Chief Financial Officer

Scion Executive Search has been retained to lead an immediate search for a hands‑on Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with an active CPA on behalf of Hope Cooperative, a highly respected nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering individuals and families through behavioral health, housing, employment, and supportive services across Northern California.

Hope Cooperative supports individuals experiencing behavioral health challenges, homelessness, substance use disorders, and other barriers to stability and wellness. Through an integrated continuum of behavioral health treatment, supportive housing, employment services, crisis intervention, and community‑based programs, Hope Cooperative empowers individuals to achieve recovery, self‑defined wellbeing, and improved quality of life. Serving more than 10,000 individuals annually, the organization partners with government agencies, healthcare systems, community organizations, and funders to create pathways to long‑term stability and meaningful community engagement.

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the CFO serves as a key member of the executive leadership team and is responsible for the strategic and operational oversight of all financial functions across Hope Cooperative, its programs, and its six affiliated entities. This leader will oversee accounting, budgeting, financial reporting, audit, compliance, treasury management, and long‑term financial planning while ensuring the organization’s financial health and sustainability.

The CFO will lead, mentor, and cultivate a high‑performing finance and accounting team while strengthening financial systems, internal controls, and organizational infrastructure to support a complex nonprofit with multiple funding sources, government contracts, grants, and affiliated entities. The CFO will work closely with the CEO, Executive Team, Board of Directors, Finance Committee, auditors, lenders, and regulatory agencies to translate financial information into strategic insight that supports sound decision‑making and organizational growth.

• Serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO, Executive Leadership Team, and Board of Directors on financial planning, organizational performance, risk management, and long‑term sustainability.
• Develop and implement financial strategies that support the organization’s mission, growth objectives, and multi‑entity structure.
• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and scenario planning to support informed decision‑making.
• Provide strategic analysis and recommendations regarding growth initiatives, affiliated entities, capital investments, and operational performance.
• Present financial results, forecasts, and key performance indicators to executive leadership, the Finance Committee, and the Board of Directors.

• Direct accounting, payroll, treasury, budgeting, and financial reporting functions across the organization and affiliated entities.
• Ensure accurate and timely preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Oversee cash management, liquidity planning, banking relationships, and investment activities to support organizational stability and financial strength.
• Maintain strong internal controls, accounting policies, and financial procedures that support operational efficiency and regulatory compliance.
• Lead preparation, monitoring, and management of agency‑wide operating budgets, grant budgets, and budget revisions.

• Serve as the executive lead for financial compliance, regulatory reporting, and fiduciary oversight.
• Lead external audits and financial reviews, serving as the primary liaison with independent auditors, tax advisors, regulatory agencies, and funding sources.
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of required federal, state, local, and funding‑source reporting.
• Oversee preparation and review of Form 990 filings, payroll tax filings, retirement plan reporting, and other required regulatory submissions.
• Support the Board…