Chief Financial Officer

Job Details

Job Location:

Main Campus
- San Diego, CA 92111

Salary Range: $ - $ Salary/year

Job Shift: Day

By joining the San Diego Center for Children, you will empower children and families through transformative mental health care and educational services. Our vision is to inspire a world where children and families live joyful, healthy lives. We serve over 1,000 people every day - are you ready to make an impact?

Join us - and work with purpose!

• Team-Oriented, Multidisciplinary Approach
• Ongoing, High-Level Learning and Development Opportunities
• Culturally Diverse Environment
• Joint Commission Accredited Organization
• Comprehensive Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision, Pet)
• Retirement Savings Plan: 403(b) - With Employer Match Up To 3%
• Generous Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick Leave, Holidays)
• Wellness Programs
• EAP
  - Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement or Assistance For Continuing Education
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Recognition Program
• Opportunities For Career Advancement
• May Be Eligible For State or Federal Loan Forgiveness Programs For Work With Underserved Populations

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a key member of the executive leadership team responsible for the financial leadership, strategy, and long-term sustainability of San Diego Center for Children. The CFO provides strategic financial guidance to the CEO, Board of Trustees, and organizational leaders while ensuring the organization maintains strong financial controls, accurate reporting, effective cash management, and regulatory compliance.

The CFO serves as both a strategic partner and operational leader, translating complex financial information into actionable insights that support organizational decision-making. The role oversees financial planning and analysis, accounting, budgeting, forecasting, revenue cycle and contract financial management, treasury, audit, and financial risk management. Working closely with program and administrative leaders, the CFO helps ensure that programs are financially sustainable, resources are deployed effectively, and financial strategy remains aligned with SDCC’s mission and long-term priorities.

• Serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO, executive leadership team, and Board on financial performance, organizational sustainability, growth opportunities, and financial risk.
• Lead development of the organization’s long-term financial strategy, including strategies to strengthen operating margins, liquidity, reserves, and overall financial sustainability.
• Translate financial data and trends into clear insights and recommendations that support timely and informed organizational decision-making.
• Evaluate new programs, contracts, investments, partnerships, and other strategic opportunities through financial modeling, scenario analysis, and assessment of organizational capacity.
• Partner with organizational leadership on strategic planning, resource allocation, organizational investments, and development of annual and multi-year financial objectives.

• Lead the annual budgeting process and ongoing forecasting, ensuring budgets reflect organizational strategy, operational realities, and program-level financial expectations.
• Develop and maintain financial forecasts, scenario models, and other tools that allow leadership to anticipate financial performance and proactively address emerging risks.
• Partner with program leaders to understand revenue, staffing, utilization, productivity, expenses, and other drivers of program financial performance.
• Lead regular program financial reviews and support leaders in developing and implementing strategies to improve program sustainability.
• Develop financial models to evaluate break-even levels, staffing structures, reimbursement changes, capacity utilization, and potential program expansion or restructuring.

• Ensure timely, accurate, and transparent financial reporting in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and nonprofit accounting requirements.
• Oversee the financial close processes and maintain a…