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### Description
The Chief Financial Officer serves as a key member of the executive
leadership team and strategic partner to the CEO. The CFO provides
financial leadership, ensures organizational sustainability, and drives
data-informed decision making. This role oversees financial management,
planning, compliance, and reporting, while aligning financial strategy
with the mission and growth of One Family Illinois.
This role leads financial strategy, planning, and performance while
ensuring strong internal controls, regulatory compliance, and
data-informed decision making. The CFO oversees financial operations and
provides executive oversight of Information Technology functions to
ensure alignment across systems, people, and financial performance.
The CFO partners closely with the Board of Directors and Finance
Committee to support fiduciary oversight and advance the organizations
mission to strengthen families and communities.
**Major duties include, but are not limited to the following:**
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
**Strategic Financial Leadership**
- Serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO and executive team on
financial planning, growth, and sustainability
- Lead long-term financial strategy, including multi-year forecasting
and scenario planning
- Align financial planning with organizational priorities, program
impact, and strategic goals
- Translate financial data into actionable insights to support
decision making
**Financial Management and Oversight**
- Oversee all financial operations, including accounting, budgeting,
payroll, and financial reporting
- Ensure strong internal controls and compliance with GAAP, federal
and state regulations, and nonprofit standards
- Monitor cash flow, reserves, and financial performance to ensure
organizational stability
- Lead the annual audit and tax processes in partnership with external
auditors
**Budgetingand Financial Planning**
- Lead the development and implementation of the annual budget and
multi-year financial plans
- Partner with program and department leaders to align budgets with
operational and strategic priorities
- Monitor financial performance and recommend adjustments to ensure
fiscal health
- Implement systems that support accurate cost allocation and
program-level financial analysis
**Grant and Contract Financial Management**
- Ensure financial compliance with all government contracts, grants,
and funding requirements
- Oversee financial reporting, billing, and revenue tracking for all
funding sources
- Support funding strategy through financial analysis and cost
recovery optimization
- Serve as financial liaison with government agencies and funding
partners
**Board and External Relations**
- Lead financial reporting and presentations to the Board of Directors
and Finance Committee
- Provide clear, concise financial insights to support governance and
decision making
- Maintain relationships with banking institutions, auditors,
insurers, and external partners
- Advise on financial implications of contracts, partnerships, and
organizational initiatives
**Operational and Risk Management**
- Ensure effective financial systems, processes, and controls are in
place
- Oversee risk management strategies, including insurance, compliance,
and financial safeguards
- Support agency-wide understanding of financial performance and
accountability
- Provide financial oversight for agency events and initiatives as
needed
**Organizational Collaboration**
- Partner with the Chief Strategy Officer to align financial planning
with strategic priorities, performance metr cs, and organizational
growth, including Human Resources.
- Collaborate with the Chief Program Officer to ensure program
budgets, cost structures, and financial performance align with
service delivery goals
- Partner with the Chief Advancement Officer to support fundraising
strategy, revenue forecasting, and donor reporting
- Support cross-functional planning and decision making through
financial insight and analysis
**Financial Systems and Risk Management**
- Ensure effective financial systems, processes, and internal controls
are in place
- Oversee risk management strategies, including insurance, compliance,
and financial safeguards
- Support agency-wide understanding of financial performance and
accountability
- Review and advise on technology investments that support financial
operations and data security
**Tax**
