Chief Financial Officer

Location: Aurora

Position Title: Chief Financial Officer

Classification: Exempt

Reports To: President & Chief Executive Officier

Location: Denver

Compensation: $205,000-$215,000 (total compensation including bonus)

Benefits: Eligible for up to 10% annual bonus. Medical, dental, and vision, a 401(k) retirement plan with a 4.5% company match plus potential additional matching based on tenure, PTO, paid sick leave, paid holidays, and a flexible schedule

As the food bank with the largest service area in the contiguous United States, Food Bank of the Rockies is passionate about ensuring every community member has the resources they need to thrive. Supporting our Colorado and Wyoming communities begins with passionate, mission-driven individuals.

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is responsible for the thought leadership, design, implementation, and execution of all aspects of the organization's financial strategy. The financial strategy is a key enabler of the Food Bank of the Rockies' short and long-term goals. The CFO plays a critical role in ensuring the financial health, sustainability, and compliance of Food Bank of the Rockies by overseeing all financial operations and providing strategic financial leadership.

As a member of the Executive Team, the CFO plays a key role in the team's decision-making by bringing and ensuring an enterprise-wide view alongside best-in-class strategic financial standards and approaches. The Chief Financial Officer leads a team of finance and accounting professionals and serves as a key leader in the organization across three distribution centers in Colorado and Wyoming.

The Food Bank's team is dedicated to creating an efficient food distribution network to reduce and help end hunger across the state. Staff are committed to embodying the Food Bank's organizational values and mission in all activities.

If you are looking for a mission-focused organization where innovation and teamwork are encouraged and new ideas are valued, then this is an ideal position for you.

The mission of Food Bank of the Rockies is to ignite the power of community to nourish people facing hunger. We provide food and necessities to people in need through signature programs and by teaming up with hundreds of Hunger Relief Partners to serve communities across Colorado and Wyoming. We believe that for a community to thrive, every person must have the resources they need to flourish, and we strive to provide proper nourishment for every neighbor.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Build, maintain, and effectively lead a team of high-functioning finance professionals

• Influence the organization's overall strategy at both the Board and Executive Team levels

• Build, maintain, evolve, and execute on the organization's financial strategy and budget

• Routinely analyze, monitor, and make recommendations related to:

• Liabilities and risks

• Opportunities and investments

• Financial performance and resource allocation

• Cash flow and liquidity

• Routinely analyze, monitor, and present financial operation results and recommendations along with potential issues and opportunities to the CEO, Board of Directors, Endowment Board, and team members with P&L responsibility including, but not limited to:

• Monthly financial statements and reporting

• Income statements and balance sheets

• Annual financials

• Necessary audits

• Provide financial guidance and oversight on F  contracts where appropriate

• Responsible for up-to-date SOPs related to all areas of responsibility

• Oversee banking relationships investment of funds and borrowing requirements, including but not limited to lines of credit or term debt, if needed, where appropriate

• Involved in the investment manager selection/evaluation for funds, including 401(k), investments, and endowment funds

• Review and sign all corporate agreements and contracts and seeks legal counsel as needed

• Serve as a key liaison to the Finance/Audit Committee, the 401-K Committee, the Endowment Board and legal counsel. Serve on other board committees as requested

• Recommend and maintain relationship with an appropriate Audit Firm

• Handle confidential information with discretion and care, ensuring the privacy and respect of employees, volunteers, partners, donors, or others

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Commitment to fulfilling Food Bank of the Rockies mission and positively representing the brand both internally and externally

• Builds and leads high-performing teams, recognizing and cultivating talent

• Influences by building strong relationships at the Board and Executive Team levels and by operating through an enterprise-wide view

• Embodies an authentic, accessible, and engaging leadership style

• Engages creative thinking with an optimistic mindset

• Embodies a growth mindset with a commitment to continual learning -- personally, departmentally, and organizationally

• Drives great results through planning, analysis, and execution

• Identifies and drives strategic organizational change to improve results

• Engages in compelling and effective verbal (group and individual) and written…