Chief Financial Officer

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $240k - $270k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

💸 Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

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Evidence Action

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2013

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

🍽️ Food & Beverage

💰 $120k Seed Round on 2017-03

Healthcare • Consulting • Food & Beverage

Evidence Action is a non-profit organization that scales low-cost health interventions to improve the well-being of millions of people, primarily in Africa and Asia. Their work focuses on child and adolescent health, clean water, maternal and newborn health, neglected tropical diseases, nutrition, and programs to empower women and girls. Evidence Action's data-driven, evidence-based solutions target urgent health needs and provide transformative impact on global poverty. They implement proven interventions such as deworming, vitamin access, safe water initiatives, and syphilis screenings. Evidence Action is recognized for its transparency and high-impact charitable activities.

📋 Description

• Design and establish 2AI’s core financial architecture, including accounting systems, budgeting, forecasting, cash management, internal controls, and month-end close • Create AI-native accounting and finance processes to drive efficiencies • Build financial models, scenario plans, and organizational forecasts for strategic decision-making • Design, procure, and oversee a lean finance and compliance ecosystem • Manage outsourced accounting, audit, legal, payroll, insurance, and HR partners • Own the annual audit, Form 990, statutory reporting, and grant reporting obligations • Lead financial, legal, and compliance workstreams to establish 2AI as an independent 501(c)(3) • Establish entity creation, registrations, banking, payroll, benefits, insurance, and staff transfers • Design financial systems to support rapid international scaling and complex funding structures • Partner with leadership on analytically rigorous budget allocation and organizational decision-making • Build and own charitable registration, insurance, governance, and regulatory compliance infrastructure • Establish board meeting cadence, conflict-of-interest disclosures, and fiduciary orientation • Oversee the entire grant lifecycle, including funder-facing budgets, financial diligence, and restricted-grant compliance and spend-down • Serve as the primary internal point of contact for legal matters • Review and negotiate vendor contracts, grant agreements, MOUs, and partnership arrangements • Ensure IP protections for open-source assets • Manage risk and organizational adherence to legal and regulatory requirements

🎯 Requirements

• 12+ years in finance, including time as the most senior finance leader in an organization, business unit, or country program, with accountability for a full set of books • Track record of building or rebuilding a finance function • Multi-entity, cross-border finance experience in LMIC settings • Experience establishing and managing finance operations in other countries and navigating local statutory, tax, and foreign contribution requirements strongly preferred • Familiarity with managing legal and regulatory challenges in Africa, South Asia, and the US • Comfort working in a lean model and managing outside providers such as counsel, accountants, auditors, brokers, and payroll providers • Strong written communication skills • Ability to translate complex financial and legal concepts clearly for board members, program staff, and funders • Ability to assess complex data, foresee trends, and make strategic decisions • CPA, JD, MBA, or equivalent professional credential strongly preferred • Nonprofit-specific training or certification such as CGAP or CNAP is a plus • Experience with nonprofit finance, compliance, and 501(c)(3) environments strongly preferred • Experience with Form 990, single audit, charitable solicitation registration, IRS rebuttable presumption, and state-level tax exemptions preferred • Ability to work across strategy and execution • Curiosity and creativity with AI tools, including a testing mindset and eagerness to experiment with emerging technologies • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States • Employer is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of a U.S. employment visa

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package • Health insurance • Vision insurance • Dental insurance • Retirement plans • Generous and flexible leave options • Other employee perks