The Thacher School – Director of Finance, Risk Management and Strategic Partnerships/CFO
The Opportunity
The Thacher School, one of the most selective and highly regarded boarding schools in the nation, is beginning a national search for its next Director of Finance, Risk Management and Strategic Partnerships/CFO. Founded in 1889 by Sherman Day Thacher, the School serves 258 academically talented students from over 20 states and 11 countries in a rigorous college preparatory experience. The faculty and students live and work closely together on a 540-acre campus nestled in the foothills of the Los Padres National Forest in Ojai, California (85 miles north of Los Angeles). School life is governed by an Honor Code rooted in the core values of Honor, Fairness, Kindness and Truth. Together, the School community commits to the belief that demands in the academic classroom, when combined with those of mountains and horses, of sports and the arts, produce independent minds, strong bodies, and powerful character.
Position Description
The Chief Financial Officer will join a school which is looking to expand enrollment, diversify revenue and modernize and systematize operations in thoughtful ways consistent with the culture and history of the school. The CFO will oversee the business office and financial operations, will develop other sources of revenue for the school including summer programs, and will oversee risk management broadly defined. The CFO will be creative, entrepreneurial and will provide strategic leadership as a member of the senior leadership team. The successful candidate will be a thoughtful steward of the school’s resources and culture, an excellent communicator, and will blend rigorous fiscal oversight with a collaborative spirit to foster a resilient, sustainable future for the School.
