Chief Financial Officer

Scion Executive Search has been retained to identify the incoming Chief Financial Officer on behalf of our client, Akin, a growing and evolving statewide nonprofit dedicated to helping children and families across Washington state strengthen and grow together. Akin accomplishes this mission by building a brighter future together, rooted in family.

Akin seeks a visionary financial leader to fortify and modernize the growing and evolving statewide organization’s financial infrastructure, ensuring the organization has the systems, processes, controls, and talent necessary to support sustainable growth and long-term mission impact. The ideal candidate will bring a rare combination of strategic leadership, financial sophistication, operational discipline, and people development, serving as Akin's chief financial strategist, a trusted advisor to executive leadership, an effective partner to the Board, and a mentor to a talented finance team.

This full‑time, hybrid opportunity is located in Seattle, Washington.

Akin exists to support and strengthen families in Washington state through a broad range of tailored child and caregiver services. With the primary focus on families with young children, its programs and services are built upon more than a century of experience in fostering nurturing environments and driving systemic improvements for families. Akin’s core values include advocating for and alongside families, cultivating relationships that foster belonging, committing to their work and their communities, and believing in audacious change and intentional transformation.

With compassion and care, Akin meets families where they are, providing immediate support while equipping them with tools for long‑term success and growth. Time and time again, it has been seen that what benefits children and families ultimately strengthens communities. As the organization looks to the future, it remains steadfast in its commitment to keeping families together.

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO), in partnership with the President & CEO and Board of Trustees, serves as Akin's senior financial leader and strategic advisor, responsible for financial stewardship, business planning, forecasting, budgeting, financial reporting, capital planning, and organizational sustainability. As a key member of the executive leadership team, the CFO provides the financial insight, analysis, and guidance necessary to support informed decision-making, organizational resilience, and long‑term mission success.

• Serve as a trusted thought partner to the President & CEO and Executive Leadership Team, partnering on operational and strategic priorities and providing recommendations informed by financial analysis, forecasting, scenario planning, cost allocation, and revenue and expense analysis.
• Participate as an integral member of the Executive Leadership Team, contributing to organizational strategy, workforce planning, operational excellence, and long‑term sustainability.
• Provide financial modeling, scenario planning, and strategic analysis to support organizational growth, innovation, emerging opportunities, and major business decisions.
• Lead financial modeling and analysis related to new programs, service line expansions, funding opportunities, capital investments, partnerships, acquisitions, mergers, and other strategic initiatives.
• Support the development of multi‑year financial plans aligned with organizational strategy and long‑term sustainability goals.
• Work closely with the SVP of Development and other organizational leaders to align financial planning, projections, and resource allocation with short‑ and long‑term organizational goals.
• Translate complex financial information into timely, actionable insights that support executive decision‑making, organizational performance, and strategic planning.
• Help evaluate new revenue opportunities, healthcare initiatives, service line expansion opportunities, and strategic partnerships.

• Assess, strengthen, and continuously improve financial systems,…