Position Summary

Hebron Academy (Hebron, ME) seeks a Chief Financial Officer and Business Manager to serve as the school's senior financial and operational leader, effective July 1, 2026. The CFO reports to the Head of School, leads the business office, and serves as the primary staff resource to the Board's Finance and Audit Committees. This is a full-time, year-round, on-site position.

Scope of Responsibility

The CFO will provide leadership across the full financial and operational infrastructure of the school, including:

• Financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and Board-level reporting
• Endowment oversight and investment committee interface
• Tuition and financial aid strategy; net tuition revenue modeling
• Debt management and capital project oversight
• Human resources administration and compliance
• Facilities management across a 1,500-acre residential campus
• Risk management, auxiliary programs, food service, and technology coordination
• Financial administration of the Hebron Water District

Qualifications

• Demonstrated senior financial leadership in an independent school setting
• Strong command of nonprofit fund accounting, GAAP compliance, and 990 preparation
• Experience presenting financial strategy and analysis to boards and senior leadership
• Operational range across HR, facilities, risk management, and auxiliary revenue
• Collaborative instincts and executive presence to partner with a new Head of School
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field required; CPA preferred
• Genuine commitment to the life and mission of a small, rural New England boarding school
• Command of primary management technologies to include:
  • Excel/financial modeling
  • Blackbaud Financial Edge
  • Raiser's Edge 

About Hebron Academy

Our beautiful school is located in western Maine on a 1500-acre campus with trails, ponds, and mountains. We are grounded in our purpose-driven approach as an independent boarding and day school serving students in grades 6-12 and a postgraduate year. Learning is anchored in topics that are relevant -- to students and the world -- and we create space for students to drive their own learning with their own questions. Most importantly, we know real learning and belonging can only happen when all students are seen, valued, and engaged. Rooted in Maine, we cultivate trailblazers.

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