Chief Financial Officer

Diocese of Pueblo
Pueblo, CO
Job #:
Posted:
August 24, 2026
Expires:
October 23, 2026
Category:
Accounting/Finance

Terms:

Full-Time Employee

Experience:

5-10 Years

Education:

Graduate Degree
Base Pay:
Salary
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More Than Just a Job, We Offer an Opportunity to Grow Spiritually
The Diocese of Pueblo is seeking a Chief Financial Officer

Job Location:

Pueblo, Colorado
Type:
Full-time (40 hours per week)
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Salary Range: $140,000 - $165,000 per year

Reports To:

Bishop

We offer a salary range from $140,000 - $165,000 per year. We value your work and life balance offering Sick Leave, Paid Holidays, and an annual Christmas Holiday Closure. Regular Mass and prayer are available in our beautiful chapel!

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) serves as a strategic, mission-driven leader entrusted with the faithful stewardship of the temporal goods of the Diocese of Pueblo under the authority and guidance of the bishop. The CFO provides executive leadership over all financial activities of the Diocese, including management of fiscal responsibilities, property and facility administration, risk management, investments, and employee benefits programs.

Collaborating closely with the Bishop, Vicar General, Presbyteral Council, and the Diocesan Finance Advisory Council (FAC), Human Resources. The CFO promotes prudent stewardship, transparency, and accountability in accordance with canon law, specifically Book II (The People of God) and Book V (The Temporal Goods of the Church). This role is designated as a canonical appointment.

• Provides strategic oversight and executive direction for all fiscal operations of the Diocese.
• Develops and executes the annual diocesan budget in consultation with the bishop's senior staff and the Diocesan Finance Advisory Council.
• Establishes and enforces comprehensive financial controls, budgeting frameworks, and forecasting systems.
• Prepares and creates accurate, thorough, transparent financial reports in a consistent and timely manner. Oversee audits and ensure accountability.
• Conducts in-depth financial analyses of major organizational initiatives or decisions with potential impact and advises the bishop.
• Reviews and interprets parish financial statements to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Oversee diocesan investment portfolios in accordance with liquidity needs, strategic objectives, and Catholic socially responsible investment principles.
• Partners with health insurance consultants, 403(b) plan administrators, financial advisors and banking institutions, to ensure sound guidance, compliance, and alignment with diocesan objectives.
• Oversee the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and all related reporting.
• Responsible for the property, liability and casualty insurance policies.
• Oversight of employee benefits and payroll, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and consistency.
• Oversee IT operations, ensuring secure, efficient, and integrated financial and operational systems.
• Ad hoc audits of parishes, diocesan entities, and schools to ensure compliance and strengthen operational and financial accountability.
• Oversees financial activities related to parish assessments, including the Clergy Retirement Plan (CBS), Mission Co-Op, National Collections, and Advancing Missionary Discipleship (AMD) initiatives.

• Directs the activity and productivity related duties of diocesan financial operations.
• Ensures appropriate accounting processes and procedures are in place to provide for good internal control and separation of duties.
• Responsible for the development and maintenance of a financial handbook/guide for department accounting policies and procedures ensuring the finance team is operating within new accounting developments instituted by regulatory bodies.
• Reviews all current finance-related procedures and processes, recommending improvements to the systems in place and managing systems going forward.

• Provides strategic leadership for the Properties Department.
• Oversee the acquisition, disposition, leasing, and development (construction and renovation) of diocesan properties, including parishes and related entities in alignment with fiscal policies and strategic financial objectives.
• Ensures all properties are properly titled, insured, recorded, and maintained in compliance with legal, tax-exemption, and canonical requirements.

• Provide leadership and oversight for the Facilities Department, ensuring the efficient operation, maintenance, and safety of diocesan buildings and grounds.
• Oversee maintenance, repairs, capital improvements, vendor contracts, and facility budgets to ensure cost-effective stewardship of…