Chief Financial Officer

Bellarmine is a Catholic Jesuit college preparatory secondary school with an enrollment of approximately 890 students in grades 9-12. The successful candidate for this position will demonstrate a commitment to working with talented and motivated students and employees. Bellarmine fosters amongst its governing board members, administrators, faculty members, staff persons, and students a commitment to embrace and celebrate the diversity of the school’s family and the broader community.

Our school has made a strong commitment to promoting diversity of our employees. We encourage persons of all backgrounds to apply.

Reporting directly to the President and serving as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) serves as the senior business and financial leader for Bellarmine Preparatory School. The CFO provides strategic and operational leadership for the Business Office, including Human Resources, and is responsible for the overall budget and financial stewardship of the school in support of its mission and long-term sustainability.

The CFO oversees the school’s Risk Management, Accounting, Student Accounts and Tuition Assistance, Payroll & Benefits, and Human Resources functions, ensuring strong financial controls, regulatory compliance, and effective business operations. In partnership with the President and Principal, the CFO provides strategic oversight and financial guidance for operational areas of the school, including facilities and capital planning. In this role, the CFO provides timely, accurate, and strategic financial information to the Senior Leadership Team, Trust Committee and Board of Directors to support informed decision-making.

The CFO serves as the primary financial liaison to the Board Finance Committee and Bellarmine’s Benefactor Trust and works closely with school leadership to align financial strategy with institutional priorities and Jesuit values.

The Chief Financial Officer is accountable for the administrative, financial, and risk management operations of the school, including the development and execution of financial and operational strategies, performance metrics aligned to those strategies, and the established and ongoing development and monitoring of internal control systems designed to safeguard school assets and ensure accurate, transparent financial reporting.

• Guide financial decision-making by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing financial policies, procedures, and internal controls
• Support strategic forecasting, planning and monitoring for ongoing school improvement, growth and overall success
• Maintain full-charge accounting responsibility for the school
• Supervise Accounting and Human Resource departments
• Prepare and present financial statements, operating budgets, investment reports, and capital project updates for review with the Senior Leadership Team and Board committees
• Prepare the Annual Operating Budget for the school, working collaboratively with administrators and budget managers to ensure accountability and ownership of departmental budgets
• Monitor monthly budget performance by analyzing variances and initiating corrective actions as needed

• Maintain a tuition assistance program that provides a consistent, timely, and equitable process for applications, reviews, and awards
• Analyze applicable tuition models, enrollment trends, and financial aid strategies to ensure long-term viability
• Provide financial modeling, forecasting, and scenario analysis related to school operations
• Oversee administration of the annual tuition assistance program, ensuring alignment with institutional priorities and long-term financial sustainability

• Protect school assets through sound financial policies, internal controls, and reporting systems
• Manage relationships with outside insurance brokers for property, casualty, risk management, employee health insurance and other…