Vice President of Finance
Job Description
The Vice President of Finance (VP Finance) plays a central leadership role in overseeing the Foundation’s accounting, finance, investment, tax, treasury, and regulatory compliance functions. The VP Finance leads the Finance team and ensures strong financial stewardship, effective risk management, and disciplined investment oversight. This leader provides forward-looking analysis, modeling, and forecasting to support informed decision-making across the organization and to ensure financial management aligns with the Foundation’s goals and long-term growth.
The VP Finance also manages the Foundation’s $170 million investment portfolio in partnership with an external investment advisor, ensuring disciplined execution of investment policies, compliance with governance standards, and clear and timely reporting to Board committees. In addition, the VP Finance partners in staffing the Audit and Investment & Finance Committees, offering thoughtful guidance and insight to senior leadership to support strong financial governance.
About the Org
The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, in partnership with Stanford Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, unlocks philanthropy to transform health for children and families in Northern California - and around the world. Through fundraising and grantmaking, the Foundation drives scientific research, innovation, and policy change that will improve care, advance cures, and reform healthcare systems for this and future generations.
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