Chief Financial and Operating Officer

CHIEF FINANCIAL AND OPERATING OFFICER SEARCHStart Date: August 2026To see a comprehensive breakdown of this position, please see our full brochure: https://www.flipsnack.com/detoledohs/dths-chief-financial-and-operating-officer OUR MISSIONde Toledo High School is a close-knit community that inspires our students to be intellectually curious, academically driven, and ethically grounded. Guided by Jewish values and a relationship with Israel and the Jewish people worldwide, we develop confident leaders prepared to embrace their life purpose with moral action and shalom.Summary The Chief Financial and Operating Officer (CFOO) is an important school leader and a critical strategic partner to the Head of School, the Senior Leadership Team (A Ring), and the Board of Directors. The role encompasses the leadership and stewardship of all aspects of Finances, Facilities, Endowment, Operations, Compliance, and Risk Management. Leading with humility and engaging with enthusiasm, the CFOO will forge strong working relationships with the Head of School, A Ring, the Teaching and Administrative Faculty, and the Board of Directors. The CFOO will serve as the chief liaison to several standing Board committees, including Finance, Investment, and Risk Management & Audit. Internally, the CFOO will serve on the Financial Aid Committee with the Director of Enrollment Management, faculty budgeting committees, and Risk Management. The CFOO’s direct reports include the HR Director, Director of Administrative Services, Controller, and Director of Information and Technology, and the CFOO collaborates with the Director of Enrollment Management. By embracing the school’s mission and core values, the CFOO will engage in strategic planning and partnership, project management, administrative faculty development, and community engagement.   Key Job Competencies Leadership: Leads others in a way that masterfully leverages their strengths and manages liabilities, skillfully promotes collaboration, effectively navigates conflict, and inspires and motivates. Knows how to engage and retain employees, conduct difficult conversations, and manage operations. Models ethical behavior and the institution's mission and core values. Critical Thinking/Problem Solving: Analyzes and integrates trends and patterns based on diverse information and perspectives to determine the root causes of problems, identify the best course of action, and prioritize efforts. Develops new insights and formulates creative solutions, considering the impact and implications of recommendations in the context of overall vision, goals, and objectives. Decision-Making: Generates and evaluates alternatives before making a decision or taking action, considering the risks associated with each option and selecting the option that has the best balance of risk and reward, encouraging input from others when it is appropriate, standing by decisions without reconsidering unless information or circumstances make it necessary to do so, and evaluating the effectiveness of decisions after they have been made. Innovation: Imagines or realizes something new that helps to advance the strategic objectives of the organization. Introduces new ways of looking at problems. Can take a creative idea and put it into practice. Embraces diverse perspectives to promote or nurture innovation. Has a working knowledge of emerging technologies, including AI, and how these can be leveraged to support dTHS.Change Management: Prepares, supports, and guides people effectively through organizational changes to align organizational behavior, actions, and ideologies and achieve the school’s strategic goals. Project Management: Ability to lead and execute complex projects to achieve goal attainment by prioritizing activities, assigning responsibilities in accordance with capabilities, monitoring progress, and evaluating impact. Quality Results: Ensures high-quality results on projects/tasks, meets deadlines, and attends to details. Takes responsibility for the quality of work and achieves results with little oversight. Communication: Exceptional ability to articulate thoughts and express ideas effectively using oral, written, visual, and non-verbal communication skills, as well as deep listening skills to gain understanding. Collaboration: Leverage interpersonal coordination and communication to collectively solve a problem or make progress toward a common goal. The ability to work with others to complete a project or task, or develop ideas or processes. Takes constructive criticism and suggestions well and can integrate them. Cultural Competence: Possesses and applies the skills, values, and principles that acknowledge, respect, contribute, and work effectively across cultural differences. Recognizes the unique value, perspectives, strengths, and challenges of every person who comes to the de Toledo community. Emotional Intelligence: Demonstrates high levels of self and social awareness, self-management, empathy, and curiosity.  Affirmative Action/EEO statement de Toledo High School provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.  Other Professional Duties Please note that this job description is not intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties as assigned in the sections outlined above may change at any time with or without notice.      Effects on End Results The effectiveness of this position will be measured by: Advancement of strategic objectives High level of relational trust created and maintained with the Head of School and facultyHigh level of relational trust maintained with the de Toledo community, including the Board of Directors  Aligned and effective financial and operational processes High level of ethical practices and policies  Financially healthy institutional assets and reserves   Salary and Benefits  This is a full-time, career position and is eligible for 12-month employee benefits. This position is exempt and semi-monthly paid. The annual salary is commensurate with experience within the range of $175,000-$220,000. de Toledo offers exceptional benefits:100% Employer paid Health Insurance and 50% for one spouse/dependent100% Employer paid Dental Insurance and 50% for one spouse/dependent403(b) Retirement earnings deferral program with an employer match of up to 5%Federal and Jewish holiday, employer paidPersonal Time Off (PTO) starting with accruing 20 days/year and increasing every five years by 5 additional days, with a maximum of 30 paid days.Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance of $15,000, Employer paidVoluntary Life and AD&D Insurance available for Employee, Spouse, and dependentsVoluntary Vision Insurance Voluntary Aflac supplemental insuranceVoluntary Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for Medical and Dependent careVoluntary Pet InsuranceHow to ApplyPlease email your resume along with a cover letter to careers@dths.orgCandidates selected to move forward in the process will be asked to submit professional references and responses to writing prompts specific to this search, as well as engage in a formal interview process. Qualified candidates, regardless of faith, are encouraged to apply.