Job Details

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

About the Company

Influential organization providing support, research & advocacy services for cancer patients

Industry
Non-Profit Organization Management

Type
Non Profit

Founded
1913

Employees
5001-10,000

Categories

• Non Profit
• Non-Profit & Philanthropy
• American Cancer Society
• Charitable Organizations & Foundations
• Organizations
• Government
• Health Care
• Medical

Specialties

• cancer
• nonprofit
• relay for life relayforlife.org
• making strides against breast cancer makingstrideswalk.org
• hope lodge
• cps-3
• coaches vs. cancer
• road to recovery
• reach to recovery
• and cancer prevention
• cancer prevention
• cancer survivorship
• cancer research
• making strides against breast cancer
• relay for life
• patient support
• cancer information
• cancer screening
• voices of black women
• cancer early detection
• everyou
• discovery shops
• and cancer support

Business Classifications

• B2C

About the Role

The Company is in search of a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to play a pivotal role in the organization's strategic and financial leadership. The CFO will be a key partner to the CEO and Executive Team, responsible for defining and executing the financial strategy to ensure the long-term financial health of the enterprise. This includes overseeing all financial domains, from financial planning and analysis to real estate and facilities management, and serving as the primary liaison to the Board on financial matters. The successful candidate will be a people-centered leader, championing excellence, and will be expected to bring a strong business orientation, a proven track record in financial management, and experience in modernizing financial systems and processes.Professional experience and qualifications for the CFO position at the company include significant senior executive experience as a financial leader, ideally in large nonprofits, health, or mission-driven enterprises. The role requires a leader with a strong background in investment strategy and portfolio management, as well as expertise in financial risk management, and a proven ability to lead organizations through financial uncertainty and operational transformation. The ideal candidate will be a decisive, accountable leader, with a people-centered, collaborative, and adaptive leadership style, and a deep alignment to the mission of the organization. A bachelor's degree is required, with a preference for an advanced or terminal degree, and a passion for mission-driven work, particularly in the field of cancer or large nonprofit organizations, is strongly preferred.

Hiring Manager Title
Chief Executive Officer

Travel Percent
Less than 10%

Functions

• Finance