Chief Financial Officer

Chief Financial Officer The Opportunity Albany Academy seeks a strategic and entrepreneurial Chief Financial Officer to provide leadership for the school's financial enterprise and to help shape its next chapter.

Reporting to the Head of School and serving as a key member of the senior leadership team, the CFO will be a trusted thought partner to the Head of School and Board of Trustees on the institution's most consequential financial and strategic decisions. The CFO will bring rigorous financial judgment to questions of long-term strategic vision for the school while also bringing the curiosity and business acumen to ask a different question when appropriate:
Is there a better, more creative way to accomplish this?

The successful candidate will oversee a strong existing finance and business operation while focusing significant attention on strategic planning, capital strategy, business development, institutional partnerships, resource allocation, and long-term financial sustainability. This is an opportunity for a financial leader who understands that the CFO's role extends beyond stewardship of the existing financial model to helping the institution consider how it can create new value, develop new revenue opportunities, deploy its assets effectively, and fund its future.

Essential Responsibilities Strategic Financial Leadership Serve as a trusted strategic advisor and thought partner to the Head of School, senior leadership team, and Board of Trustees.

Develop and execute a long-term financial strategy aligned with Academy's mission, strategic priorities, and institutional goals.

Lead annual budgeting, multi-year forecasting, scenario planning, and long-range financial modeling.

Provide clear, decision-oriented financial analysis and recommendations to the Head of School, leadership team, Finance Committee, and Board.

Evaluate major institutional decisions through financial, operational, strategic, and mission-related lenses.

Identify financial risks and opportunities and help the school make informed decisions about the deployment of its resources.

Business Strategy, Revenue Development & Strategic Partnerships Bring strong business acumen and an entrepreneurial mindset to the identification and development of new revenue opportunities, business models, strategic partnerships, and alternative uses of institutional assets.

Work with the Head of School and Board to evaluate opportunities that may strengthen Academy's financial position while advancing its mission and protecting its brand and program standards.

Develop financial models and business cases for potential partnerships, investments, operating agreements, and other strategic initiatives.

Evaluate opportunities involving athletics, transportation, facilities, programming, and other institutional assets.

Structure and help negotiate partnerships and long-term agreements that appropriately balance financial return, risk, mission alignment, operational feasibility, brand protection, and community benefit.

Help Academy explore creative approaches to generating sustainable value from its existing resources and relationships.

Capital Strategy & Investment Partner with the Head of School, Board, Advancement leadership, and facilities leadership to develop strategies for funding major capital needs and investments.

Evaluate a range of potential approaches to capital-project funding, including philanthropy, financing, strategic partnerships, operating arrangements, and other creative mechanisms.

Develop financial models and scenario analyses to inform the timing, scope, funding, and sequencing of major capital investments.

Help the school evaluate the long-term financial implications of significant capital commitments and ensure that capital decisions are integrated into the institution's broader financial strategy.

Provide financial leadership as Academy prepares for and potentially undertakes significant capital fundraising and investment.

Financial Stewardship, Accounting & Risk Management Ensure the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of the school's financial reporting and financial controls.

Oversee budgeting, accounting, audit, treasury, cash management, compliance, and financial reporting through experienced Business Office leadership.

Maintain appropriate financial policies, procedures, internal controls, and risk-management practices.

Manage relationships with auditors, financial advisors, banking partners, insurers, and other professional service providers.

Ensure that the…