What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chief Financial Officer (Non Profit exp NEEDED) - Dorchester, MA position at Pivotal Solutions?
Chief Financial Officer
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will serve as a core architect of how financial resources drive behavior change within our movement. This role goes beyond traditional nonprofit finance—designing, safeguarding, and optimizing the flow of capital as a tool to stabilize lives, shift norms, and enable influential community members to model peace. The CFO will ensure that every dollar deployed—especially direct cash to active gang involved individuals—reinforces purpose, connection, and behavior change. They will partner closely with leadership to align financial strategy with our goal of reaching net zero shootings.
We are not a traditional service provider. We are building a movement. That requires operational excellence behind the scenes so that those leading the work in communities can focus fully on modeling peace and shifting norms. We are investing in strong internal financial controls and analysis, which requires an individual who is interested in high level strategy that centers Core Influencers while maintaining organizational financial health.
In this Role, Exceptional Candidates Will:
- See cash as a behavior-shaping tool, not just a budget line
- Be comfortable funding people others see as “high risk”—and understand why that’s exactly the point
- Know how to build high-trust systems for populations with low institutional trust
- Have experience managing high-volume, small-dollar payments
- Be obsessed with consistency and reliability as signals of respect
Core Responsibilities
- Strategic Financial Leadership
- Team Management & Operations
- Financial Analysis & Intelligence
- Grants & Compliance
Preferred Attributes
- Mission Alignment: Deep commitment to restorative justice; belief in the dignity of direct-cash transfer
- Agility: The ability to pivot between high-level strategy and "in the weeds" grant reconciliations
- Innovation: Experience with modern fintech tools for secure, large-scale disbursements to unbanked or underbanked populations
- Background: Demonstrated facility managing finances in a complex environment
- Education/Credentials: Preferred degree in finance or accounting with consideration of CPA license
- Knowledge: Quickbooks, Paychex, GAAP/FASB knowledge