Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
Center on Economics & Foreign Affairs · United States
full timehybridExecutive
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Safeguards CEFA's financial and administrative health through budgeting, accounting, controls, grants administration, people operations, procurement, and compliance.
Responsibilities
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, accounting, cash management, financial reporting, audits, tax filings, and grant financial administration. - Design and monitor internal controls, delegated authorities, procurement, contracting, expense, and records-retention practices. - Oversee people administration, benefits, payroll, insurance, facilities, technology administration, and business continuity. - Provide executives and the Board with decision-ready financial analysis and timely reporting on risk, liquidity, and commitments. - Coordinate with auditors, counsel, payroll providers, banks, insurers, funders, and regulators. Reporting & working relationships Reports to the President & CEO and serves as primary staff liaison to the Finance/Audit Committee. Works with all budget owners and manages finance, administration, people-operations, and vendor relationships. Authority & limits May direct assigned functions, staff, consultants, and approved budgets within delegated authority. May not exceed approved budgets, make reserved institutional commitments, or undertake regulated or conflicted activity without required executive, Board, and legal approval.
Required qualifications
- Senior finance and administration experience in a nonprofit, foundation, research institution, or comparably regulated organization. - Strong command of nonprofit accounting, restricted funds, grants compliance, audit readiness, controls, and Board reporting. - Relevant degree and professional credential preferred; high integrity and exceptional attention to detail required.
Preferred qualifications
What success looks like: - Accurate, timely financial statements, forecasts, grant reports, and regulatory filings. - Clean audits and controls proportionate to CEFA's size, risk, and operating model. - Transparent budgeting and resource allocation linked to approved priorities. - Reliable administrative systems that support staff productivity and institutional resilience.
Benefits
Employment classification: Paid executive staff position. Status: Full-time. Term: Ongoing employment, subject to applicable law and CEFA policies. Compensation: Salary and benefits commensurate with experience and CEFA's approved compensation framework. Performance cycle: Annual objectives with regular check-ins and a formal performance review. Work arrangement: Location, travel, schedule, and exempt/nonexempt status determined for the final role and jurisdiction.
Equal opportunity
CEFA is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration without regard to any legally protected characteristic.
About Center on Economics & Foreign Affairs
CEFA is a mission-driven nonprofit institution connecting research, policy, capital, and public- and private-sector partners to advance economic development and foreign-affairs priorities at national scale.