The CFOO will be a strategist, an excellent listener, and a transparent and inclusive communicator with a customer-oriented approach, a high-level of professional business acumen, a broad management skillset, and sophisticated financial expertise. Exhibiting the highest standards of integrity and ethical conduct, the successful CFOO candidate will have a bachelor’s degree and seven to ten years of business or school finance experience. A CPA or master’s degree in business, accounting, finance, or related field preferred. In addition, the strongest candidates will bring the following qualifications:

• A strong background in financial systems and modeling, investment and risk management, support
  services administration, business services, human resource and benefit administration, and facilities
  management.
• A track record of effective financial and business management.
• Ability to interface effectively with all levels of the school community – administration, faculty, staff, students, trustees, parents/guardians, alumni, and friends of the School.
• A transparent, inclusive, and collaborative management style.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• A high level of integrity and an extraordinary work ethic.
• Knowledge and experience in setting up effective financial controls and navigating risk.
• Effective negotiation skills in developing contracts with external vendors.
• Ability to hire, develop, motivate, and lead new talent and manage a high-quality staff.
• A strong commitment to education and the importance of the learning process.
• Creativity, a positive outlook, a pro-active orientation, and a desire to be an engaged and visible
  member of a close-knit educational community.
• An appreciation of the values and spiritual foundation of a Friends school.

The full position profile can be viewed at: https://dsgco.com/search/21595-moorestown-friends-school-chief-financial-and-operating-officer

This is a full-time position that will be performed on site in NJ. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. Moorestown Friends School offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid time off, medical, dental, vision, 403b with matching contribution, and company paid life insurance and long-term disability. In addition, Moorestown Friends School offers 50% tuition remission for up to two children attending the school.

APPLICATIONS AND NOMINATIONS
Evaluation of candidate materials will begin immediately and continue until a new Chief Financial and Operating Officer is named. The ideal start date for this opportunity is July 1, 2025. Interested candidates can apply using the following Talent Profile link:
https://talent-profile.diversifiedsearchgroup.com/search/v2/21595

Inquiries and nominations may be sent in confidence to:

Ruth Shoemaker Wood, Ph.D., Managing Director
Storbeck Search
MoorestownFriendsCFOO@Storbecksearch.com

About Moorestown Friends School

Moorestown Friends School is a PS-12 co-educational day school rooted in Quaker values, committed to fostering academic, spiritual, and ethical growth in its diverse student body. With a student body of 600 students, our faculty are passionate about and committed to developing meaningful relationships with students and innovating in the classroom. Founded in 1785, the school is located on 48 acres in the heart of Moorestown. We maintain a low student/faculty ratio and offer 18 rigorous Advanced Placement courses as well as extensive Arts and Service Learning programs. All second grade students receive Suzuki violin instruction, and all Middle School students take Chinese, French, or Spanish. Varsity and Junior Varsity sports include: baseball, basketball, cross country, field hockey, fencing, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, and swimming. We are committed to fostering an environment that is both diverse and inclusive. Forty-six percent of our students are students of color and a wide variety of religious faiths are represented. MFS is home to students representing over 60 school districts within a 50-mile radius of Moorestown, and nearly one-third of MFS students in Grades 1-1...2 receive financial aid. In keeping with the Quaker philosophy of honoring each individual, students representing different ethnic, cultural, religious, and socioeconomic backgrounds are challenged daily to respect and learn from one another. Our Mission: Moorestown Friends School is a community rooted in Quaker values and dedicated to the pursuit of educational excellence for a diverse student body within an academically rigorous and balanced program emphasizing personal, ethical and spiritual growth. —Fall 1987, revised May 2011

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