Chief Financial Officer/Director of Finance

Company: ACG Cares
Location: Portsmouth
Posted on: May 4, 2025

Job Description:

Sector: Federally Qualified Community Health CenterPosition: Chief Financial Officer/Director of FinanceLocation: Hampton Roads/Tidewater Region (Portsmouth)Schedule: Full-time in-officeSalary:$ 100k-$140kGeneral StatementUnder limited supervision, this position is responsible for the development, leadership, supervision, and oversight of the Accounting Department and Patient Financial Services. Reports to the CEO.Support Staff:Senior Accountant, Accountant, Payroll Coordinator, Procurement & Grants management SpecialistEssential FunctionsAssists the CEO and provide strategic, operational, and financial analysis and advice for the Finance department; leads the development of organization-wide financial performance policies, processes, and controls; and provides ongoing financial and organizational leadership to include day-to-day leadership and management to ensure the organization is structured efficiently and mirrors the mission and core values.Provides oversight for department of Patient Financial Services to include all functions of the organization's billing and revenue cycle to maximize cash flow while maintaining an improving internal and external patient relations.Responsible for the timely preparation of various grants management reports, annual Medicare cost report, quarterly & annual Medicaid cost report, and quarterly and annual Uniform Data Systems (UDS) report.Establishes, implements, and evaluates internal systems to effectively meet operating goals and objectives; develops and evaluates policies and procedures to effectively carry out departmental operations; promotes staff collaboration, innovation and critical thinking in developing solutions and approaches to departmental issues.Responsible for effective employee relations, staff development and the administration of human resources policies and procedures.Performs other duties as assigned.Education & ExperienceRequires a bachelor's degree in business administration, Accounting/Finance or related field with course work equivalent to a major concentration in accounting and 10 years of progressively responsible experience in accounting, finance or a related field with 5-7 years of supervisory experience in healthcare Auditing or Accounting, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.Advanced degree is desirable.Certified Public Accountant (CPA) also is desirable.Additional RequirementsRequires an acceptable background check to include state and local criminal check; satisfactory results from a pre-employment medical evaluation and substance abuse testing and is subject to random alcohol and controlled substance testing.Required Knowledge

• Finance - Comprehensive knowledge of governmental accounting principles, methods, and practices.Comprehensive knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and procedures.Comprehensive knowledge of Federal, State and Local laws and regulations governing the receipt, custody, and expenditure of public funds.Comprehensive knowledge of grant administration, contract law and 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 and processes for providing customer services. This includes setting and meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Technology - Thorough knowledge of current trends and practices related to the use of technology in Accounting, Patient Financial Services, Revenue Cycle Management activities.Required Skills
  • Performance Management - Monitoring/Assessing performance of other individuals, or the organization to make improvements or take corrective action.Motivating, developing, teaching, and directing people 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 research information to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to the situation.Applies general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.Combines pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
  • Judgment and Decision Making - Evaluating the best method of research and then exercising appropriate judgment in establishing priorities and resolving complex matters.Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
  • Interpersonal Relationships - Deals with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Maintains high morale among all department employees.Shares knowledge with supervisors and staff for mutual and departmental benefit. Develops and maintains cooperative and professional relationships with employees, managers in other departments, representatives from organizations, and patients.Tactfully and effectively handles requests, suggestions and complaints from other departments and people.Required Abilities
    • Coordination of Work - Ability to establish and implement effective administrative and management programs and procedures. Ability to plan and organize daily work routine.Establishes priorities for the completion of work in accordance with sound time-management methodology.Avoids duplication of effort.Estimates expected time of completion of elements of work and establishes a personal schedule accordingly.Attends meetings, planning sessions and discussions on time.Implements work activity in accordance with priorities and estimated schedules.Performs a broad range of supervisory responsibilities over others.Highly developed ability to evaluate plan alternatives in relation to trends, costs, and social pressures and needs.
    • Communication - Excellent ability to effectively communicate complex ideas and proposals to include preparation of reports, agendas, and policies.Excellent ability to listen and understand information and ideas presented verbally or in writing. Ability to handle a variety of human resources issues with tact and diplomacy and in a confidential manner.
    • Accounting and Budgeting - Ability to perform arithmetic, algebraic, and statistical applications. Ability to employ economic and accounting principles and practices in the analysis and reporting of financial data.Ability to analyze and evaluate complex financial data, internal controls and operational systems and procedures.Physical Demands
      • Requires the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work.
      • Some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds).
      • Tasks may involve extended periods of time on the keyboard or workstation.Sensory Requirements
        • Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds and visual cues or signals.
        • Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.Environmental Exposures
          • Essential functions are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions.
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