[Hiring] Chief Finance Officer @Alpha USA

Role Description

The Chief Finance Officer reports to John Wentz, Chief Executive Officer, and leads the Senior Director of Finance and the Staff Accountant. They work closely with the executive team, the board, and Alpha International.

• Strategy and leadership:
  • Serve on the executive leadership team and contribute to organization-wide decisions.
  • Develop and carry out a multi-year financial strategy, forecasting, and planning tied to Alpha’s growth and the global campaign.
  • Prepare and present board-level reporting and partner with the board’s finance and audit committee.
• Revenue growth:
  • Oversee current revenue streams, track their performance, and improve them.
  • Identify, evaluate, and launch new mission-aligned revenue opportunities.
  • Partner with development on revenue forecasting, grant budgeting, and financial modeling.
• Financial Management:
  • Oversee budgeting, forecasting, scenario planning, and resource allocation across restricted and unrestricted funds.
  • Manage cashflow, reserves, and capital planning.
  • Track the KPIs that inform decisions, and drive efficiency and cost management at scale.
• Legal, Compliance and Risk:
  • Own legal compliance and risk for the organization, including a risk register.
  • Ensure compliance with GAAP and FASB, IRS rules, state charitable solicitation laws, and federal grant regulations.
  • Coordinate audits and Form 990, strengthen internal controls, oversee insurance, and review and negotiate contracts as the organization’s point person on legal matters.
• Relationships and Team:
  • Represent AlphaUSA’s financial interests with Alpha International to maintain a sound relationship.
  • Work with major donors and foundations on financial matters, and with auditors, tax advisors, legal counsel, and banks.
  • Lead and develop the Finance team and improve its systems as it grows.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive financial leadership, such as Controller, VP of Finance, or CFO, ideally in global nonprofits or international mission-driven organizations.
• A track record of financial strategy that supports sustainability and growth at a comparable scale, with a $30M+ budget preferred.
• A strong grasp of nonprofit revenue models, including contributions, grants, and earned income.
• Experience launching or growing earned revenue is a real plus.
• Deep expertise in nonprofit accounting, restricted funds, Form 990, internal controls, and grant compliance. Experience with IFRS, multi-country reporting, or cross-border compliance is a plus.
• Contract expertise, plus experience with board governance, audits, and reporting to many kinds of stakeholders.
• Experience supervising senior finance staff.
• A bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience. A CPA, MBA, or similar credential is strongly preferred.
• Above all, someone who carries Alpha’s DNA of prayer, invitation, and hospitality, and who will live by Alpha’s I Promise commitments to character, competence, chemistry, and culture.

Requirements

• Clear lines of responsibility for finance, legal, and risk across the organization.
• Board-ready financial reporting and forecasting that the CEO and board rely on.
• A well-managed risk register and a stronger compliance position.
• A revenue plan the board can act on, with the first new opportunities tested against mission fit.

What Will Be Hard

• You will be building the new three-tier structure while running it, during a period of campaign growth.
• The revenue work starts from a base that is almost entirely contributions, inside a ministry whose core offering is free.
• Finding income that fits takes judgment as much as a business plan.
• The remit is wide. This role pairs CFO work with ownership of legal, compliance, and contracts.

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