Fractional CFO (Remote — US Based)

**About CFO Leverage** CFO Leverage is a fast\-growing fractional CFO and bookkeeping firm serving nonprofits exclusively. We partner with mission\-driven organizations across the United States — from charter schools and faith\-based ministries to social service agencies and advocacy groups — delivering financial clarity, compliance, and strategic guidance. We operate as an embedded financial team for our clients. Our CFOs are the face of the engagement — they own the client relationship, drive financial decisions, and serve as the trusted advisor to executive leadership and boards. This is a high\-trust, high\-ownership role, and ownership is the single most important thing we hire for. The Role We are looking for an experienced financial professional to serve as a Fractional CFO across a portfolio of nonprofit clients. You will be the strategic financial leader for each organization you serve — guiding budgeting, forecasting, cash management, and board reporting while ensuring compliance and financial health. This is not a back\-office role, and it is not a role for someone who waits to be told what to do. We need someone who takes the lead in client relationships, builds real trust with nonprofit leaders, runs the hard conversations without being prompted, and presents financial information in a way that is clear and useful — not just technically correct. You will have a comptroller and bookkeeping team supporting the work underneath you. Your job is to own the client relationship and bring financial clarity to the organizations you serve. What Ownership Looks Like Here This is the part of the job that matters most, so we want to be specific. The CFOs who thrive at CFO Leverage: * Carry their clients independently — the executive director calls you, not your manager, when something is on fire. * Run toward the difficult conversation — a budget shortfall, a tough board meeting, a control problem — instead of escalating it. * Set the agenda for the engagement rather than waiting for the client to ask. * Own the outcome, not just the deliverable — you make sure the client is in a better financial position, period. If that description energizes you, keep reading. If it sounds like more than you want to take on, this likely isn’t the right fit — and that’s okay. Key Responsibilities * Serve as the primary financial leader and relationship owner for a portfolio of nonprofit clients * Lead budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and multi\-year financial planning * Prepare and present financial reports, dashboards, and board packages to executive directors and boards * Ensure compliance with US GAAP, nonprofit accounting standards, and government grant requirements * Oversee fund accounting — tracking restricted, unrestricted, and temporarily restricted funds * Partner with external auditors and lead audit preparation for client organizations * Identify financial risks, control weaknesses, and strategic o