Deputy Chief Financial Officer

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) seeks a Deputy Chief Financial Officer (Deputy CFO) who is mission-focused, analytically savvy, and forward-looking to contribute to the leadership, strategy, modernization, and best practices at this rapidly growing 86-year-old legacy nonprofit organization. Given LDF’s recent transformation and continued ambitions, the Deputy CFO will work closely with the Chief Financial Officer and leadership team to establish and build out systems, processes, and controls that provide the organization with an increased level of financial sophistication and serve LDF’s growing complexity.

The premier legal organization fighting for racial justice in the nation, LDF employs over 230 professional and support staff at its headquarters in New York City and offices in Washington, DC, and Atlanta, GA. The Deputy CFO will be a thought partner to the CFO and members of the senior leadership team on matters of financial planning and budgeting, infrastructure and operational needs, and investments. The role will be based in LDF’s New York office and report directly to the CFO.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced, responsive, proactive, and data-informed leader who brings deep familiarity with nonprofit finance and management. The Deputy CFO should be well attuned to industry trends and best practices and able to provide counsel on opportunities for transformation and innovation across financial operations and systems, budgeting, planning and analysis, investments, treasury, and endowment management. The Deputy CFO will be a strategic thinker, relationship builder, and change manager with experience in fast-paced, rapidly evolving organizations with a culture defined by passion, deep personal commitments, excellence, and high performance. The Deputy CFO must be a service-oriented leader focused on providing the tools, analyses, and insights needed to meet the moment, mission, and goals of LDF.

This position is based in LDF’s New York, NY office. The expected salary range for this role is $225,000 - $250,000, depending on professional credentials and experience.

LDF has retained Isaacson, Miller, a national search firm, to assist in this important search. All inquiries, applications, and nominations for this opportunity should be directed in confidence to the search firm as indicated below.

Ernest Brooks, Partner + Practice Leader

Dan Rodas, Partner

Amble Ryan, Managing Associate

Nicole Sancilio, Managing Search Coordinator

Isaacson, Miller

LDF is an Equal Opportunity Employer. LDF is committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, veteran status, sexual orientation, and disability.

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