Fractional CFO (Remote — US Based)

Job Description

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 opportunities across your client

portfolio
• Collaborate with the comptroller and bookkeeping team to ensure accuracy and integrity

of the financials
• Support clients through periods of growth, transition, or financial stress with clear,

confident guidance
• Contribute to CFO Leverage’s internal knowledge base and team development as the firm

scales

Required Qualifications
• 7+ years of finance or accounting experience, with significant time in a CFO, Controller, or

equivalent leadership role
• Deep nonprofit accounting expertise — you understand fund accounting, restricted grants,

Form 990, and compliance reporting
• A track record of personally owning client or stakeholder relationships at the executive

and board level — not supporting someone else who owned them
• Strong proficiency in QuickBooks Online
• Experience supporting or managing external audits
• Excellent written and verbal communication — you can translate complex financials into

clear, compelling narratives
• Highly organized, self-directed, and reliable — clients are counting on you to show up

prepared and in command
• US-based and authorized to work in the United States

Preferred Qualifications
• CPA, CMA, or CFA designation
• Experience in a fractional, outsourced, or multi-client financial services environment
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• Familiarity with Bill.com, federal and state grant reporting, and nonprofit board

governance

What Makes This Role Different

Most CFO roles put you inside one organization, with one set of challenges. At CFO Leverage,

you will work across multiple nonprofit clients — which means variety, intellectual challenge,

and the opportunity to sharpen your skills faster than almost any single-employer role can offer.

You will work alongside experienced financial professionals, not in isolation, and you will have

direct impact on organizations doing meaningful work in their communities.

We are growing fast. People who perform well here will have room to take on more — whether

that means a larger client portfolio, a leadership role within the firm, or eventually stepping into a

full-time position as we scale.

Why CFO Leverage
• 100% remote — work from anywhere in the US
• Fractional / part-time structure — flexibility without sacrificing meaningful, high-impact

work
• Stable, recurring client base — no feast-or-famine freelancing
• Collaborative team with strong operational support (comptrollers, bookkeepers, VAs)
• Mission-driven clients — every organization you support is doing good in the world
• Clear growth path as the firm scales

How to Apply

Apply through Indeed with your resume and a cover letter. In your cover letter, please address:

1. Your experience with nonprofit accounting and fund accounting specifically

2. The size and complexity of the client portfolios or organizations you have managed

3. Your experience presenting to boards and executive leadership

4. Your QuickBooks Online proficiency level

5. Why a fractional / multi-client role appeals to you

6. Tell us about a time you owned a difficult client situation end to end — what the situation

was, what you did without being asked, and how it turned out

Pay: $85.00 – $100.00 per hour

Work Location: Remote