Chief Financial Officer

SALA seeks a Chief Financial Officer to lead financial operations, supervise accounting staff, strengthen internal controls, and ensure compliance with GAAP, LSC requirements, 2 C.F.R. Part 200 (Uniform Guidance), and funder rules. The CFO advises the Executive Director, Audit/Finance Committee, and Board and serves on SALA's management team. SALA provides civil legal aid in nine southeastern Arizona counties and to eleven tribal communities.

• Lead accounting operations, budgeting, forecasting, cash‑flow monitoring, financial reporting, and risk management.
• Maintain accounting policies, internal controls, fraud‑prevention safeguards, records retention, and asset protection systems.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, LSC accounting and regulatory requirements, Uniform Guidance, grants, contracts, and funder restrictions.
• Oversee grant and restricted‑fund accounting, cost allocation, reimbursement requests, billings, expenditure monitoring, and funder reports.
• Prepare and present financial statements, budget reports, cash‑flow analyses, and revenue/expense projections to leadership and the Board.
• Support annual and grant‑proposal budgets and provide strategic financial guidance to management and the Audit/Finance Committee.
• Ensure compliant procurement, property inventory, asset disposition, depreciation, and related financial reporting.
• Direct the annual audit and financial reviews, serve as auditor liaison, prepare schedules, and implement corrective actions.
• Oversee financial systems, finance‑related cybersecurity controls, and disaster recovery planning.
• Supervise, train, evaluate, and develop accounting staff; provide fiscal oversight of payroll, benefits, insurance, leases, and vendor agreements.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Five years of progressively responsible financial management experience, including three years in senior financial leadership.
• Experience with nonprofit, governmental, or federally funded finances; federal grants; restricted funding; cost allocation; and financial reporting.
• Knowledge of GAAP, nonprofit fund accounting, internal controls, budgeting, financial analysis, and computerized accounting systems.
• Experience supervising accounting or finance staff.
• Strong leadership, organizational, communication, team‑management, and people skills.

• CPA credential.
• Experience with LSC regulations, grants, reporting, and Uniform Guidance.
• Experience with nonprofit boards, audit/finance committees, legal aid, public‑interest organizations, or federally funded nonprofits.
• Experience with financial management systems and financial cybersecurity controls.