Chief Financial Officer

Summary

Description

U.S. Center for SafeSport

The U.S. Center for SafeSport (SafeSport) is an independent nonprofit dedicated to ensuring all athletes can thrive in a culture of respect and safety, both on and off the field. SafeSport provides education, abuse prevention tools, and investigates and resolves allegations of abuse and misconduct—physical, emotional, and sexual—within the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement.

Position Summary

U.S. Center for SafeSport, the nation’s leading nonprofit dedicated to athlete safety, seeks an experienced and innovative Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to step into place during a pivotal period marked by heightened awareness and increased demand. As the organization continues to play a crucial role in the lives of the young athletes they serve, it needs a key financial leader to provide key subject matter expertise in effectively allocating fiscal and human resources while striving for operational excellence. With an ambitious strategic plan in place, the CFO will serve as a trusted advisor and thought partner to the Chief Executive Officer and the leadership team on all financial and business matters. As such, the Chief Financial Officer will play a critical role in shaping the organization’s mission and fulfilling its vision. In this highly visible role, the CFO will engage with a broad set of internal and external stakeholders, effectively steward its resources, and foster an accessible and inclusive culture.

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the CFO will oversee an effective fiscal and operational strategy aimed at realizing ambitious organizational goals. This includes leading the finance function of the organization by providing strategic oversight to finance and funds development with a focus on industry best practices. Partnering with executive leadership and the Board of Directors, the CFO must be a highly collaborative and relationship-driven leader adept at balancing overarching strategy with day-to-day execution. The CFO will be responsible for leading and enhancing the fiscal policies, goals, and operations including execution of both long and short-term plans. Working in concert with the CEO and the Executive Leadership Team (ELT), the CFO will play a key role in overarching strategy, fiscal management, fund development, technology advancement, and Board relations. The CFO will provide strategic oversight to the finance department, partnering with the human resources, information technology, and building operations teams, ensuring that resources align with overarching organization goals and there is a continuous focus on process improvement and overall efficiency and effectiveness. With the support of a diverse and talented team, the CFO will be charged with all facets of fiscal operations including accounting, finance, grants management, cash management, budgeting, forecasting, payroll, fixed assets, tax, and financial reporting. Serving as the lead financial strategist, the CFO will play a critical role in business development, fund generation, and cost containment for the organization which has a budget of $25.2M.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a key trusted advisor and collaborative thought partner to help advance the organization’s mission and vision.
• Routinely collaborate with the CEO, ELT, and the Board of Directors providing strategic financial and operational oversight to inform the organization’s overarching strategy.
• Build strong and effective relationships with a broad and varied set of stakeholders including CEO, executive leadership, funders, and staff.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding and unwavering commitment to U.S. Center for SafeSport’s mission, vision, and values.
• Identify opportunities for the Center to leverage strengths to take advantage of new opportunities and/or to address organizational challenges.
• Provide sound fiscal management and strategic resource allocation to ensure continued financial sustainability of the Center’s operational units.
• Champion respect, accountability, inclusivity, integrity, wellness as core values to U.S. Center for SafeSport’s mission.
• Lead a highly effective and dedicated team with a focus on operational efficiency and industry best practices.
• Drive the annual budgetary process for the organization while maintaining oversight and understanding of variances.
• Support the growth of the e-commerce business through forecasting, cost and profit management, and strategic business acumen.
• Ensure that effective internal controls are in place and ensure compliance with federal, state and local regulatory laws and rules for nonprofit financial and tax reporting.
• Manage and oversee relationships with independent auditors, banks, and financial institutions.
• Remain up to date on nonprofit audits, financial best practices and regulations, and ensure the respective business units are in compliance.
• Serve as a liaison to the Board Finance and Audit Committees by providing timely reports and updates.
• Coordinate all audit activities and work with the outside Independent Auditors to ensure that the audit and Form 990s are completed in a timely fashion.
• Create custom financial management dashboards and metrics to inform organizational and team progress toward KPIs and program implementation.
• Work in concert with the human resources team to evaluate the Center’s overall staffing objectives and monitor cost implications inherent in a high-growth environment.
• Partner with the technology team ensuring alignment of procedures, processes, and administration and recommending improvements to the systems.
• Provide guidance related to physical and cyber security plans, policies, and equipment for personnel and facilities.
• Assist in IT-related RFP processes, providing advice related to selection criteria, interviews and budget/forecasting.

Professional Experience and Preferred Qualifications

• An undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, or related discipline coupled with ten years of progressively responsible leadership experience overseeing complex financial and business operations in a nonprofit setting. Preference will be given to candidates with a graduate degree.
• Substantial experience in financial and strategic planning roles including previous leadership roles with technical and management proficiency overseeing complex financial operations.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret, communicate, and apply complicated financial regulations, policies, and procedures to a broad set of stakeholders in accessible terms.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills along with the ability to engage at all levels of the organization.
• Strong mission alignment and commitment coupled with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• An ability to engender trust and foster effective relationships using diplomacy, tact, and consensus building skills.
• An unwavering commitment to maintaining the highest ethical standards and principles in financial and business management.
• An agile leader with the ability to navigate a complex, dynamic, and changing environment.
• An experienced leader with the ability to leverage a small but highly effective team.
• In-depth knowledge of non-profit and corporate financial regulations and risk management practices.
• A proven track record of effectively leading a direct service organization with a complex array of programs and funding mechanisms with the ability to leverage strengths across the organization.
• Strong people skills, with experience collaborating in a multidisciplinary, diverse team.
• Experience in effectively communicating key data, including presentations to senior management, Board of Directors, or other external partners.
• Strong leadership and management skills; high personal ethical standards and demonstrated ability to be hands on and make difficult, but timely, decisions.
• Strong analytical skills and expertise in modeling, forecasting and analysis, development and utilization of management information and key business metric tools and translating a strategic vision into an operational model.
• Solid experience coordinating audit activities.
• Demonstrated resourcefulness in setting priorities, proposing new ways of creating efficiencies.

Compensation and Benefits

The targeted salary for this position is $195,393 – $219,817 and will be commensurate with experience.

Benefits include PTO for vacation, sick time, and holidays; medical, vision and dental insurance options; employer paid life, disability, and parental leave policies; 401k with up to 5% savings match.

Application Process

While the requisition will remain open until the role is filled, preference will be given to interested and qualified candidates who submit a resume and cover letter by September 12th to: USCenterforSafeSport_CFO@kornferry.com

Pursuant to the Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020 no applicant shall be considered within two (2) years of employment and/or board service of the USOPC or National Governing Body.

U.S. Center for SafeSport is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.