Chief Financial Officer position is available at Save the Children US.

Based in Fairfield, CT office, the Chief Financial Officer of Save the Children US plays a critical leadership role in the achievement of this strategy, both within the US and across the Save the Children global movement, ensuring world-class and well-coordinated financial, risk management and audit functions that contribute to excellent financial operations. The CFO is a member of the Agency’s Senior Management Team (SMT) whose mission is to help steer the overall strategy and impact of the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver on annual goals in 2019-2021 Save the Children’s global strategy, ensuring balanced focus on innovation, thought leadership, results data, and financial growth.
• Provide direct supervision and development of a team of five direct reports, with a total responsibility for approximately 50 finance division staff, located in Washington, DC, Fairfield, CT, Lexington, KY, and remote locations
• Set direction and provide financial oversight for about 30 additional staff members carrying out financial functions in other divisions
• Foster a culture of collaborating, learning, and adapting within the Finance Division and other departments within Save the Children US
• Embrace, create the conditions for, and insist upon a harassment-free workplace that is safe for both employees and the people
• Build up a robust financial planning and analysis function to provide real-time insights regarding organization financials in collaboration with IT and other teams to ensure the improvements are achieved and realized in a cross-functional environment.
• Run a clear corporate business financial cycle, encompassing strategic planning, budgeting and reporting.

Benefits

• Aetna Medical and Dental insurance with a concierge service
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Vision Insurance
• Life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Commuter Benefit Program
• Vacation and Sick leave
• Paid holidays

Qualifications and Requirements

• Fifteen or more years of substantive experience in financial management;
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience required
• A record of accomplishment in leveraging technology and systems (and upgrading when appropriate) to drive automation and efficiencies across the organization.
• An ability to access and share real-time data to influence collaborative debate and decision-making is critical.
• Excellent analytical, conceptual thinking, interpersonal, strategic planning and project management skills.
• Solid GAAP and reporting skills coupled with strong analytical and budgetary experience.
• Experience with USG funding and its compliance regulations, as well as experience in A133, NICRA, and OMB circulars, is a plus.
• Ability to communicate high-level strategic vision as well as the details associated with variances against budgets/forecasts to the leadership team and to the Board of Directors.
• Demonstrated success as a hands-on, proactive and engaged partner to management and will have contributed to the overall strategic and operational dialogue of a significant organization or division.