Chief Financial Officer

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History

The Connecticut Museum of Culture and History seeks a passionate, strategic, tactical, and agile Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with expertise in finance, accounting, operations, facilities, and information technology. The CFO will lead and oversee business and financial management, including bookkeeping (general ledger, accounts receivable and payable, reconciliations), reporting, payroll, contract administration, banking, and investment portfolio management. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated track record of fund and endowment accounting.

Founded in 1825, the Connecticut Museum has always worked to understand the past and encourage historic inquiry. Through permanent and groundbreaking temporary exhibitions such as Common Struggle, Individual Experience, An Exhibition about Mental Health, the Connecticut Museum has always worked to ensure that Connecticut residents feel connected not only to the history and culture of Connecticut but, through a shared understanding of history, with each other. The public programming of the Connecticut Museum serves school groups, families, teachers, curious life-long learning adults, researchers, and the State of Connecticut. The Connecticut Museum is the only state historical organization that offers a folklife program. The Cultural Sustainability program ensures the collection is an inclusive and true representation of the diversity of the state. The adoption of the state folklife program in 2015 resulted in bringing more than 60,000 objects, mostly photographic and video content, of the diverse cultural groups that are in Connecticut.

The Connecticut Museum is at an exciting moment in its history. As the organization prepares for its 200^th Anniversary in 2025, the Connecticut Museum is committed to a five-year strategic plan to enhance its impact by elevating work with diverse communities across the state to develop engaging programs, events, and exhibitions. The Connecticut Museum is in discussions with the State of Connecticut regarding a potential public-private capital project which is currently in its early stages of conception. In parallel, the Connecticut Museum has completed an institutional rebrand which launched to the public in the second quarter of 2023.

The Connecticut Museum of Culture and History has retained Freeman Philanthropic Services, LLC to facilitate this executive recruitment. Please send confidential inquiries and applications directly to Freeman Philanthropic Services, LLC via e-mail at ConnecticutMuseumCFO@glfreeman.com.

All applications must include: (1) an up-to-date resume; (2) a formal letter of interest (addressed to Gail L. Freeman, President of FPS) that specifically cites the experiences that best prepare the applicant for this role and why this particular opportunity at the Connecticut Museum is the logical and desired next step in their career, and (3) a list of references. Additional materials and information will be requested during the search and interview process.