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Chief Financial Officer

CFS

Garden City, NY

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$175,000–$210,000
SKILLS
Accounting, Accounting Close, Auditing, Automation, Billing, Budgeting, Consulting, Contract Management, Data Quality, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Establish Priorities, Finance, Financial Control, Financial Operations, Financial Planning, Financial Strategy, Forecasting, Government Contracts, Government Funding, Government Grants, Grant Administration/Management, Head of Finance, Intuit Quickbooks, Leadership, NetSuite, Nonprofit, Operational Strategy, Risk Management, Talent Management, Thought Leadership
LOCATION
Garden City, NY
POSTED
4 days ago

Chief Financial Officer

The Opportunity

We are partnering with a well‑established, mission‑driven nonprofit organization to recruit a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) during a period of meaningful transformation. This is a hands‑on, high‑impact leadership role for a finance executive who thrives in complex environments and is motivated by rebuilding, stabilizing, and modernizing financial operations.
The incoming CFO will join at a pivotal moment. Following the departure of the prior CFO and an external review that identified structural and process gaps, the organization is actively resetting its finance function. An interim consultant is currently supporting the team, a long‑tenured finance leader is approaching retirement, and audit activity is already underway. The next CFO will be asked to step in quickly, assess what is working and what is broken, and lead a thoughtful but decisive turnaround.
This role reports directly to the CEO and works closely with the Executive Leadership Team and Board Finance Committee. Visibility, influence, and accountability are all high.

What You’ll Tackle First

The first 6–12 months will be about building and fixing simultaneously:
  • Stabilizing audits, close cycles, and reporting while modernizing controls and workflows
  • Rebuilding trust and clarity within a large but uneven finance organization
  • Addressing backlog and inefficiencies across billing, grants, and contract management
  • Strengthening ERP usage (NetSuite or comparable) to support scale and transparency
  • Partnering with a diverse set of internal stakeholders who are feeling the strain of change
This is not a maintenance CFO role. Success requires comfort operating in ambiguity, making pragmatic decisions with imperfect information, and leading through change with credibility and emotional intelligence.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic and operational leadership for all finance and accounting functions, including budgeting, forecasting, audits, compliance, and monthly close
  • Lead the restructuring and professionalization of the finance organization, clarifying roles, delegating effectively, and developing internal talent
  • Serve as a trusted financial advisor to the CEO, Executive Leadership Team, and Board, translating complex financial data into clear, actionable insights
  • Oversee grants, government contracts, and funding compliance across a large, multi‑program nonprofit environment
  • Strengthen internal controls, risk management, and audit readiness while maintaining forward momentum
  • Own ERP effectiveness (NetSuite or comparable), driving better data integrity, reporting, and process automation
  • Partner cross‑functionally with program, development, and operations leaders to align financial strategy with mission delivery
  • Represent the organization with auditors, funders, regulators, and financial partners

Who Will Succeed in This Role

This opportunity is best suited for a CFO — or a highly capable controller ready to step up — who sees challenge as opportunity.
You bring:
  • Significant nonprofit finance leadership experience, including grants and government‑funded contracts
  • Deep familiarity with NetSuite or a comparable enterprise ERP (QuickBooks‑only backgrounds are not a fit)
  • Proven experience leading through turnaround, restructuring, or post‑audit remediation environments
  • Confidence and presence to engage directly with Boards and senior stakeholders — not timid, not abrasive
  • A builder’s mindset: willing to design new processes, develop people, and leave things better than you found them
  • A fixer’s discipline: comfortable rolling up your sleeves early, prioritizing issues, and restoring stability
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MaxSalary: USD210000
MinSalary: USD175000

About the Company

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CFS

Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.

CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.

Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.

COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Financial Services
FOUNDED
1994
WEBSITE
http://www.cfstaffing.com/