Northwest Center is an ambitious, dynamic, and driven social enterprise organization that operates successful businesses to drive societal change. We are focused on our collective North—a world where all children have equitable access to education and the employment rate for people with disabilities is the same as the general population. Since its inception in 1965, Northwest Center has built and acquired a portfolio of commercial businesses to fuel our mission of disability inclusion and enable our journey North.
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Location: Renton, WA
Northwest Center is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for an experienced Chief Financial Officer to join our team. This key leadership role will be instrumental in supporting our strategic growth initiatives and advancing our mission services. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, the CFO will collaborate closely with the Board of Directors to drive growth, oversee capital investments, and manage financial reporting. The successful candidate will work with both internal business leaders and external partners, such as banks and financial institutions.
We seek an individual with a proven ability to cultivate relationships and a diverse background in various industries. This role demands a leader adept at optimizing resources to meet Northwest Center's strategic goals, attracting and retaining top talent, and establishing a strong financial infrastructure.
In alignment with our commitment to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, we are dedicated to building teams with varied backgrounds, identities, and experiences. We are particularly excited to offer this executive role on a part-time basis. If you align with the majority of our qualifications and share Northwest Center's values and mission, we warmly invite you to apply.
Schedule: 25 – 30 hours per week
Salary: $137,177.33 - $205,766.00
Benefits:
- Competitive and affordable Medical (including hearing & hardware coverage!), Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
- Parental Leave & Paid Compassion Leave
- Employment Assistance Program (EAP) via Spring Health
- Mental Wellness Program including six free therapy sessions per year
- Physical Wellness Reimbursement Program - $25/month
- Student Loan Contribution Program - $50/month
- Pet Insurance Discount Program
Essential Duties
Leadership & Communications:
- Establish strong relationships with division leaders, front-line staff, the Executive team, the Board, and key external stakeholders, including donors, capital sources, and corporate advisors.
- Provide leadership in managing complex strategic transitions such as mergers, acquisitions, lending agreements, strategic alliances, and divestitures.
Team Management & Development:
- Directly manage the Controller and oversee the broader accounting and finance teams.
- Create an organization and staffing plan to support significant, ongoing growth across diverse business and mission segments.
- Attract, develop, and retain talent to build a strong financial infrastructure.
Financial Strategy & Operations:
- Manage the short and long-term capital structure to finance the company's strategy, sustain growth, raise debt and equity financing, and monitor the company's cost of capital.
- Oversee the company's cash and liquidity concerning short and long-term working capital requirements and invest excess cash.
- Ensure operational excellence in financial systems and reporting.
- Translate long-term strategies into actionable, motivating, and measurable goals.
- Engage in strategic planning, growth initiatives, and financial forecasting.
Risk & Compliance Management:
- Identify, mitigate, and monitor hazard and business risks, integrating risk mitigation processes into line management.
- Oversee additional activities such as managing legal documents/contracts, real estate procurement or lease negotiations, etc.
Requirements
Education
- Bachelor's Degree
- CPA or equivalent; CMA preferred. Neither is required to be current.
Experience
- 15 – 20 years of experience in Accounting with progressively more complex management, including experience as a CFO
- Experience working in organizations between 50 - 100 million plus annual gross revenue with a minimum of 500 employees
- Experience working with an accounting staff of around 20 employees
- Experience working across multiple industries and in financially complex organizations
Demonstrable Skills
- Exemplary communication skills suited to Board, Executive Team, managers, and staff.
- Experience in multiple business environments and continuous process improvements that reduce workload and complexity.
- Proven track record of building cohesive, highly productive teams.
- Strong financial administration leadership skills with a deep understanding of financial accounting systems, audits, budgeting, financial forecasting, and GAAP accounting.
- Ability to work at both granular and strategic levels.
- Drive to create long-term models supporting new initiatives and creative growth.
- Demonstrated passion for the mission of Northwest Center and commitment to developing staff and supporting their personal growth.
Northwest Center is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and/or receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us at jobs@nwcenter.org.
At Northwest Center, we do not just accept diversity and inclusion — we celebrate it, support it, live it, and flourish in it to benefit our employees, the community, and our clientele. We believe that curiosity and critical thinking are essential to the dialogue and improving decision-making, planning, resource allocation, and how we treat others. Our goal is to create and implement more equitable practices, policies, and culture. To be equitable means to value and respect individuals from all cultural backgrounds, genders, races, identities, and abilities. Northwest Center is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, including disability and veteran status.
