Chief Financial Officer

Position Summary

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) serves on the Executive Management Team. The CFO provides financial leadership for TCC and maintains accounting, financial, and facilities functions to ensure accountability. The CFO serves as the lead manager for plant management functions.

The CFO works with the other Executive Management Team members to provide financial guidance to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in agency operations. Work includes interaction with internal and external stakeholders, financial reporting, and performs related administrative and supervisory duties to ensure efficient operation of the agency in accordance with the philosophy, goals and objectives of the Texoma Community Center.

• Graduation from an accredited four‑year college or university in accounting required. Master’s degree in business administration, finance or accounting from an accredited college or university preferred.
• Prior experience with a Community Center (Mental Health/Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities) preferred.
• Minimum five (5) years of work experience in a senior‑level business/accounting management role.
• Minimum of (5) years supervisory experience required.
• Work experience with the Texas Health and Human Services system or system agencies preferred.
• Work experience with governmental fund accounting required.

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred

• Knowledge of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Government Auditing Standards.
• Knowledge of fiscal planning management practices to include developing, implementing, and monitoring budgets; knowledge of public investment laws and practices; knowledge of sound public accounting principles; knowledge of legislative budget processes; and knowledge of auditing and investigative methods, practices, and procedures.
• Ability to organize and analyze technical data.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret complex documents, financial reports, and legal documents.
• Ability to establish and monitor financial objectives consistent with the strategic plan of the Center.
• Ability to facilitate and problem solve issues with internal and external customers related to funding, budget, program service goals and their tie‑in to budget implications.
• Ability to respond timely and effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies or members of the business community.
• Ability to make appropriate job decisions following standard office policies and past precedents and to think through the consequences of a decision prior to making it.
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with outside Audit Agencies and provide timely responses and materials during the Center’s single audit process.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with Center staff and the public.
• Ability to work independently and identify potentially more effective methods of work operation.
• Ability to adapt to frequent changes in workload and to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate.
• Ability to proficiently utilize computer software applications used for the planning, management, analysis and reporting of the Center’s financial operations.
• Ability to make authoritative decisions while exercising good listening skills and recognizing the value of team processing and input in making informed decisions.
• Ability to maintain a clear understanding of the boundaries of the positions; consulting with the CEO as needed for clarification regarding those boundaries. Understands that it is the CEO’s exclusive role to serve as the communication bridge between the Center’s operational activities and the Board of Trustees as a policy setting and fiduciary oversight body.
• Ability to work extended and flexible hours required.
• Ability to travel overnight and locally required.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Consistently practices Trauma‑Informed Model of Care, understands and considers the pervasive nature of trauma.
• The knowledge of cultural differences and ability to work with individuals from different cultural backgrounds.

• Ability…