Director of Finance

Northwest Kidney Centers seeks a
Director of Finance to support the Finance and Accounting team in a full-time, hybrid position based at Burien, WA.

Shift: Full-time, Monday-Friday, Hybrid.

The Director of Finance serves as a strategic and operational leader responsible for driving the organization’s financial planning, analysis, operations, and financial stewardship. This position partners closely with the CFO, controller, executive leadership, department leaders, and the Board to ensure financial sustainability, transparency, and alignment with organizational strategy and mission. The Senior Director translates complex financial data into clear insights, strengthens financial controls and processes, and leads a high-performing finance team in support of long-term growth and impact.

• Strategic Financial Leadership:
  • Serve as a key thought partner to the CFO and executive leadership on financial strategy, long-range planning, and organizational sustainability.
  • Lead multi-year financial forecasting, scenario planning, and modeling to support strategic decision‑making.
  • Translate organizational priorities into financially sound plans and investment strategies.
  • Support Board and committee presentations, including financial results, trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Financial Planning and Budget and Analysis:
  • Lead the annual budgeting process and ongoing reforecasting cycles.
  • Develop and oversee financial models, variance analyses, and performance dashboards.
  • Partner with department leaders to improve financial acumen, accountability, and cost management.
  • Provide actionable insights on revenue, expenses, capital investments, and operational efficiency.
• Accounting & Financial Operations:
  • Oversee accounting operations, including general ledger, month-end close, financial reporting, and audit readiness.
  • Ensure compliance with GAAP, nonprofit accounting standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.
  • Strengthen internal controls, policies, and procedures to mitigate financial risk.
  • Partner with external auditors, tax advisors, and regulatory bodies as needed.
• AI, Automation and Continuous Improvement:
  • Identify, evaluate, pilot, and deploy AI agents and automation across finance workflows
  • Own the operating model for deployed agents: workflow and prompt design, system and data access, guardrails, human-in-the-loop review points, escalation paths, and version control.
  • Establish governance and monitoring appropriate to a finance environment
• Team Leadership and Development:
  • Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing finance team.
  • Establish clear roles, workflows, and performance expectations.
  • Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and service-oriented partnership.
  • Build scalable finance processes that support organizational growth.
• Risk Management and Governance:
  • Support enterprise risk management efforts related to financial exposure.
  • Ensure financial policies align with governance best practices and organizational values.

• Directly supervises the finance team and collaborates across departments to ensure financial sustainability and compliance.
• Works under the general direction of the Chief Financial Officer and manages projects with limited supervision.
• Maintains a dotted line relationship with the Controller, working collaboratively on compliance processes that impact financial operations and engaging in joint efforts on risk mitigation initiatives related to organizational controls.

• Collaborate with internal teams across departments for financial matters.
• Partners with external auditors, tax advisors, and regulatory bodies as needed.

• May make recommendations on routine risk and control matters and policy interpretation.
• Escalate complex legal and regulatory concerns to the Senior Director of Compliance.

• Oversees financial planning, budgeting, and analysis.
• Monitors project timelines and controls administrative expenses related to finance and compliance tasks.

• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Excellent verbal and written communication skills; must be comfortable drafting formal documents and communicating with leadership.
• Technical
  
  Skills:
  
  Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, financial modeling tools, and internet research.
• Work Environment:
  Office setting with limited physical demands; may require extended periods of computer use.
• Physical Requirements:
  
  Ability to sit, use hands, and work on a computer for extended periods.
• Visual Requirements:
  Ability to read and interpret written materials including legal documents.

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive finance experience, including senior level leadership.
• Strong background in financial planning, budgeting, and analysis.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing accounting operations and audits.
• Proven ability to partner with executives and influence…