Chief Financial Officer

Connect United • Full-time • Westborough, Massachusetts, United States • $100k - $130k / year • 1m ago

PURPOSE: The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) provides strategic financial leadership to ensure the organization’s long-term sustainability and growth. This role oversees all financial operations—including planning, budgeting, reporting, and risk management—while ensuring compliance, transparency, and operational excellence. The CFO serves as a key advisor to the Lead Pastor & CEO, Board of Directors in translating financial insights into strategic actions and leading the finance team to achieve organizational goals.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Executive Financial Leadership

Provides executive oversight for all financial operations across Connect Church, Metrowest Christian Academy, the Early Learning Center, and Connect Caribbean Mission.
Informs the Lead Pastor & CEO, Chief Operating Officer, and Board of Directors regarding key financial issues, risks, and opportunities.
Leads financial strategy, long-term planning, capital planning, and stewardship.
Oversees financial systems architecture, accounting software, reporting platforms, donor management, and technology integration.
Provide final authority on any day-to-day purchases, investments, and financial decisions within delegated/approved spending threshold limits as established by the Lead Pastor & CEO and Board of Directors.
Serve as a strategic financial leader across acquisitions, investments, and portfolio management, ensuring disciplined evaluation, execution, and optimization of all real estate assets.
Develops Finance team through coaching, training, and accountability to ensure operational excellence.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Planning

Oversees creation, administration, and monitoring of annual budgets for all departments.
Oversees investment analysis for new development and acquisition opportunities; present financial recommendations to the Lead Pastor & CEO, COO, and Board of Directors.
Develops multi-year financial models, forecasts, and budget projections.
Ensures spending aligns with mission and strategic priorities.
Leads financial strategy and due diligence for all property acquisitions, including underwriting, financial modeling, valuation, and capital structuring.
Leads debt strategies, finance negotiations, covenant compliance, and long-term capital plans.

Financial Reporting & Compliance

Ensures monthly and quarterly financial reporting to Lead Pastor & CEO, Church Lead Team, Board of Directors and departments.
Maintains compliance with local, state, and federal laws, including educational and nonprofit requirements.
Oversees annual audits and ensures strong internal controls.
Maintains relationships with external vendors, including Auditors, Banks, Lenders and other vendors as needed.

Accounting Operations

Supervises all accounting functions including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and giving records.
Ensures strict controls for tithe, offerings, cash management, counting procedures, and protocols.
Ensures integrity and accuracy of financial data and statements.
Implements financial policies, procedures, and controls.

Stewardship, Donor Relations & Fund Management

Ensures proper handling of designated funds, gifts, grants, and donor support.
Oversees restricted funds, mission giving, and scholarship accounts.
Supports giving with financial analysis and donor stewardship practices.

Risk Management & Financial Control

Identifies and mitigates financial and operational risks.
Ensure proper insurance coverage across operations.
Oversees cash management, investments, and financing.
Ensures rigorous financial controls, risk modeling, and compliance standards are applied to all acquisitions and portfolio performance assessments.
Evaluates potential risks related to market conditions, property operations, and investment exposures to inform executive decision-making.
Integrate financial oversight into all stages of the property life cycle—from acquisition underwriting to asset stabilization and disposition.

Human Resources, Payroll & Benefits Oversight

Provides oversight for payroll, benefits, and compensation.
Ensure compliance with labor laws and nonprofit staffing practices.
Supports performance management and compensation planning.
Provide compensation guidance for staff and make recommendations to the Board of Directors’ Compensation Committee regarding executive salaries.

Cross-Departmental Collaboration

Works with Dream Station Early Learning Center and Metrowest Christian Academy leadership on tuition analysis and program viability.
Supports missions' leadership with international budgeting and funding.
Delivers training to departments on budget creation, management, expense projections, and reconciliations.

DIRECT REPORTS: Accountant, Bookkeeper

REPORTS TO: Lead Pastor & CEO

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Thrives in a fast-paced environment and embraces change as an opportunity for growth.
Makes decisions with ease and confidence, but humbly and with timely and effective follow through.
Satisfied with work well done so willingly embraces and acts on feedback, learns from others, and celebrates successes and team wins. Promotes mutually beneficial relationships and trust.
Disciplined and wise. Prudent with speech, open to others, and kind.
Easy to work with and holds Connect to clear expectations for excellence and achievement.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required.
MBA or CPA preferred.
10 years of senior financial leadership experience; nonprofit, school, or church preferred.
Expertise in budgeting, financial planning, nonprofit accounting, GAAP, and fund accounting.
Proven success managing budgets of $5M+
Strong leadership, communication, and integrity.
Must pass all required background and credit checks.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, which include regularly required to stand, walk, or sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 35 pounds.

Pay: $100,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

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