Vice President Finance

Vice President for Finance

Location:

USA
- Florida
- Orlando
- Wycliffe USA Headquarters

At Wycliffe Bible Translators, your work is more than just a job. As Vice President for Finance, you’ll collaborate with the Chief Financial Officer to provide strategic leadership support across the finance division. You’ll serve as a member of the Operational Leadership Team and oversee the financial operations of Wycliffe USA and the Wycliffe Foundation, ensuring sound stewardship of God‑given resources, operational excellence and a responsive service across the organization.

Your contributions will play a pivotal role in safeguarding the organization’s financial integrity and long‑term sustainability, strengthening its capacity to steward resources wisely, advance global Bible translation efforts and cultivate partnerships that expand access to Scripture worldwide. You’ll partner with Chief Financial Officer (CFO) leadership and other team members to:

• Develop and execute organizational strategies that advance Wycliffe USA’s mission, vision and values while ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.
• Shape and model a healthy organizational culture by providing spiritual and strategic leadership, fostering community and mentoring emerging leaders.
• Represent Wycliffe USA in key partnerships, negotiations and global initiatives, ensuring effective collaboration and alignment with broader ministry efforts.
• Provide leadership and direction to Finance, ensuring operational excellence, risk management and long‑term sustainability.
• Champion accuracy, timeliness and integrity across financial processes, reporting and communication.
• Handle financial data and interactions with professionalism, discretion and care.
• Strengthen a collaborative, people‑centered culture that values excellence and continuous improvement.

At Wycliffe USA, the Finance team plays a crucial role in advancing Bible translation by stewarding resources wisely and supporting our global workforce. Our work includes Corporate Accounting, Gift Processing, Member Finance, Foundation and Payroll — each team contributing uniquely to our shared mission through trusted financial services that enable ministry impact around the world. We take a relational approach to our work — grounded in integrity, diligence and a desire to serve well.

With a focus on operational excellence and ongoing growth, we equip the organization to serve the global Church faithfully and sustainably.

Faithfully and regularly pray for the ongoing work of Bible translation and for people from around the world to experience transformation. Act as an organizational representative presenting the global ministry of Wycliffe and encouraging interested individuals, organizations and churches to participate in the work of Bible translation. Work alongside the Chief Financial Officer and other team members to:

• Provide spiritual leadership within the organization, including speaking on spiritual topics, modeling godly behaviors and living out healthy and biblical spiritual rhythms.
• Operate as a champion of organizational culture across Finance and ensure saturation of culture and cultural values throughout areas of responsibility.
• As a member of the OLT, hold a cross‑organizational perspective, looking to the effectiveness of the whole organization as well as that of Finance.
• Ensure alignment of operations to organizational strategy and values.
• Foster a compassionate and empathetic work environment that promotes open communication and a sense of community among staff.
• Participate in the ELT and OLT’s ongoing strategic planning and budget processes.
• Work with areas of responsibility to ensure alignment with strategic and budget priorities.
• Champion change management, communicating organizational strategies to entrusted staff, leading staff and leadership into healthy transitions and organizational alignment.
• Develop communication and feedback mechanisms (including in‑person visits) to connect with global staff and partners, respond to their needs, and adjust operations as needed.
• Preserve the financial integrity of Wycliffe USA and the Foundation.
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