Chief Financial Officer

Who We Are

International Justice Mission (IJM) is the global leader in protecting vulnerable people from violence around the world. Our team of over 1,200 professionals are at work worldwide in over 30 offices. Together we are on a mission to rescue millions, protect half a billion, and make justice unstoppable. We are a global community that cares for one another. We believe that the way we work is as important as the results we achieve.

We provide professional excellence with joy and celebration to all those we serve.

For over 25 years, IJM has pioneered the work to protect vulnerable people from violence. 9 out of 9 times in the last decade, IJM’s Justice System Strengthening Projects have reduced slavery and violence between 50 and 85% for very large populations of people in poverty. As we grow to expand our impact to protect 500 million people from violence, we are seeking a Chief Financial Officer.

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and serves as a key strategist and trusted advisor on IJM’s Global Leadership Team. The CFO is responsible for the health, integrity, and dynamic management of IJM’s global financial resources, ensuring that every dollar is stewarded to maximize protection for people living in poverty and facing violence.

This leader will bring deep financial and operational expertise together with a passion for IJM’s mission, partnering closely with the Global Leadership Team and leaders across regions and functions to align financial strategy with program impact, growth, and long-term sustainability. The CFO will build and develop a high-performing, spiritually grounded global finance team; strengthen systems, processes, and controls; and provide clear, data-informed insight that shapes decisions at the highest levels of the organization.

The CFO also partners closely with IJM’s global operations leaders to ensure that financial strategy and business operations together enable sustainable, scaled protection across all regions and casework models.

• Design and execute financial strategies that advance IJM’s mission and enable sustainable, scaled protection.
• Build and lead a healthy, engaged, and high-performing global finance team.
• Establish and maintain clear, consistent global financial standards, policies, processes, and systems.
• Safeguard IJM’s financial health through strong liquidity management, prudent investment stewardship, and disciplined risk management.
• Provide accurate, timely, and insight-rich financial reporting to the Global Leadership Team and Board, including clear communication of risks and opportunities.

This position is based in the Washington, DC area and is available to be hybrid (onsite Tuesdays & Thursdays). It reports to Chief Operating Officer and requires current authorization to work in the United States. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position, now or in the future.

Leadership and Management

• Advise the Chief Operating Officer on key financial matters of the organization, including fiscal health, strategic financial structure, financial performance against budget, cash flow, investments, and controls;
• Build and lead a culture of world-class professional excellence where members find themselves, year by year, becoming more like Christ as they pursue together the intention to obey Christ in everything through a course of common spiritual disciplines in a community of prayerful love;
• Recruit, manage, develop, and inspire a high-quality team to deliver a superior level of proactive performance and productivity within a climate of rapid change;
• Create a service-oriented culture within the team and ensure that all team…