Chief Financial Officer/Director of Finance Position Available In Rockingham, New Hampshire

Job Description:

Sector:

Federally Qualified Community Health CenterPosition:

Chief Financial Officer/Director of FinanceLocation:

HamptonRoads/Tidewater Region (Portsmouth)

Schedule:

Full-timein-officeSalary:

$ 100k

• 140kGeneral StatementUnder limitedsupervision, this position is responsible for the development,leadership, supervision, and oversight of the Accounting Departmentand Patient Financial Services.

Reports to the CEO.

SupportStaff:

Senior Accountant, Accountant, Payroll Coordinator,Procurement & Grants management SpecialistEssentialFunctionsAssists the CEO and provide strategic, operational, andfinancial analysis and advice for the Finance department; leads thedevelopment of organization-wide financial performance policies,processes, and controls; and provides ongoing financial andorganizational leadership to include day-to-day leadership andmanagement to ensure the organization is structured efficiently andmirrors the mission and core values.

Provides oversight fordepartment of Patient Financial Services to include all functionsof the organization’s billing and revenue cycle to maximize cashflow while maintaining an improving internal and external patientrelations.

Responsible for the timely preparation of various grantsmanagement reports, annual Medicare cost report, quarterly & annualMedicaid cost report, and quarterly and annual Uniform Data Systems(UDS) report.

Establishes, implements, and evaluates internalsystems to effectively meet operating goals and objectives;develops and evaluates policies and procedures to effectively carryout departmental operations; promotes staff collaboration,innovation and critical thinking in developing solutions andapproaches to departmental issues.

Responsible for effectiveemployee relations, staff development and the administration ofhuman resources policies and procedures.

Performs other duties asassigned.

Education & ExperienceRequires a bachelor’s degree inbusiness administration, Accounting/Finance or related field withcourse work equivalent to a major concentration in accounting and10 years of progressively responsible experience in accounting,finance or a related field with 5-7 years of supervisory experiencein healthcare Auditing or Accounting, or an equivalent combinationof education and experience.

Advanced degree is desirable.

CertifiedPublic Accountant (CPA) also is desirable.

AdditionalRequirementsRequires an acceptable background check to includestate and local criminal check; satisfactory results from apre-employment medical evaluation and substance abuse testing andis subject to random alcohol and controlled substancetesting.

Required Knowledge Finance

• Comprehensive knowledge of governmental accountingprinciples, methods, and practices.

Comprehensive knowledge ofaccounting principles, practices, and procedures.

Comprehensiveknowledge of Federal, State and Local laws and regulationsgoverning the receipt, custody, and expenditure of publicfunds.

Comprehensive knowledge of grant administration, contract lawand financial investment laws and procedures. Management of Personnel

• Knowledge of leadership techniques,principles, and procedures to assign work, schedule, supervise,train, and evaluate the work of assigned staff. Customer Service
• Thorough knowledge of principles andprocesses for providing customer services. This includes settingand meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation ofcustomer satisfaction. Technology
• Thorough knowledge of current trends and practicesrelated to the use of technology in Accounting, Patient FinancialServices, Revenue Cycle Management activities.

Required Skills Performance Management

• Monitoring/Assessing performance ofother individuals, or the organization to make improvements or takecorrective action.

Motivating, developing, teaching, and directingpeople as they work; identifying the best people for the job. Critical Thinking

• Using logic and reasoning to understand,analyze, and evaluate complex situations and then to researchinformation to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternativesolutions, conclusions or approaches to the situation.

Appliesgeneral rules to specific problems to produce answers that makesense.

Combines pieces of information to form general rules orconclusions (includes finding a relationship among seeminglyunrelated events). Judgment and Decision Making

• Evaluating the best method ofresearch and then exercising appropriate judgment in establishingpriorities and resolving complex matters.

Considering the relativecosts and benefits of potential actions to choose the mostappropriate one. Interpersonal Relationships

• Deals with people beyond givingand receiving instructions.

Maintains high morale among alldepartment employees.

Shares knowledge with supervisors and stafffor mutual and departmental benefit. Develops and maintainscooperative and professional relationships with employees, managersin other departments, representatives from organizations, andpatients.

Tactfully and effectively handles requests, suggestionsand complaints from other departments and people.

Required Abilities Coordination of Work

• Ability to establish and implementeffective administrative and management programs and procedures.

Ability to plan and organize daily work routine.

Establishespriorities for the completion of work in accordance with soundtime-management methodology.

Avoids duplication of effort.

Estimatesexpected time of completion of elements of work and establishes apersonal schedule accordingly.

Attends meetings, planning sessionsand discussions on time.

Implements work activity in accordance withpriorities and estimated schedules.

Performs a broad range ofsupervisory responsibilities over others.

Highly developed abilityto evaluate plan alternatives in relation to trends, costs, andsocial pressures and needs. Communication

• Excellent ability to effectively communicatecomplex ideas and proposals to include preparation of reports,agendas, and policies.

Excellent ability to listen and understandinformation and ideas presented verbally or in writing. Ability tohandle a variety of human resources issues with tact and diplomacyand in a confidential manner. Accounting and Budgeting

• Ability to perform arithmetic,algebraic, and statistical applications.

Ability to employ economicand accounting principles and practices in the analysis andreporting of financial data.

Ability to analyze and evaluate complexfinancial data, internal controls and operational systems andprocedures.

Physical Demands Requires the ability to exert light physical effort insedentary to light work. Some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects andmaterials of light weight (5-10 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time on the keyboard orworkstation.

Sensory Requirements Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminatesounds and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicateorally.

Environmental Exposures Essential functions are regularly performed without exposure toadverse environmental conditions. #J-18808-Ljbffr