We are not searching for someone to simply manage the numbers. We are searching for an executive who will help shape the future of our organization—and expand what is possible for young people.
The Opportunity
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast is seeking an exceptional Chief Financial Officer to serve as a strategic partner to the CEO, a trusted advisor to the Board, and a decisive member of the Executive Team. This leader will steward the financial strength of a complex, multi-site organization while helping drive growth, accountability, modernization, and long-term impact.
This is a high-expectation role for a proven finance executive who can move fluently from Board-level strategy to operating detail. The CFO must bring deep command of nonprofit finance, government funding, audits, compliance, cash flow, internal controls, and financial systems—and the leadership presence to turn that expertise into sound decisions across the enterprise.
The successful candidate will be visible, hands-on, candid, and deeply committed to the mission. This is not a role for a passive reporter, a narrowly focused technician, or a leader who prefers to operate at a distance.
Our Organization
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast serves young people and families across Orange County through nearly 30 Club sites, with an annual operating budget of approximately $14–15 million and a workforce of approximately 275 employees. We are strengthening our infrastructure, modernizing our systems, expanding partnerships, and positioning the organization for its next era of impact. The CFO will have a consequential voice in that work.
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
Role: Executive Team member and principal finance partner to the Board
Status: Full-time, exempt
Location In person in Orange County, California
Compensation: $190,000–$200,000 annually
Finance Team: Directly oversees a team including a Senior Director of Finance (FT), Senior Accountant (FT), and Accounting Clerk (PT)
The Mandate
- Create financial clarity. Deliver accurate, timely, decision-ready reporting, forecasting, dashboards, and Board materials—and explain what the numbers mean.
- Protect the enterprise. Strengthen internal controls, audit readiness, grant and contract compliance, risk management, liquidity, and accountability.
- Drive sustainable growth. Test strategy, investments, staffing models, programs, partnerships, and capital decisions against mission impact and financial reality.
- Modernize the finance function. Optimize NetSuite, ADP, and connected systems, improve data integrity, automate appropriate workflows, and reduce unnecessary manual work.
- Build a high-performing team. Set clear standards, develop talent, strengthen ownership, and establish finance as a trusted and solutions-oriented enterprise partner.
Core Responsibilities
Strategy & Governance
- Advise the CEO, Board, and Executive Team on performance, tradeoffs, opportunities, emerging risks, and major strategic decisions.
- Lead annual and multi-year planning, budgeting, rolling forecasts, scenario analysis, cash-flow strategy, reserves, investments, and capital planning.
- Present complex financial issues with clarity, candor, and actionable recommendations.
Finance, Acccounting, & Compliance
- Ensure timely and accurate GAAP-compliant financial statements, monthly and year-end closes, reconciliations, revenue recognition, restricted-fund accounting, and management reporting.
- Own internal controls, financial policies, approval structures, segregation of duties, fraud prevention, and enterprise financial risk.
- Lead financial statement and Single Audits, tax and regulatory filings, retirement plan audits, and prompt remediation of findings.
- Provide executive oversight of government grants and contracts, including reimbursement funding, allowable costs, indirect costs, match requirements, billing, reporting, and closeout.
- Maintain rigorous cost-allocation practices across programs, sites, departments, and funding sources.
System Operations & Talent
- Own the finance technology roadmap and optimize NetSuite, ADP, reporting tools, integrations, permissions, data governance, and business continuity.
- Partner with Program, Development, People, and Operations leaders to improve decisions and end-to-end processes.
- Lead, coach, and hold the finance team accountable for accuracy, responsiveness, service, and continuous improvement.
Nonnegotiable Qualifications
- Candidates should apply only if they can demonstrate the following:
- At least 10 years of progressively responsible finance and accounting experience, including meaningful senior leadership responsibility.
- Deep command of GAAP, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, financial reporting, internal controls, audit leadership, and financial systems.
- Substantial nonprofit or comparable multi-program experience involving restricted funding and complex operating environments.
- Proven ownership of government-funded programs, reimbursement contracts, cost allocation, compliance, and end-to-end grant finance.
- Experience advising a Board or Board committee and the executive presence to challenge, influence, and build confidence.
- A record of developing teams, improving systems, managing change, and translating financial complexity into decisive action.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field.
- Unquestioned integrity, excellent judgment, direct communication, and a genuine commitment to the potential of young people.
Strongly Preferred
CPA, CMA, MBA, or comparable advanced credential; prior CFO, Vice President of Finance, Controller, or equivalent experience; NetSuite expertise; success leading finance transformation and system integration; and working knowledge of Uniform Guidance, Single Audit requirements, California nonprofit compliance, and public funding.
The Executive We Want
We are looking for a leader with executive presence and humility; someone who can see around corners, confront hard truths early, and build trust through competence and follow-through. The right CFO will be:
- Mission anchored—connecting every financial decision to organizational strength and better outcomes for young people.
- Strategic and hands-on—equally credible in the Board room, the forecast, the audit file, and the operating conversation.
- Candid and solutions driven—raising concerns early, communicating facts clearly, and bringing a path forward.
- Demanding and developmental—setting a high bar while building the people and systems required to meet it.
- Modern and disciplined—using technology intelligently without compromising controls, accuracy, or judgment.
What Success Looks Like
Within 12 to 18 months, the CFO will have earned confidence in the finance function; established decision-useful reporting and forecasting; strengthened controls, audit readiness, grant compliance, and cash-flow planning; advanced the systems roadmap; and built an accountable team.
Why This Role
This is an opportunity to help lead a respected organization with meaningful scale, an ambitious future, and a mission that matters. The work will be complex. The expectations will be high. The impact will be real. For an accomplished financial executive who wants their leadership to mean more, this is a rare opportunity to build an institution that is stronger, more sustainable, and better equipped to serve Orange County’s young people for generations to come.
Employment Information
- Job type: Full-time, exempt
- Pay range: $190,000–$200,000 per year
- Work location: In person in Orange County, with engagement across Club sites and local meetings
- Employment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of screening requirements applicable to this executive position and youth-serving environment, consistent with applicable law, and employment eligibility verification.
Equal Opportunity
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast welcomes qualified applicants of every background and provides equal employment opportunity consistent with applicable law.
If you have the expertise, courage, and purpose to lead at this level, we want to meet you.
