Chief Financial Officer – Opera Philadelphia

Opera Philadelphia is seeking applications for the position of Chief Financial Officer from individuals with broad practical experience in not for profit financial management and a passion for the arts. Reporting to General Director David Devan, the Chief Financial Officer shall oversee and manage all financial systems, business functions, human resources administration, and information systems with an annual budget of approximately $10.8 million. Responsibilities include reporting, evaluation, and analysis of financial information, internal controls, managing the annual audit, financial planning, preparing the annual budget, compliance with all tax and regulatory obligations, facilities management, and the smooth operation of all financial functions for the company.

Now celebrating its 40th anniversary with five exceptional new productions scheduled, Opera Philadelphia has become a national center of operatic excellence and vitality. Under the leadership of its General Director with a deeply committed board of directors and a crackjack senior management team, Opera Philadelphia is an

Innovator of new budget/operating models with the aim to become a leading center of operatic excellence.

Typical qualifications would be equivalent to: degrees in business administration or arts management with emphasis on finance, accounting, and planning, ten years experience in supervisory general management, accounting and financial responsibilities, with five or more of those years in the not- for-profit cultural sector. CPA certification would be a plus, as would be knowledge of Tessitura.

Please send resume and cover letter with salary requirements and a list of references by Monday, October 20, 2014 to:

Margaret Genovese

E-mail: gvasearch@gmail.com

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