Chief Financial Officer

Excelling as a place to work and serve is fundamental to New Hampshire Public Radio's strategy. The Chief Financial Officer ensures that NHPR is financially strong, efficient, cost-effective, and smooth running, so the organization can fulfill its vision of using trustworthy journalism to enrich people's lives and build stronger communities. As a key member of the executive team, the Chief Financial Officer will serve as a strategic business partner to the CEO and Board of Trustees.

The Chief Financial Officer will provide useful financial insights to aid decision making and strategic oversight of major initiatives with financial implications, such as the opening of new lines of business, shared service agreements, or mergers and acquisitions.

The CFO reports to the President/CEO. This is a hybrid-eligible role based in Concord, NH.

• Lead the stewardship of NHPR's financial health and operational effectiveness in support of its mission of public service journalism and community empowerment.
• Serve as the principal financial and strategic business partner to NHPR's CEO, Board of Trustees, Finance Committee, and senior leaders.

• Serve as a liaison to the Finance Committee and Investment Sub-Committee; support these committees through communications, research, and follow-up. Attend Board and committee meetings as required;
• Build the organization's financial acumen and a culture of financial stewardship, transparency, financial literacy, and accountability;
• Assist the CEO and other senior leaders in analyzing new opportunities, drafting prospective programmatic budgets, and determining the cost effectiveness of initiatives;
• Contribute to the development, delivery and overall management of strategic and operating goals for the organization; and

• Lead the financial evaluation and execution of potential mergers, acquisitions, affiliations, and other growth partnerships in public media, including business-case development, financial and operational due diligence, risk assessment, transaction planning and post-transaction integration, to ensure mission alignment and long-term sustainability;

• As a member of NHPR's senior team, embody and model the organization's values and work collaboratively to advance the organization's mission, vision and strategy.

• Ensure that appropriate systems are in place to maintain and continually strengthen internal accounting controls;
• Lead the development of the annual organizational budget and other short and long-term financial planning efforts;

• Oversee grant accounting, donor restrictions, funder reporting and the appropriate use of restricted and unrestricted funds, partnering with Development and program leaders to ensure compliance and align resources with organizational priorities;

• Produce monthly financial and operational analysis reports;
• Direct accounting operations;

• Oversee operations and relationships with banks, investment advisors, auditors and other financial partners, including banking services, financing arrangements, and investment-policy implementation;

• Oversee comprehensive cash-flow management, liquidity forecasting, and reserve strategies to ensure long-term stability and resilience against operational fluctuations.
• Lead robust financial modeling and multi-scenario planning to guide executive leadership and the Board through growth opportunities, economic shifts, and potential operational risks.

• Act as compliance officer:
  Track compliance requirements and ensure that NHPR stays in compliance with all applicable regulations, e.g., FCC, states and municipalities;

• Develop and lead a unified Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework that synthesizes regulatory compliance, insurance strategy, debt management, and internal controls into a cohesive risk-mitigation strategy for the organization.
• Oversee completion of the annual audit and filing of Form 990, ensuring the timely and accurate compilation of required documents, reports, and reconciliations from all departments.

• Oversee the language, annual updates, contract processes, organizational management, and compliance of all vendor/partner contracts/agreements.
• Manage insurance for the organization, including risk management and compliance.

• Effectively manage the Finance staff and consultants, inspiring exceptional performance and high standard of ethics.

A qualified individual must be able to perform the essential functions of this position, with or without…