Chief Finance and Operations Officer

Chief Finance And Operations Officer

One Million Degrees (OMD) seeks a strategic, data-informed, and operationally innovative Chief Finance and Operations Officer (CFOO) to steward the organizations financial health and operational excellence into the future. Reporting directly to the CEO, the CFOO will serve as a key member of the executive leadership team, providing oversight of finance, accounting, human resources, compliance, technology, and facilities while driving new systems, policies, and initiatives that enhance efficiency and impact.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned leader who thrives in fast-paced environments, embraces change, and brings a strategic mindset to scaling organizations. Partnering closely with the CEO, the CFOO will play a pivotal role in shaping OMDs strategic plan, ensuring the organization is positioned to meet growing needs, expand its reach, and deepen its impact on scholars economic mobility. This includes fostering a culture of accountability and innovation while serving as a primary liaison to the Board of Directors on financial and operational matters.

Grounded in OMDs commitment to social and racial justice, the CFOO will lead with vision, collaboration, and integrity, building on OMDs strong history while advancing its infrastructure and operational capacity to meet future opportunities and scale aspirations. This is a unique opportunity for an accomplished financial and operations leader to join a mission-driven, rapidly scaling organization and help transform the lives of students nationwide.

Specific duties and responsibilities include :

• Providing ultimate oversight to the organizations financial, administrative, and human resources activities;
• Working with Leadership Team colleagues to establish the organizational operations strategy and evaluate progress against strategic goals;
• Overseeing annual operating budget currently $14M, working closely with finance team to ensure excellent fiscal stewardship and transparency, ensuring strategic budget forecasting and annual planning, and conducting financial modeling and analysis to support current and emerging bodies of work;
• Auditing, implementing, and maintaining existing internal systems, moving existing systems from a manual to an automated approach;
• Providing oversight to public funding and grant management activities, and reviewing and systematizing a growing portfolio of Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) to ensure alignment with organizational strategy, operational feasibility, and compliance standards;
• Offering insight to interdepartmental initiatives while developing consultative working relationships throughout the organization;
• Managing OMDs facilities and lease agreements, negotiating where appropriate;
• Driving knowledge management activities and processes to improve quality and efficiency of operations;
• Ensuring excellence in core HR functions including supporting the employee lifecycle, performance management, and benefits administration;
• Ensuring optimal software platforms and technology infrastructure;
• Managing relationship with OMD legal counsel;
• Ensuring that key functions are operating in conjunction with one another to maximize impact;
• Implementing strategic changes based on data, circumstances, and sound reasoning;
• Collaborating with, mentoring, and supporting staff over the Finance, Operations, Technology, Compliance and Human Resources functions including labor responsibilities as OMD is partially unionized;
• Leading and developing a high functioning team that embodies a culture of service excellence and achieves performance expectations; and
• Overseeing other responsibilities as they arise, such as timely and accurate financial and regulatory reporting, contract review, indirect cost rate negotiation, oversight of defined contribution retirement plan and reporting, institutional operating and capital budget planning and oversight, cash forecasting, and board finance committee engagement.

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Additionally, a successful candidate will have the following skills, competencies, and characteristics :

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