Chief Financial Officer

Company Description

Come join our team and become part of what the Boston Globe has recognized as one of the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts 2018 - 2025! 

Saving lives through organ and tissue donation is the mission uniting our employees and drives the work we do. 

New England Donor Services (NEDS) coordinates organ and tissue donation in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, the eastern counties of Vermont and Bermuda. Responsible for one of the largest of the 55 Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) that make up the nation’s donation system, NEDS works with over 200 hospitals and serves nearly 15 million people in our region, screening nearly 55,000 potential donor referrals annually. With nearly $150M in operating revenues, NEDS employs nearly 398 clinical and non-clinical staff members throughout New England and across the country.

Our vision is to be a leader in the development and implementation of strategies to increase the life-saving and life-enhancing gifts of organ and tissue donation through effective relationships with our clinical partners, donor families and the communities we serve.

Job Description

Discover an exceptional opportunity to serve as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for one of the nation’s largest and most respected Organ Procurement Organizations. As a key member of a high‑performing executive leadership team, the CFO plays a critical role in advancing the mission of saving and healing lives through organ and tissue donation. This position is ideal for a strategic, purpose‑driven financial leader seeking to make a meaningful impact while gaining national visibility within the donation and transplant community.

The Chief Financial Officer is responsible to provide a continuously sound financial structure for New England Donor Services, Inc. (NEDS) and New England Organ Bank, Inc. ("NEOB") through leadership and direction of organizational financial objectives, policies, programs and practices that support the mission of NEDS in serving the Organ Procurement Organizations and operating a tissue recovery agency. The Chief Financial Officer will serve as the Chief Financial Officer of NEDS and its wholly owned subsidiary, NEOB, serving as a strategic partner and trusted steward of organizational resources. 

The ideal candidate brings deep financial expertise in healthcare, preferably with Organ Procurement Organization and nonprofit experience, exceptional leadership capabilities, and a commitment to operational excellence. 

If you are an accomplished financial leader driven by purpose and ready to make a meaningful impact, we encourage you to consider this opportunity. Currently headquartered in Waltham, MA, NEDS is scheduled to relocate to Marlborough, MA in 2028.

Responsibilities

Strategic Objectives and Planning:

• Serves as a member of the executive team to provide strategic direction in the achievement of business goals and objectives and promote integration between functions/departments.
• Provides input to the CEO regarding vision, strategy and policies.
• Conducts financial analyses, forecasting, and modeling to provide information for strategic/executive level decision making.
• Represents NEDS and NEOB by serving as an active contributor to national industry groups (such as the Finance Council of AOPO).
• Directs and coordinates the annual budgeting process for NEDS to assure financial resources are available to support strategic planning initiatives for NEDS and NEOB.
• Works closely with management to determine the financial implications of the strategic plan, including identification of assumptions and modeling.
• Prepares and presents the final budget to the Audit and Finance Committee and Board of Directors of NEDS and NEOB for approval.
• Monitors financial execution of the strategic plan, evaluating actual performance against budget throughout the fiscal year.

Financial Operations:

• Provides leadership and oversight of financial operations to ensure timely, accurate resources management and strong customer and employee satisfaction.
• Monitors investment performance and cash flow management.
• Assures implementation of and compliance with appropriate internal controls, GAAP and NEDS’ and NEOB’s policies and procedures.
• Oversees the development of monthly financial reporting to provide timely and accurate information for executive decision-making.
• Analyzes and applies Medicare cost reimbursement allocation methodologies to monthly financial results.
• Regularly communicates financial results to executive leadership, the audit/finance committee of the Board, and the Board of Trustees.

Year-End Review:

• Directs and coordinates the annual year-end review and audit process to