Chief Financial Officer

October 31

☕ Washington – Remote

Although this job is listed in Washington, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

💵 $240k - $275k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

💸 Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

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Code.org

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Education • Non-profit • Technology

Code. org is a non-profit organization dedicated to expanding access to computer science education. It aims to make coding accessible to all students by providing free coding resources, tutorials, and courses for schools and educators. Code. org is well-known for its Hour of Code campaign, which encourages students globally to learn coding through interactive projects. The organization partners with numerous technology companies to support coding education in schools worldwide.

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2013

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

💰 Grant on 2022-06

📋 Description

• Serve as the architect and executive driver of Code.org’s annual operating plan, translating our 2030 goals into clear financial targets, budgets, headcount plans, and measurable outcomes. • Lead org-wide FP&A, defining guardrails, KPIs, revenue targets, and evaluation criteria to ensure all investments are tied to ROI and tracked for organizational performance. • Manage and safeguard Code.org’s reserves, ensuring stability, liquidity, and alignment with long-term priorities. Provide transparent reporting to the Executive Team and Board. • Guide strategic trade-offs and sustainability planning as a key thought partner to the CEO, Executive Team, and Board. • Partner with People & Culture on headcount and compensation planning, integrating HR and finance systems to provide a unified view of spend, vacancies, and trends. • Partner with the Revenue team to forecast and monitor revenue, manage donor reporting, and maintain financial and accounting policies. • Collaborate with business leaders to evaluate new initiatives, business models, and partnership opportunities through rigorous financial modeling and ROI analysis. • Drive enterprise modernization through automation and AI, optimizing organizational workflows, reporting, and decision-making. • Build and maintain shared data infrastructure, reporting cadence, and self-serve dashboards that give leaders real-time visibility into financial and execution performance. • Ensure responsible AI governance and operational integration, embedding automation, data integrity, and efficiency across systems. • Oversee all financial, legal, and compliance functions, ensuring strong governance, transparency, and adherence to GAAP and nonprofit standards. • Manage internal and external audits, financial reporting, and regulatory compliance, maintaining robust internal controls. • Serve as Treasurer and primary liaison to the Board of Directors, leading engagement with the Audit and Investment Committees, overseeing Board meeting planning and governance documentation, and providing clear, data-driven updates. • Ensure organizational efficiency and risk management, identifying and mitigating financial, operational, reputational, and data-related risks across departments. • Ensure compliance with all Board governance requirements and documentation standards in coordination with Legal Counsel and external auditors. • Lead and develop the Finance, Legal, Data Analytics, and AI Operations teams (~11 people), fostering excellence, inclusion, and innovation. • Model Code.org’s cultural principles and contribute to organizational strategy and decision-making as a member of the Executive Team. • Build the next generation of finance and AI operations leadership, strengthening cross-team collaboration, operational accountability, and alignment with organizational goals.

🎯 Requirements

• 12+ years of strategic financial leadership experience, including CFO or equivalent executive roles in for profit organizations. • Proven record of strategic planning and FP&A leadership: Expertise in agile planning, forecasting, and investment modeling that connects financial data to business outcomes. • Experience co-leading total rewards and workforce planning with People & Culture teams: Skilled at compensation and benefits budgeting, headcount forecasting and partnership with internal compensation committees or Board/Compensation Committees. • Track record as a trusted strategic partner: Ability to advise executive leaders and boards on trade-offs, growth strategies, and sustainability. • Experience building executive-level KPI dashboards and resource-allocation frameworks used by boards or executive teams to monitor ROI, guide pivots, and ensure accountability to strategic outcomes. • Board governance experience: History of preparing materials for or serving as a key liaison to Audit, Investment, or Compensation Committees, ensuring transparency and alignment with fiduciary responsibilities. • Mastery of nonprofit and hybrid revenue models: Deep knowledge of GAAP, grant accounting, audit management, and compliance frameworks. • Demonstrated systems thinking: Ability to connect financial planning, operations, and program outcomes into a cohesive strategy that advances Code.org’s mission. • Strong analytical and technology fluency: Skilled with finance and data platforms and curiosity toward leveraging AI tools to improve accuracy, efficiency, and insight. • Exceptional communication and influence skills: Able to synthesize complex business and financial data into clear, compelling narratives for executive and external audiences. • Technology and data fluency: Skilled with modern finance, HRIS, and analytics platforms, with curiosity toward leveraging automation and AI tools to improve accuracy, efficiency, and insight. • Leadership excellence: Experience managing multiple teams, leading change management, growing top talent, developing effective managers, and holding teams accountable for ambitious results. • Bias toward innovation and scale: A drive to modernize systems and improve organizational ROI through automation and data-driven decision-making. • Resilience and adaptability: Thrives in ambiguity, balancing mission-driven goals with financial discipline. • Be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident • Work within the United States • Pass a pre-employment background check • Be willing to travel for team events

🏖️ Benefits

• Technology subsidy consistent with our Bring Your Own Device environment • Flexible, engaging, and remote working environment • Paid time off: 5 weeks total, comprised of 3 weeks vacation annually, plus a 2-week winter break office closure (including Christmas and New Year's), and sick leave • Medical, dental and vision premiums paid at 100% for FT positions and their dependents • Option to participate in 403b retirement plan • Annual professional development stipend • The opportunity to help students learn better and change the face of computer science