<p>We are looking for an accomplished Chief Financial Officer to provide both executive-level direction and active day-to-day leadership for the finance function in Salinas, California. This position calls for a hands-on leader who can shape long-range financial strategy, strengthen operational performance, and support sound decision-making across a complex, mission-focused organization. The ideal candidate brings experience in healthcare, nonprofit, or similarly purpose-driven settings and is comfortable leading sizable budgets, developing teams, and maintaining financial stability during a period of immediate organizational need.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Direct the full scope of financial operations, ensuring accurate reporting, effective controls, and dependable support for organizational leadership.</p><p>• Partner with executive stakeholders to develop financial plans, guide budgeting priorities, and align fiscal strategy with organizational goals.</p><p>• Evaluate financial performance through analysis, forecasting, and scenario planning to identify risks, opportunities, and operational improvements.</p><p>• Lead, mentor, and develop a finance team of approximately 10 direct reports, with close oversight of the Controller function.</p><p>• Maintain strong day-to-day finance management while contributing to high-level executive decisions and long-term business planning.</p><p>• Support the organization through urgent leadership needs by providing stability, accountability, and continuity across financial activities.</p><p>• Oversee complex budgeting environments, including funding structures common to healthcare, nonprofit, or other mission-driven organizations.</p><p>• Contribute to finance systems improvement efforts, including potential platform implementation or transition initiatives, and help optimize related processes.</p><p><br></p><p>Posted by Recruiting Director Scott Moore</p>

• At least 7 years of progressive finance and accounting leadership experience, including senior-level oversight responsibilities.<br>• Demonstrated background in healthcare, nonprofit, or another mission-oriented organization with complex funding and reporting needs.<br>• Experience managing finances for an organization with an annual budget of approximately $40 million or more.<br>• Proven ability to balance strategic financial leadership with hands-on operational execution.<br>• Prior success leading and developing finance teams, including supervision of multiple direct reports.<br>• Strong financial analysis, planning, forecasting, and assessment capabilities.<br>• Familiarity with accounting platforms such as Sage Intacct, Sage 300, or other multi-entity and nonprofit-focused financial systems is preferred.<br>• Solid educational foundation in finance or accounting; advanced financial credentials are considered an advantage.

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