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$160K - $180K/yr

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Fractional CFO

Denver, CO · On-site +1

$120 - $140/hr

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Opelika, AL · On-site

$150 - $230/hr

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How much do contract chief financial officer jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 19, 2026, the average yearly pay for contract chief financial officer in the United States is $261,533.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $141,000.00 and $400,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a contract chief financial officer?

A Contract Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a finance professional who provides executive-level financial leadership to organizations on a temporary, part-time, or project basis. Unlike a full-time, in-house CFO, a contract CFO works under a flexible arrangement, often supporting multiple companies or projects simultaneously. Their responsibilities typically include financial strategy, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and ensuring regulatory compliance. This arrangement allows businesses, especially startups and small to mid-sized companies, to access high-level financial expertise without the cost of a full-time executive.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a contract chief financial officer?

To thrive as a Contract Chief Financial Officer, you need deep expertise in financial strategy, accounting, budgeting, and regulatory compliance, often supported by a CPA, MBA, or similar advanced finance qualifications. Mastery of financial management software, ERP systems, and advanced Excel skills are typically required. Exceptional leadership, communication, and problem-solving abilities set standout CFOs apart by enabling them to guide organizations through financial challenges and change. These skills ensure effective financial oversight, strategic guidance, and the ability to drive business growth in a dynamic, contract-based environment.

How does a contract chief financial officer typically collaborate with existing finance teams and executive leadership?

A Contract Chief Financial Officer (CFO) works closely with existing finance teams by providing strategic oversight, optimizing financial processes, and mentoring team members. They often bridge communication between the finance department and executive leadership, ensuring financial strategies align with overall business goals. Regular meetings, detailed financial reporting, and hands-on involvement in budgeting and forecasting are typical. This collaborative structure allows contract CFOs to quickly integrate, identify key areas for improvement, and drive impactful financial decisions.

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AspectContract Chief Financial OfficerController
Primary RoleStrategic financial leadership, planning, and high-level decision makingOversees accounting operations, financial reporting, and internal controls
CredentialsCPA, MBA, extensive finance experience, leadership skillsCPA or equivalent, accounting background, regulatory knowledge
Work EnvironmentConsulting, project-based, often remote or client sitesIn-house finance department, office setting
Industry UsageUsed across various industries for temporary or strategic rolesCommonly employed as a permanent internal role within organizations

The Contract Chief Financial Officer focuses on strategic financial leadership on a temporary or project basis, while the Controller manages day-to-day accounting operations within a company. Both roles require strong financial credentials, but their responsibilities and work environments differ significantly.

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Posted 19 days ago


Job description

POSITION SUMMARY


The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) serves as the principal executive financial officer of Native American Development Corporation ("NADC") and maintains enterprise-wide financial leadership authority responsible for organizational financial stewardship, enterprise financial sustainability, financial governance implementation, fiscal accountability systems, strategic financial planning, operational financial integration, financial risk management, grant and funding administration oversight, and enterprise financial compliance throughout the NADC organizational structure.

The CFO is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining integrated financial systems supporting organizational sustainability, enterprise operational effectiveness, healthcare operational accountability, subsidiary financial coordination, shared services financial administration, workforce financial planning, and long-term enterprise growth initiatives.


The CFO maintains executive accountability for ensuring enterprise financial operations remain aligned with:


  • Board-approved governance standards;
  • Organizational strategic objectives;
  • Enterprise sustainability priorities;
  • Workforce governance systems;
  • Federal funding requirements;
  • Healthcare operational obligations;
  • Financial accountability standards;
  • Enterprise operational growth objectives.


The CFO functions as the primary executive financial strategist responsible for coordinating enterprise financial planning, budget development, fiscal oversight, financial reporting systems, financial controls, organizational forecasting, capital planning, reimbursement oversight, financial sustainability initiatives, and enterprise financial accountability across all organizational departments, subsidiaries, healthcare operations, and affiliated enterprise structures.

The CFO position establishes the executive financial leadership standard for fiscal accountability, organizational stewardship, financial governance, operational sustainability, enterprise financial integration, funding stewardship, compliance integrity, and long-term financial sustainability throughout the NADC enterprise.


ORGANIZATIONAL COMPLEXITY


The Chief Financial Officer position functions within a highly integrated multi-entity organizational structure involving:


  • Parent nonprofit financial operations;
  • Shared services financial administration;
  • Federally funded healthcare operations;
  • Grant and contract financial oversight;
  • Multi-source funding administration;
  • Subsidiary financial coordination;
  • Enterprise financial integration;
  • Workforce financial planning;
  • Healthcare reimbursement environments;
  • Financial compliance systems;
  • Enterprise budget administration;
  • Financial sustainability planning;
  • Revenue diversification initiatives;
  • Operational financial accountability;
  • Organizational financial risk management.


The CFO maintains executive financial oversight involving enterprise financial systems, accounting operations, grants management, payroll administration, healthcare operational financial support, shared services financial coordination, and enterprise operational funding accountability throughout the NADC organizational structure.

The CFO position additionally maintains executive accountability involving:


  • Federal funding exposure;
  • Healthcare reimbursement exposure;
  • Grant compliance accountability;
  • Enterprise financial sustainability;
  • Workforce financial stewardship;
  • Shared services cost allocation oversight;
  • Financial risk mitigation;
  • Organizational audit readiness;
  • Subsidiary financial integration;
  • Capital planning coordination;
  • Enterprise operational scalability.


ORGANIZATIONAL SCOPE


The Chief Financial Officer maintains executive financial oversight involving:


  • Enterprise financial administration;
  • Organizational budget development;
  • Financial reporting systems;
  • Accounting operations;
  • Grants and contracts administration;
  • Shared services financial coordination;
  • Payroll administration oversight;
  • Financial controls and internal accountability systems;
  • Enterprise financial forecasting;
  • Financial sustainability planning;
  • Healthcare operational financial coordination;
  • Subsidiary financial integration;
  • Organizational audit coordination;
  • Enterprise operational financial alignment;
  • Capital planning and resource stewardship;
  • Financial compliance monitoring.


The CFO serves as the primary executive authority responsible for ensuring alignment between:


  • Organizational strategy;
  • Enterprise financial sustainability;
  • Budget priorities;
  • Workforce financial planning;
  • Operational resource allocation;
  • Grant and funding obligations;
  • Enterprise operational accountability;
  • Financial governance standards.


FINANCIAL GOVERNANCE & BOARD REPORTING RESPONSIBILITIES


The Chief Financial Officer maintains executive accountability involving:


  • Enterprise financial governance implementation;
  • Board financial reporting coordination;
  • Organizational financial transparency;
  • Budget oversight and monitoring;
  • Financial policy implementation;
  • Audit coordination and response;
  • Financial sustainability reporting;
  • Enterprise fiscal accountability;
  • Financial recommendation development;
  • Capital planning support;
  • Financial risk reporting;
  • Shared services financial oversight.


The CFO supports the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors through the preparation and presentation of:


  • Financial statements;
  • Enterprise budget reports;
  • Financial sustainability analyses;
  • Revenue and expense trend analyses;
  • Audit findings and corrective action reports;
  • Financial forecasting;
  • Strategic financial recommendations.


The CFO ensures financial operations remain aligned with:


  • Board-approved governance standards;
  • Enterprise financial controls;
  • Organizational sustainability objectives;
  • Federal funding requirements;
  • Financial stewardship expectations.


ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT


The CFO maintains executive-level accountability involving:


  • Enterprise financial sustainability;
  • Revenue diversification planning;
  • Organizational resource stewardship;
  • Financial forecasting and trend analysis;
  • Budget development and monitoring;
  • Shared services financial allocation;
  • Healthcare operational financial oversight;
  • Financial sustainability planning;
  • Grant and funding stewardship;
  • Operational financial integration;
  • Organizational capital planning;
  • Financial policy implementation;
  • Enterprise operational funding alignment.


The CFO works collaboratively with executive leadership and operational leadership to ensure organizational resources remain aligned with:


  • Strategic organizational priorities;
  • Workforce sustainability;
  • Healthcare operational obligations;
  • Community impact objectives;
  • Enterprise operational growth initiatives.


GRANTS, FUNDING, & HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT


The CFO maintains executive accountability involving oversight coordination for:


  • Federal grant financial administration;
  • Grant compliance and reporting;
  • Healthcare operational financial systems;
  • Healthcare reimbursement coordination;
  • Revenue cycle support systems;
  • Shared services cost allocation methodologies;
  • Indirect cost allocation coordination;
  • Healthcare funding accountability;
  • Organizational audit preparedness;
  • Financial compliance monitoring;
  • Funding sustainability planning.


The CFO works collaboratively with executive leadership, operational leadership, healthcare leadership, and grants administration personnel to support enterprise financial accountability and funding sustainability.


ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT & FINANCIAL CONTINUITY


The CFO maintains executive accountability involving:


  • Financial risk mitigation;
  • Enterprise fiscal continuity planning;
  • Financial control systems;
  • Organizational audit readiness;
  • Revenue sustainability;
  • Funding continuity planning;
  • Operational financial resilience;
  • Enterprise accountability systems;
  • Fraud prevention oversight;
  • Financial compliance monitoring;
  • Financial operational continuity.


The CFO supports organizational readiness and sustainability involving:


  • Financial risks;
  • Grant compliance risks;
  • Reimbursement risks;
  • Operational funding risks;
  • Organizational sustainability risks;
  • Audit-related risks;
  • Shared services financial risks.


ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITES


Essential Function Percentage of Effort


Enterprise Financial Leadership & Sustainability Planning 25%

Budget Development, Financial Reporting & Fiscal Oversight 20%

Grants, Funding & Healthcare Financial Coordination 15%

Financial Governance, Audit Coordination, & Compliance Oversight 15%

Shared Services Financial Administration & Cost Allocation 10%

Strategic Financial Planning & Resource Alignment 10%

Enterprise Risk Management & Financial Continuity 5%


Total = 100%


DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY


The Chief Financial Officer maintains enterprise financial decision-making authority involving:


  • Organizational budget priorities;
  • Enterprise financial planning;
  • Financial controls implementation;
  • Resource allocation recommendations;
  • Shared services financial coordination;
  • Financial sustainability initiatives;
  • Grant and funding oversight;
  • Organizational financial forecasting;
  • Capital planning support;
  • Financial operational integration;
  • Enterprise accountability systems.


The CFO exercises independent judgment involving highly sensitive financial, operational, strategic, funding, audit, workforce, and organizational matters requiring executive-level discretion and enterprise accountability.


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS


Education


Master's degree required in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Financial Management, Executive Leadership, or closely related field.

CPA preferred.

Doctorate preferred.


Experience


Minimum ten (10) years of progressively responsible financial leadership experience involving:


  • Complex organizational financial systems;
  • Budget development and oversight;
  • Financial reporting and analysis;
  • Grant and funding administration;
  • Executive financial leadership;
  • Financial controls and accountability systems;
  • Enterprise financial sustainability planning;
  • Healthcare, nonprofit, Tribal, governmental, or multi-entity operational environments.


Preferred Experience


Preferred experience involving:


  • Tribal and Indigenous organizational environments;
  • Federally funded healthcare operations;
  • Shared services financial administration;
  • Healthcare reimbursement systems;
  • Indirect cost allocation methodologies;
  • Enterprise financial integration;
  • Organizational audit coordination;
  • Multi-jurisdictional financial environments.


LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES & ORGANIZATIONAL EXPECTATIONS


The Chief Financial Officer shall demonstrate exceptional capability involving:


  • Executive financial leadership;
  • Financial stewardship;
  • Enterprise fiscal accountability;
  • Strategic financial planning;
  • Organizational sustainability analysis;
  • Budget administration;
  • Financial governance implementation;
  • Executive communication;
  • Operational collaboration;
  • Regulatory and audit awareness;
  • Indigenous-centered leadership awareness;
  • Organizational professionalism;
  • Ethical leadership;
  • Enterprise operational integration;
  • Financial problem-solving;
  • Organizational adaptability.


KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPIs)


Financial Stewardship Metrics


  • Budget performance;
  • Revenue sustainability;
  • Organizational financial stability;
  • Financial forecasting accuracy;
  • Cost management effectiveness.


Governance & Audit Metrics


  • Audit readiness;
  • Financial reporting accuracy;
  • Corrective action implementation effectiveness;
  • Financial compliance outcomes;
  • Internal controls effectiveness.


Grants & Funding Metrics


  • Grant compliance performance;
  • Funding utilization effectiveness;
  • Reimbursement optimization;
  • Indirect cost recovery performance;
  • Financial reporting timeliness.


Operational Financial Metrics


  • Shared services financial integration;
  • Payroll and accounting operational effectiveness;
  • Enterprise financial coordination;
  • Financial systems performance;
  • Organizational resource alignment.


Strategic Sustainability Metrics


  • Financial sustainability progress;
  • Revenue diversification outcomes;
  • Capital plan...