Interim Vice President, Finance

Our client is a community‑based not‑for‑profit organization delivering essential healthcare and support services to a vulnerable population. The organization operates in a high‑accountability environment, balancing public funding requirements, donor expectations, regulatory obligations, and service‑delivery pressures.

Following the recent departure of the permanent finance leader, the organization requires immediate interim executive support to ensure continuity, stability, and confidence across the finance, payroll, and IT functions, while steering the organization through month‑end close, year‑end, and external audit processes.

The Board and CEO are seeking an experienced Interim Vice President, Finance to stabilize core operations, support the executive leadership team with insight and analysis, and maintain operational momentum during this transition.

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and working closely with the Executive Leadership Team, the Interim Vice President, Finance will provide hands‑on operational leadership and strategic advisory support.

This is a transitional mandate focused on:

• Ensuring continuity and quality across finance, payroll, and IT operations
• Supporting and engaging a small, committed team through change
• Strengthening reporting, controls, and audit readiness
• Elevating the contribution of finance and technology to executive decision‑making

The mandate is time‑bound and focused on stability, insight, and readiness rather than long‑term transformation.

• Maintain continuity across payroll processing, benefits administration, accounts payable and receivable, and government filings.
• Ensure payroll accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with statutory and funder requirements.
• Address any backlog, documentation gaps, or process weaknesses resulting from the leadership transition.

• Lead the organization through the annual external audit, acting as the primary liaison with auditors.
• Ensure audit deliverables, schedules, and working papers are complete, accurate, and well managed.
• Strengthen audit readiness, internal controls, and financial documentation practices.
• Support Audit and Finance Committee reporting with clear, concise materials and analysis.

• Provide visible, supportive leadership to the finance, payroll, and IT teams during a period of uncertainty.
• Clarify roles, priorities, and expectations to stabilize performance and morale.
• Mentor and coach team members, reinforcing confidence, accountability, and professional growth.
• Foster a collaborative, calm, and service‑oriented working environment.

• Provide regular financial and operational reporting, analysis, and interpretation to the CEO and Executive Team.
• Translate financial and operational data into clear insights to support service delivery, funding, and resource decisions.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, cash‑flow management, and scenario analysis as required.
• Conduct ad hoc analysis to inform trade‑offs, funding decisions, and operational priorities.

• Provide executive oversight of the organization’s IT function, ensuring continuity, reliability, and appropriate controls.
• Assess the effectiveness and risks of current financial, payroll, and core operational systems.
• Ensure appropriate vendor management, cybersecurity awareness, and issue escalation.
• Identify near‑term improvements to strengthen system reliability and reporting integrity.

• Review and strengthen financial, payroll, and IT policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Ensure systems and reporting processes are fit for purpose and adequately documented.
• Identify practical, near‑term process improvements that enhance reliability and transparency.
• Prepare the function for a smooth transition to permanent leadership, including documentation and handover.

By the conclusion of the assignment, the organization will have:

• Successfully completed the year-end and audit.
• Strengthened confidence in financial and operational…