Larisa M.

About Larisa M.

Finance and strategy executive with over 20 years of hands-on leadership across nonprofit and corporate sectors, overseeing organizations ranging from $50 million to $3 billion in assets. I bring deep financial expertise across technical accounting, complex financial analysis, investment strategy, budgeting, and operational finance—delivering clarity and control in dynamic, high-stakes environments.I specialize in enterprise-scale financial system overhauls, complex regulatory environments, and strategic planning efforts that deliver measurable, long-term impact. I bring deep expertise in GAAP, GASB, and FASB standards, financial modeling, due diligence, and tax and regulatory compliance.As an educator and mentor, I teach finance courses and actively guide students in applying critical thinking and technical knowledge to financial storytelling. I also serve in volunteer leadership roles that strengthen and further impact and governance in mission-driven organizations.

Experience

1. Chief Financial Officer

   ACLU

   Feb 2023 — Present

   Serve on the organization’s leadership team, helping to develop and execute business plans and strategyServe as the ACLU’s chief financial strategist; utilize financial expertise, industry trends, available financial data and inputs from internal and external stakeholders, and programmatic and organizational priorities to guide financial structures, recommendations, and decision-makingLeverage technological and financial modeling expertise to guide long-term strategic planning and provide data-driven insight into financial management, fiscal policies and procedures to support strategic and operational decision making through financial modelingOversee all functions of the finance department, including financial planning & analysis, accounting, payroll, travel management, investments & treasury, and finance operationsResponsible for integration and adoption of financial systems across the organization to facilitate process efficiency, data integrity and the quality of analyses provided for decision-makingManage key operational processes including compensation, employee benefits and related audits, union negotiations, insurance planning and information technologyBuild productive partnerships across ACLU\'s 54 Affiliates, including improving communication, delivering education, training and resources and serve as thought partnerStaffed on 6 Board Committees: Executive, Finance, Investment, Retirement, Financial Structures Management and AuditOversee the design and monitoring of financial performance metrics in alignment with the organization’s budget and long-term sustainability goalsWork with external investment managers, executive leadership, and Board committees to develop appropriate investment strategies, policies, and actions to maintain and grow the ACLU’s substantial financial resources

Education

• NYU Stern School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA

  2014 — 2016

• Fordham University, School of Business Adminstration, Bronx, NY

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Accounting

  1997 — 2001

Skills

• Sec Reporting
• Pensions
• Leadership
• Operational Due Diligence
• Financial Modeling
• Statistical Data Analysis
• Financial Due Diligence
• Corporate and Not-for-Profit Taxation
• Trend Analysis
• Planning Budgeting & Forecasting
• Public Speaking
• Guest Lecturing
• Fair Value Accounting
• Regulatory Compliance
• Finance
• Dodd-Frank and Emir Compliance
• Sql
• Budgeting and Forecasting
• Project Finance
• Probabilistic Models - Monte Carlo Simulation, Regression, Markov
• Social Media
• Predictive Analytics and Modeling
• Private Equity Valuation
• Predictive Analytics
• Public Accounting and Auditing
• Investment Performance Analysis
• Sql, Matlab, Tableau
• Annual Report Preparation
• Liquidity Analysis
• Isda Agreement Preparation
• Sec Reporting - 10k, 10q, Md&a
• Financial Analysis
• Valuation
• Quantitative Research
• Technical Accounting Research and Implementation
• Unrelated Business Income
• Investment Management Agreement Review
• Portfolio Management
• Emir Compliance
• Crm Implementation