Chief Financial Officer

EMBRACING ABILITIES. EXPANDING POSSIBILITIES.

Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago, Inc, dba Easterseals Serving Chicagoland and Greater Rockford(“Easterseals”) is an independent operating 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation serving Chicagoland and the greater Rockford area that provides services in the early childhood and disability space. Easterseals awakens abilities, builds capacity, and transforms trajectories with empathy and expertise in the early learning and disability spaces.

Easterseals has an $80 million operating budget and serves thousands of clients annually in programs across the Chicagoland and the Rockford region, proudly employing nearly 750 dedicated professionals. Easterseals serving Chicagoland and Rockford is among the largest affiliates of Easterseals, a national organization founded in 1919 to provide services to individuals living with disabilities. Each affiliate serves the identified needs of its local community.

Easterseals provides programming through two Pillars of work :

• Disability Services. Easterseals provides numerous services and broad expertise on Autism Spectrum Disorders. This includes evidence-based screening, diagnostics, training, information, and resources through The Autism Program at Easterseals (TAP); schooling for 300 youth with autism ages 6-22 across three campuses in Chicago, Tinley Park, and Machesney Park; building the capacity of school districts, first responders, and other stakeholders to work with individuals with autism in the Illinois Autism Partnership (IAP).
• Early Learning Services. Easterseals specializes in early learning and support, providing infants and youth with comprehensive and high-quality services. This includes Head Start / Early Head Start Services and Preschool for All / Prevention Initiative as well as directly operating the Gilchrist Marchman and Hickory Hills Early Learning Centers. Easterseals also provides early intervention, service coordination, and parent education and support through two Child and Family Connections (CFCs) centers, Family Support Services, Partnering with Parents, and Teen Family Support.

For more information about our organization, please visit us online at www.eastersealschicago.org.

The CFO will drive Easterseals’ financial strategy, stewardship, and organizational modernization as a key member of the executive team. The CFO is responsible for all financial aspects of the organization, including strategic planning, risk management, fiscal leadership, and operational excellence, while partnering with the CEO, Board of Directors, and fellow senior leaders to shape and implement the organization’s long‑term vision. The CFO serves as a catalyst for sustainable growth and mission impact, ensuring the financial operations supports and accelerates our strategic plan.

The CFO will protect the company’s assets by consistently updating and managing financial controls and enforcing company's administrative policy. The CFO ensures that all financial reporting is accomplished accurately, timely, and in compliance with funder and regulatory agency requirements.

The CFO leads and develops a high‑performing team covering Finance, Accounting, Purchasing, Grant Reporting and Management, Financial Analysis, and Payroll teams.

This position is headquartered at Easterseals Chicago Location at 1939 W 13th Street, Chicago, IL 60608.

MAJOR FUNCTIONS / RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Leadership and Vision

Financial Stewardship and Risk

Operational Excellence and Modernization

Team and Stakeholder Engagement

Other Duties

Requirements

Education / Certification

Required Knowledge

Experience Required

Skills / Abilities

ADA : Easterseals will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disability Act of 1990. Unless exempted by the Americans with Disabilities Act, all persons hired for this position are required to possess the ability to perform the physical tasks necessary to perform all job functions, i.e., bending, floor‑sitting, etc., as well as to have the ability to lift up to 50 pounds frequently.

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