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Moses Brown School, located in Providence, Rhode Island, announces a search for its next Chief Financial Officer, a strategic leadership position responsible for the stewardship of the School’s financial resources and the oversight of the strategic priorities that maintain fiscal discipline and focus on sustainable financial strength. The CFO reports to the Head of School, serves on the Senior Leadership Team and leads experienced business and operations professionals. Moses Brown has recently named Katie Titus as the school’s next head of school. To learn more about Katie’s leadership, visit the school’s announcement from October. The opportunity is available on or before July 1, 2023, and will be filled following a comprehensive national search.

Moses Brown School seeks a strategic and visionary financial leader to fill the key position of Chief Financial Officer to partner with the Head of School, Senior Leadership Team and the Board as we envision and plan for the ongoing success and future of MB. The CFO supports Moses Brown’s mission by providing strategic oversight of the school’s finances, physical plant, and auxiliary operations.  The CFO works collaboratively with school leaders to manage the annual operating budget, endowment, and physical plant. Oversee an annual budget of $26M. Work closely with the Board and school leaders to maintain a balanced budget that reflects the mission of the school while projecting forward a vision to ensure long-term financial strength. The CFO will manage direct reports in the finance, operations, and auxiliary services of the school and be a key strategic partner to the Head of School and Board of Trustees, serving as the school liaison to the Budget & Finance and Investment Committees of the Board. Driven by the core values of a Quaker school, Moses Brown hopes to face the challenges of the long-term financial sustainability of the independent school model by capitalizing on the strength of its history and mission while seeking ways to continue to boldly lead in education during a time of complex change in the world, inspiring our students to find their inner light as leaders of the future.

Founded in 1784, Moses Brown School has been a leader in education for over 235 years. The school has a proven tradition of academic excellence, a commitment to great teaching, and a dedication to fostering character and confidence in young people. The stunning 33-acre campus

—formerly the farm of 18th-century Quaker abolitionist leader Moses Brown—provides expansive academic, artistic, and athletic facilities right in the heart of Providence. We are a Quaker school, one of the oldest and largest of a network of 80 Friends schools in the U.S. With another strategic plan on the horizon and an engaged and devoted alumni and parent-base, this is an exciting time to be joining the school. To learn more about Moses Brown, please visit www.mosesbrown.org.

Moses Brown School offers a dynamic and supportive work environment, competitive salaries and a generous benefits package including a retirement plan, paid vacations, medical insurance, and tuition remission.  Moses Brown School is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In its hiring practices, Moses Brown deliberately seeks to maximize the diversity of the school (in terms of class, gender, ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, abilities/disabilities, and language).  Compensation is competitive and based on education and number of years of experience and track record of success. As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, our top priority is safety. Accordingly, Moses Brown School will require, subject to disability and religious accommodation exceptions under federal and state law, that all employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. A full search description which outlines the required academic credentials, leadership skill sets and work experiences may be found at: https://deerfieldassociates.com/moses-brown-school-chief-financial-officer/

To explore this superb career opportunity on a highly confidential basis please send your resume and letter of interest with a list of 4 references (which will only be contacted if mutual interest is determined) to: Doug Cooney, Executive Search Consultant, DEERFIELD ASSOCIATES Executive Search, Inc. 572 Washington Street, Suite 15, Wellesley, MA  02482   Telephone: 781-237-2800.  Email: jobs@deerfieldassociates.com

About Moses Brown School

Moses Brown School is a co-educational independent day school for nursery through twelfth grade. Moses Brown, a Friends school, exists to inspire students to reach their fullest intellectual and spiritual potential. We engage students in a rich academic curriculum, a broad offering of arts and athletics, and a daily life strongly rooted in the Quaker values of community, equality, and service. We affirm the Quaker belief that there is an inner light in each person which influences our decision making and leads us to the truths we seek. We consider virtues of simplicity, integrity, group wisdom, and respect for differences paramount to helping students of all faiths and backgrounds discover their missions in the world. In its hiring practices, Moses Brown deliberately seeks to maximize the diversity of the school (in terms of class, gender, ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, abilities/disabilities, and language).

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