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Bryant Group Selected to Recruit The Chief Financial Officer For The Weingart Center

Dallas-based executive search and talent development firm Bryant Group, has been selected to recruit the Chief Financial Officer for The Weingart Center. Chris Bingley, President of Bryant Group, is spearheading the assignment for the search firm.

“We continue to uphold our mission to empower and transform lives by delivering interim and permanent supportive housing solutions coupled with comprehensive wraparound services that are designed to break the cycle of homelessness. This is an opportunity to be a part of this important work and our vision to break the cycle of homelessness,” shared CEO Kevin Murray.

Reporting to the President and Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer will be charged with maintaining the day-to-day operations of the finance and accounting areas for the Center, its subsidiaries and affiliated organizations. The successful candidate will prepare regular financial reports and analyses, prepare budgets and assist the President & Chief Executive Officer with long- and shortrange goals. The Chief Financial Officer oversees all financial aspects of property purchases and construction projects, maintains and updates policies and procedures to keep the organization compliant with government regulations and best practices.

Key qualifications include:

Key qualifications include a degree in accounting with CPA license, clarity in nonprofit reporting and auditing process, knowledge of affordable housing and real estate investment, experience to create and inspire a team to pull together, work effectively under pressure while balancing multiple priorities, create and innovate new processes to improve financial operations and communicate in an open and candid manner to inform leadership of key organizational issues and needs.

About The Weingart Center
Established in 1951, Weingart is a philanthropic leader in Southern California dedicated to empowering community-focused nonprofits. It supports the needs of the underserved, fostering social equity and betterment. Located in downtown Los Angeles, Weingart provides individuals experiencing homelessness with essential tools necessary to stabilize their lives, secure income and find permanent housing. Weingart’s mission is to empower and transform lives by delivering innovative solutions to break the cycle of homelessness.

As one of the best comprehensive human services organizations in the western United States, Weingart is committed to removing barriers that keep people from housing.

With multiple Interim and Permanent Supportive Housing solutions throughout the greater Los Angeles area, Weingart addresses the needs of seniors, Veterans, women, members of the LGBTQAI+ community, the formerly incarcerated and many others experiencing homelessness.

All Weingart housing solutions include comprehensive wraparound services, which are designed to help clients overcome challenges and clear the way for a fulfilling life.

About Los Angeles, California
Well known for an ideal climate featuring beaches and mountains, there is much to draw people to the second biggest city in the United States. The cultural and ethnic diversity of Los Angeles are matched by its diverse economy and landscape, which afford many different lifestyle options in a vibrant array of neighborhoods. Los Angeles is home to renowned museums, unique hotels and coastal destinations like the Santa Monica Pier, Malibu and Long Beach with miles upon miles of beachfront.

The city is also home to some of the best elementary, middle and high schools as well as world-class colleges and universities.

Advancing Great Leadership
Bryant Group, based in Irving, Texas, and with associates located across the United States, specializes in executive search and leadership consulting for higher education, healthcare and nonprofits with an emphasis on advancement leaders and other executives. In 1988, Bryant Group founder, Chris Bryant, started one of the country’s first search firms specializing in philanthropy recruitment. Now under the leadership of CEO Sally Bryant, the woman-owned firm focuses on advancing great leadership. Bryant Group has impacted more than 10,000 leaders and served more than 275 organizations.