abilities required. Boys Town is an equal employment opportunity employer and participates in the E-Verify program. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. To request a disability-related accommodation in the application process, contact us at 1-877-639-6003.