Nonprofit CFO — American Booksellers Association

The American Booksellers Association (“ABA”) is excited to hire a Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) to join our team and oversee the association’s financial activities. The CFO will join a team of passionate, collaborative committed individuals who work to support independent bookstores around the country and their work in their communities. This position reports directly to ABA’s Chief Executive Officer.

The essential functions of this job include the following:

• Overseeing ABA’s financial actions and controls
• Budgeting
• Financial planning
• Preparing financial statements and reports to the Board
• Reviewing Journal entries, bank reconciliation, and financial statements every month.
• Managing cash flow
• Overseeing payroll and HR
• Overseeing insurance (health, cybersecurity, workers comp, liability, etc.)
• Overseeing accounts payable
• Overseeing accounts receivable
• Managing the association’s Accounting Manager and Director of Technology
• Meeting deadlines
• Setting priorities
• Working independently
• Creating and presenting financial training resources for members
• Working with the Director of Membership on affiliate contracts.

Required experience and education include:

• Accounting degree
• Demonstrated expertise with cash management
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, inclusion and access
• Supervisory experience
• Risk assessment skills and management experience
• Strong communication skills
• Strong collaboration skills
• Strong problem solving skills
• Strong accounting skills and knowledge
• Knowledge of stock market investing
• Knowledge of insurance (see above)
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong ability to prioritize tasks
• Strong writing skills
• Strong time management skills
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Superior attention to detail.
• Strong computer skills with a special emphasis on Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Google suite
• Strong ability to work independently with minimal team interaction or supervision

Preferred experience and education includes:

• MBA or CPA
• Retail accounting experience
• Nonprofit experience—501(c)3 and/or 501(c)6
• Public speaking experience and/or skills

Work Environment and Physical Requirements:

• Close mental and visual attention required to perform work dealing primarily with preparing and analyzing data and figures, using a computer terminal, and/or extensive reading.
• Must be able to sit, stand, walk, talk, and hear. Must be able to do repetitive motion of hands or wrists, finger, grasp, handle, or feel; push and pull with arms; reach with arms and/or hands; crouch, bend, or kneel. Occasionally may need to climb.
• Must be able to occasionally lift up to 10 lbs.

Location:

Remote. This position will require occasional domestic travel and some nights and weekends for conferences, regional events, and meetings approximately 25 days/nights a year. This position may also require occasional work on nights and weekends as business needs dictate.

Tentative Timeline:

The goal is to hire a candidate to start no later than June 2025.

Equal Opportunity:

ABA believes diversity and diverse perspectives make our organization stronger and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age; ethnicity; color; race; religion; sex; sexual orientation; gender identity and/or expression; marital, civil union, or domestic partnership status; past or present military service; physical, mental, or sensory disability; national, social, or ethnic origin; neurodiversity; pregnancy; family or parental status; and/or genetic information (including family medical history).

About:

American Booksellers Association is a national trade association that supports and advocates for the success of independent bookstores. We provide members with education, networking opportunities, advocacy, resources, and technology. In turn our members support local schools through book fairs, donations and author visits; promote literacy; provide inclusive community centers; connect readers and books; add character to neighborhoods; champion and center diverse and new voices; and contribute to the local economy. We feel honored to support them in their work.