Chief Financial Officer

JOB SUMMARY 

Code.org is seeking a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with 12+ years of senior leadership experience, including 5+ years of executive experience and enterprise planning to join our Executive Team and lead our financial strategy, planning, and operations. You will serve as Code.org’s chief architect of resourcing decisions ensuring every investment and operational choice accelerates progress toward our 2030 goals.

As a strategic partner to the President/CEO, the Executive Team, and leaders from across the organization, you will drive org-wide financial and resource planning, optimize organizational performance toward key outcomes, and champion innovation through AI-enabled operations and data-driven decision-making. The ideal candidate combines strategic FP&A expertise, mission-driven financial leadership, and systems thinking to ensure Code.org’s resources are consistently directed toward the highest-return opportunities and anchored in transparent, data-driven stewardship of people, budgets, and systems.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

In this role you will:

Strategic Financial Leadership

• 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.

Executive Partnership and Cross-Functional Planning

• 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.

Modernization and Systems Integration

• 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.

Governance, Risk, and Compliance

• 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.

Leadership and Team Development

• 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.