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 to serve as a key strategist and trusted advisor on IJM’s Global Leadership Team, steward IJM’s global financial resources, align financial strategy with program impact, growth, and long-term sustainability, and build and develop a high-performing, spiritually grounded global finance team.

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.

• 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 professionals are working in support of the organization’s broader mission and implementation of the strategic plan by being responsive to the financial needs of all divisions;
• Build relationships across divisions and collaborate effectively, while providing objective financial perspective in the design and execution of multi-divisional projects;
• Establish credibility throughout the organization and with the Board as an effective developer of solutions to business challenges;
• Lead the preparation for the Finance, Administration and Audit Committee meetings and provide regular communication and updates for the committee, as appropriate;
• Serve on the Global Leadership Team and the Global Operations Council, providing financial and operational insight to strengthen IJM’s global business operations ecosystem required to scale protection;

• Establish guidelines, policies, and operational touchpoints to ensure that all departments are not just operating within budgetary guidelines, but are achieving agreed upon strategic milestones and outputs;
• Work with the leadership team on Strategic Plan reviews, updates and renewals, ensuring that measurable financial and operational metrics are applied to strategic imperatives and goals and enacting any course corrections needed;
• Identify and partner with the organization in implementing actions to realize efficiencies as the organization strives to drive the most resources possible to the mission;
• Seek long-term optimization of program to support ratios;
• Ensure optimal recovery of indirect costs on grants;
• Develop forecasts and analysis to identify risks and opportunities and collaborate proactively with global leadership to develop measures to mitigate risk and leverage opportunities;
• Hold departments and divisions accountable to budgets;

• Provide timely and accurate…