REACH Riverside serves as the coordinating organization leading revitalization strategies that promote upward economic mobility for residents of the Riverside neighborhood. Employing the Purpose-Built Communities’ model, the revitalization focuses on three pillars: 1) redevelopment including high-quality, mixed-income housing, 2) a cradle to college and career readiness pipeline, and 3) community health, wellness, and safety initiatives. REACH, in collaboration with service partners Kingswood Community Center and The Warehouse (an innovative teen center with more than 150 partner organizations) work together to transform Riverside into a robust, healthy, and vibrant community. The Warehouse, REACH Riverside and Kingswood Community Center are collectively known as the “WRK Group”.
To ensure we continue to meet the needs of our clients and internal stakeholders, REACH Riverside has exclusively retained Nonprofit HR to aid in the recruitment efforts for its next Chief Financial Strategist (CFS). The Chief Financial Strategist is a key member of the Executive Leadership Team, reporting to the CEO. This position handles building and executing a transformational, modernization strategy that aligns with organizational strategic goals. This position is expected to be a strategist and should understand current accounting practices and trends but has proven experience raising capital and adapting to growth change in a fast-paced entrepreneurial setting.
The Chief Financial Strategist will be accountable for the administrative, financial, and risk management operations of the organization, to include the development of financial and operational strategies, metrics tied to those strategies, and the ongoing development and monitoring of control systems designed to preserve organization assets and report correct and comprehensive financial results. This is a unique role that combines accounting, organizational efficiencies, financial analysis, risk management, relationship management and strategic leadership. You’ll own all finance activities to include serving as the head of finance and counsel to the executive team and board, managing financial statements and financial reporting.
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