About

• Description
• About BAO Systems

• BAO Systems is an industry leader in digital data solutions for health and development. We empower our partners to implement scalable and sustainable solutions that uncover data-driven insights to improve livelihoods, strengthen health systems, and achieve equitable human development.
• Our team comprises passionate public health and development practitioners, information system experts, software engineers, system engineers, monitoring and evaluation advisors, and data scientists. We excel in providing a broad spectrum of services and products. For more information, please visit our web site at baosystems.com.

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Chief Financial Officer our team. The ideal candidate will have the following

• Leadership and management experience
• Familiarity with US Government contracting
• Global finance and business experience
• Expansive compliance and internal control practices.
• Capacity building

Why you want to work here

• Fun, relaxed work environment, work/life balance is not a myth.
• 401k with immediate match and immediate vesting.
• Excellent health, dental and vision coverage for you and your family.
• Short and Long-Term disability insurance (fully covered).
• Life Insurance (fully covered).
• Pre-tax flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent care, and commuter).
• Generous, flexible PTO and family leave.
• Flexible work schedules—work how you can be most productive.
• Flexible remote work.
• Essential functions
• Manage finance department and its team members.
• Managing budgets, monthly, quarterly and year end budgeting.
• Choosing and implementing accounting systems, policies, and procedures to improve the overall operation and financial health of the organization with the aim of creating efficiencies and streamlining processes.
• Hands-on complex billing in the US and other countries and jurisdictions with which we do business.
• Tailor financial processes to needs of growing small to midsize business.
• Work closely with the customer success team regarding billing.
• Month end accounting with bill payment and payroll assistance when needed.
• Work regularly with attorneys supplying data for tax filings in the US and other countries.
• Requirements
• Minimum Qualifications
• 6+ years of progressive experience working in financial positions, including acting as CFO or Controller or Asst to CFO or Controller.
• Experience managing direct reports.
• Audit and compliance experience.
• Familiarity with US Government contracting
• Experience corodinating business and accounting registrations in various countries and states and insurance (Note, we have local accountants we work with in foreign offices)
• Knowledge and extensive experience with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Experience authoring best practices, procedures, and policies and comfortable delivering messages to a broad audience.
• Experience working with attorneys who handle annual filings and multiple country filings and gathering paperwork for audits and supplying data to attorneys handling filings in a timely manner.
• Passionate about process improvement and continuous learning.
• Empathetic and compassionate approach to leadership, excellent written and verbal communicator.
• Preferred Qualifications
• Experience working with a growing small to mid-sized company.
• Experience working internationally, especially with global health or international development (especially in European and African nations).
• CPA or MBA.
• OFCCP compliance knowledge and/or federal regulatory experience.
• Experienced with growing pains and knowledge of how to address them.

• BAO Systems 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, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws