Chief Financial Officer

• Are you ready to leverage your leadership skills to advance the mission of eliminating barriers, empowering individuals, and elevating human potential?
• Are you energized by the opportunity to serve as a strategic partner to the CEO and the Senior Leadership team in a complex, multi-entity social enterprise that blends business performance with community impact?
• Are you a forward-thinking accounting and finance leader who can balance operational discipline, growth, and mission impact in a dynamic and evolving organization?

Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries is a mission-driven social enterprise dedicated to helping individuals and families achieve self-sufficiency through the power of work. Serving the Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, and Southeast Indiana region, the organization operates an integrated model that combines retail, e-commerce, and contract services with workforce development and community-based programs. At its core, Goodwill operates a unique social enterprise model in which donated goods are resold through a large-scale retail platform to fund job training, employment placement, and wraparound services for individuals facing barriers to work including people with disabilities, veterans, and those experiencing economic hardship.

Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries is part of the broader Goodwill network which is the largest provider of workforce development services in North America, comprised of more than 150 independent organizations and over 3,300 retail stores and donation centers. Ohio Valley Goodwill serves nearly two million individuals annually through its community programs, employment opportunities, and retail stores. Also, sustainability is deeply embedded in Goodwill’s mission and operating model.

Ohio Valley Goodwill manages over thirty-six million pounds of products annually through resale, recycling, and repurposing efforts.

Through this integrated approach combining retail operations, workforce development, and environmental stewardship, Goodwill delivers a triple-bottom-line impact:

• Economic
  : generating revenue to sustain and grow mission services
• Social
  : helping individuals achieve independence through employment
• Environmental
  : reducing waste and promoting sustainable consumption

As part of its 2030 vision, Ohio Valley Goodwill is committed to growth and transformation by expanding to 30 retail stores across the region, building deeper relationships with corporations and service providers to expand community programs, increasing donations and revenue streams to scale mission impact, and broadening services that help people overcome barriers to employment and improve quality of life.

As a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will serve as a strategic partner to the President & CEO and Senior Leadership Team, providing financial leadership across a complex, multi-division organization. The CFO will oversee finance, accounting, financial planning and analysis, and related administrative functions, ensuring the organization’s financial sustainability while supporting growth and mission impact.

This leader will play a critical role in aligning financial strategy with organizational priorities, driving performance across retail and programmatic operations, and enhancing data-driven decision-making. The CFO will lead and develop a high-performing finance team and build strong cross-functional partnerships across the organization. The CFO will also perform the following:

• Serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO and Senior Leadership team on financial positioning, capital strategy, risk management, and resource allocation.
• Develop and execute long-term financial strategies that support organizational growth, sustainability, and mission outcomes.
• Ensure alignment between financial performance, capital allocation, and mission impact across all business lines.
• Partner with executive leadership to translate strategic priorities into actionable financial plans.

• Oversee all accounting operations, including general ledger, accounts…