Chief Financial Officer

Santa Maria Hostel is a Houston area nonprofit that provides critical and life changing services for low-income, indigent women age 18 and above and their children from Harris and the surrounding 12 counties. Serving the community for the last seventy years, Santa Maria Hostel’s mission is to empower women and their families to lead healthy, successful, productive and self-fulfilling lives by offering vital services and life changing support along a pathway to success through recovery.

The women at Santa Maria Hostel face many challenges to their recovery, including histories of trauma, criminal justice and Children’s Protective Services involvement, homelessness or housing instability, and co-occurring mental and physical health issues. Santa Maria Hostel supports the entire family on their recovery journey.

Ever evolving, Santa Maria Hostel endeavors to meet the needs of those it serves by expanding and refining its continuum of care and delivering services with professionalism and compassion.

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) serves as a key member of the executive leadership team and is responsible for the overall financial health, strategy, and fiscal compliance of the organization, with an annual operating budget of approximately $14 million. The CFO provides strategic fiscal, fiduciary, and financial leadership in alignment with the mission of the organization, ensures sound fiscal management, and maintains the financial systems and controls necessary to support a complex, government-funded, multi-site healthcare nonprofit.

This role requires significant nonprofit sector experience and a deep understanding of the financial, regulatory, and operational needs of mission-driven organizations. The CFO reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer and works closely with the Board of Directors and its Finance and Audit Committees. The CFO currently has three direct reports across fiscal management, purchasing/AP/AR, accounting/payroll, and contracts.

• Partner with the CEO and senior leadership to ensure the financial health and sustainability of the organization and develop strategic, financial, and risk management plans, including economic modeling for program expansion, funding diversification, and service growth
• Provide financial projections, budget forecasts, scenario planning, risk-adjusted analysis, and guidance on funding opportunities to support decision-making and sustainable growth
• Advise the Board on financial performance, risks, opportunities, and long-term fiscal health and sustainability
• Support capital planning, debt management, reserve strategies, and financial analysis related to facility improvements and expansion initiatives

• Oversee all accounting operations, including accounts payable/receivable, payroll, general ledger, cash flow, debt, investments, and banking relationships
• Prepare and present accurate, timely financial statements in accordance with GAAP and nonprofit reporting standards, including ASC 958
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators across sites and programs; provide variance analysis and corrective action recommendations
• Maintain strong internal controls and ensure financial policies and procedures are current, documented, and consistently applied
• Oversee treasury management, bank administration, cash management, and investment accounts; optimize debt and grant capital in collaboration with the leadership team

• Lead the annual budget development process with program and department leaders; create multi-year projections and forecasts that incorporate risk scenarios, insurance costs, and strategic priorities
• Conduct scenario analysis to support financial planning, resource allocation, and sustainable growth
• Monitor budget-to-actual performance and provide guidance to site and program directors to strengthen financial management and accountability
• Support leaders in understanding and effectively managing their departmental and program budgets

• Manage financial reporting for federal, state, and local…