Chief Financial Officer

Splash International

CFO leading financial strategy and global financial management for Splash, a global nonprofit organization focused on delivering clean water and sanitation services.

Posted 6/3/2026full-timeRemote • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the development of Splash’s long-term financial strategy in alignment with organizational growth, government partnership, and impact goals
Help Splash build a more sophisticated capital strategy that distinguishes between philanthropic funding, catalytic capital, government co-financing, donor-funded infrastructure, technical assistance, and long-term public ownership
Partner with the CEO, Development team, and program leadership to assess how different funding sources can support different needs across the organization
Support financial modeling for government co-financing, donor match requirements, phased implementation, working capital needs, and long-term sustainability
Advise the CEO and Board on tradeoffs related to scale, risk, unrestricted reserves, cost recovery, donor restrictions, and country-level financial exposure
Lead scenario planning and financial modeling for multi-year growth, including delayed disbursements, foreign exchange exposure, government payment timing, implementation shifts, and funding gaps
Build financial models that incorporate inflation, foreign exchange exposure, country-specific cost assumptions, and implementation timing so multi-year budgets are realistic and decision-useful
Oversee global budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and financial reporting across Splash’s US and international operations
Ensure timely, accurate, and decision-useful reporting for the CEO, management team, Board, Finance Committee, donors, and country teams
Strengthen financial dashboards and analysis so country, regional, and global teams can track burn rates against activities, deliverables, restricted donor budgets, and implementation progress in real time or near-real time
Manage organizational cash flow, reserves, restricted and unrestricted funding, and liquidity planning
Partner with program and Development teams to ensure budgets, forecasts, and donor reports accurately reflect implementation realities
Support budget modeling for new opportunities, including overall project budgets, donor-specific restricted budgets, match or co-financing assumptions, cost recovery, and implementation timelines
Ensure grant budgets, cost recovery, indirect cost allocation, and donor reporting are disciplined, transparent, and aligned with Splash’s operating model
Support the design and financial oversight of government co-financing arrangements, including contribution models, annual workplans, budget alignment, and fund-flow options
Help assess the financial implications of government-funded implementation, direct government procurement, contractor payments, cost-share commitments, and delayed public disbursements
Partner with country teams to ensure government co-financing commitments are financially realistic, well documented, appropriately accounted for, and monitored
Support financial analysis related to public-sector ownership, operations and maintenance, and the long-term transition of responsibility to government systems
Ensure compliance with US nonprofit requirements, donor regulations, accounting and audit standards, and relevant international financial regulations
Oversee financial operations across multiple countries and entities, including registration, statutory compliance, local audit requirements, payroll, tax, banking, and accounting practices
Manage VAT, withholding tax, recoverability, exemptions, and other country-level tax issues that affect donor budgets, infrastructure delivery, and local contracting
Lead the annual audit process and manage relationships with external auditors, tax advisors, legal advisors, and other technical consultants
Maintain strong risk management practices across global financial operations, including internal controls, segregation of duties, fraud prevention, procurement controls, and documentation standards
Build and maintain strong financial systems, policies, processes, and internal controls that support a growing global organization
Strengthen financial technology, reporting tools, data integrity, and cross-country accounting processes
Drive a culture of financial accountability, transparency, and timely decision-making
Lead, mentor, and strengthen Splash’s global finance team
Build financial capacity across country teams and non-finance leaders so budget ownership is distributed and disciplined

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 15 years of progressively senior financial leadership experience
Significant experience in global financial management, preferably in an international nonprofit, NGO, foundation-funded organization, development finance institution, or mission-driven organization operating across multiple countries
Experience with international accounting standards and practices, including IFRS and/or IPSAS where relevant, donor compliance, grants management, restricted funding, audits, internal controls, and multi-entity financial operations
Demonstrated ability to lead financial strategy in complex operating environments
Experience with low-income or lower-middle-income country contexts strongly preferred
Practical understanding of VAT, tax, multi-currency exposure, statutory compliance, procurement, and financial risk in international settings
Experience supporting government co-financing, public-sector partnerships, infrastructure financing, development finance, or blended finance strongly preferred
Strong financial modeling, scenario planning, forecasting, and analytical skills
Demonstrated experience building multi-year, multi-country budgets, donor-specific restricted budgets, and burn-rate analysis
Experience working with Boards, Finance Committees, Treasurers, CEOs, and senior leadership teams
Master’s degree in finance, accounting, business, public administration, or related field preferred
CPA, MBA, or equivalent experience strongly valued
Advanced proficiency with Excel and financial reporting systems
Experience with financial dashboards, accounting platforms, grant management tools, and reporting analytics is an asset

Benefits

Comp & perks

18 days of paid time off, increasing by 2 days each year up to 28 days
11 paid holidays
Wellness Fridays (reduced hours on Fridays)
Two weeks of paid time off mid-year during July 4th week and the last week of the year
Medical, dental, vision insurance
401K plan with a 3% match

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial modelingscenario planningforecastinganalytical skillsbudgetinggrants managementfinancial reportinginternal controlsmulti-entity financial operationsfinancial risk management

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationfinancial accountabilitytransparencydecision-makingcollaborationorganizational skillsstrategic thinkingproblem-solving

Certifications

CPAMBAMaster’s degree in financeMaster’s degree in accountingMaster’s degree in businessMaster’s degree in public administrationIFRS knowledgeIPSAS knowledgefinancial leadership certificationnonprofit management certification