The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a strategic finance architect and a vital thought partner to the CEO, leadership team, and board. In this role, you will shape the organization’s financial future, building the conditions for innovation, disciplined growth, and long-term resilience. Within an EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) framework, the CFO turns vision into measurable financial traction, using scorecards, Rocks, and strong operating rhythms to help the organization move boldly and sustainably. As a finance leader in an innovative environment, this role focuses on uncovering how to safely fund strategic ambitions.
As a member of the executive leadership team, this role helps shape enterprise strategy, strengthen governance, and position the organization to meet the future with confidence. The CFO brings foresight, rigor, and imagination to complex decisions, surfacing opportunities early, clearly framing risks, and helping leaders invest resources where they can create the greatest mission return.
Worksite Location: St. Paul, MN
Salary Range: $175-205K
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- 403(b) retirement savings match
- Life Insurance, paid family medical leave
- Paid Time-Off
Roles & Responsibilities:
Strategic Financial Leadership
- Strategic Growth: Lead enterprise-wide financial strategy, aligning long-term plans with mission priorities, capital campaigns, lines of credit, and impact investments.
- Executive Partnership: Serve as a strategic co-pilot to the CEO and Integrator, translating complex data into forward-looking scenarios and recommendations.
- EOS Execution: Own the finance function’s EOS scorecard, Rocks, and meeting cadence to drive organizational traction and accountability.
Accounting, Reporting & Compliance
- Financial Operations: Oversee accounting, monthly close, internal controls, and reporting to deliver accurate, timely, and decision-ready data.
- Compliance & Trust: Ensure strict compliance with GAAP, nonprofit fund accounting, IRS Form 990, and grant and donor restrictions.
- Audit & Governance: Partner with senior finance leadership to lead the annual audit, collaborating with external auditors and the Board/Finance Committee.
Budgeting, Forecasting & Performance Analysis
- Collaborative Budgeting: Lead annual budgeting and forecasting cycles in partnership with department heads to build shared financial discipline.
- Hybrid Revenue Modeling: Develop agile financial models tailored to a mix of philanthropy, restricted grants, social enterprise, and earned revenue.
- Scenario Planning: Monitor variances and build predictive scenario models to evaluate investments, staffing, and shifting revenue conditions.
Treasury, Risk, Property & Infrastructure Stewardship
- Treasury & Cash: Manage cash flow, liquidity, reserves, investments, and banking relationships to secure current and future operations.
- Risk Management: Mitigate financial, legal, and operational risk through robust policies, insurance oversight, and contract reviews.
- Property & Tech Oversight: Provide executive oversight for real estate holdings and information systems to ensure security, efficiency, and scalability.
Financial Systems & Cross-Functional Decision Support
- Systems Optimization: Continuously improve financial systems, dashboards, and workflows for better data accessibility and user experience.
- Cross-Functional Integration: Partner across departments to connect budgets, staffing plans, and fundraising assumptions into a cohesive financial strategy.
Team Leadership & Culture
- People Development: Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing finance team focused on technical excellence and a service-oriented mindset.
- Culture Carrier: Model EOS disciplines and organizational values to foster a culture of trust, direct communication, and continuous learning.
Equity & Community Integration
- Equity-Centered Finance: Apply an equity lens to resource allocation, budgeting, and policies to reduce barriers and support community-led initiatives.
- External Representation: Serve as a collaborative ambassador to the Board, funders, and auditors to build organizational credibility and trust.
Required Skills & Experience
- Leadership: 10+ years of progressive finance/operations experience, including senior-level organizational strategy.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or equivalent experience.
- Nonprofit Finance Expertise: Deep knowledge of fund accounting, grant compliance, restricted funds, and managing complex, multi-source revenue (philanthropy, grants, fee-for-service).
- Team & Collaboration: Proven ability to manage and develop teams and build cross-functional partnerships.
- Execution & Systems: Strong analytical skills with comfort operating in structured frameworks (e.g., EOS, OKRs).
- Communication: Exceptional prioritization, execution, and board-facing financial communication skills.
- Values: Demonstrated commitment to equity, inclusion, and anti-racism in leadership.
Preferred
- Credentials: CPA, CMA, MBA, or relevant advanced degree.
- Sector Experience: Background in mission-driven, youth-serving, or membership-based nonprofits.
- Capital & Scaling: Experience with advanced capital tools (lines of credit, capital campaigns, or innovative financing).
- Governance: Direct experience supporting a Board of Directors, finance committee, or audit committee.
- Systems Transformation: Experience leading finance transformation, systems improvements, or working within EOS.
About Versique:
Versique: /ver-seek/
adj. being both versatile and unique; n. a high-performance recruiting firm specializing in executive leadership search, direct hire, and interim hiring solutions.
Versique Executive, Professional, & Interim Recruiting is a locally owned and operated hiring and placement firm based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. With specialized practice areas across our three divisions, Versique delivers tailored expertise to a wide range of industries. What sets us apart is our team of recruiter-seasoned professionals who have worked in the very fields they now hire for, providing unmatched industry insight and connections.
We believe people are more than just resumes, they are transformative, unlocking the potential for organizational growth and success.
Versique is proud to be award-winning, earning recognition on the
Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies and the
Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal's Fast 50 list for 2023. We are also consistently recognized as a
Star Tribune Top Workplace and were named a
Best Place to Work in 2022 by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.
Let’s find your people, together.
Versique is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.
