Chief Financial Officer - Lifeline Connections

Health e Practices LLC, is excited to partner with Lifeline Connections to identify their next Chief Financial Officer.

The Chief Financial Officer works closely with the President/CEO in agency financial planning and sustainability, financial program planning, and agency strategic planning. The CFO provides oversight and supervision to the Controller, Accounting and RCM teams. CFO provides financial training to staff and ensures compliance with state and federal codes and state and county contracts. The CFO manages, plans, and coordinates the financial activities of the organization’s budget;

provides financial coordination activities with programs and outside agencies, and provides highly responsible and complex financial analysis and budget assistance to program staff. Responsible for working with the President and CEO, agency staff, community leaders, and other stakeholders in addressing high-risk programs and the development and implementation of new programs. In fulfilling these duties, the CFO performs the following duties independently:

• Coordinate the organization, staffing, training, and operational activities for the accounting and finance departments, including the Controller, payroll, and revenue cycle management;
• Ensures that the agency is in compliance with all federal, state, and local requirements, contracts, and is in compliance with WACs, RCWs, CARF standards, GAAP and Federal Regulations;
• Ensures that the agency treatment programs are maintained in such a way to be in substantial compliance with the Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR), CARF standards, and the Department of Health (DOH) certification reviews;
• Prepares and submits statistical reports to the President/CEO for program compliance with contract performance indicators;
• Supervises finance and accounting staff;
• Identifies and pursues program expansion and service opportunities in conjunction with the President/CEO;
• Ensures finance and accounting procedure manuals are developed, adhered to, and reviewed at least annually;
• Routinely reviews and analyzes agency wide and program specific systems and operations to ensure optimum utilization of resources and services;
• Initiates and participates in staff recruitment activities;
• Serve as resource to the Board of Directors Finance Committee;
• Participate in the development and implementation of financial and budgetary goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for the organization; identify resource needs; recommend and implement policies and procedures; ensure GAAP compliance;
• Develop, prepare, and oversee the implementation of short and long-range financial plans of the organization; as well as participate as an integral member of the executive management team in the overall operations and strategic planning of the organization;
• Develop an annual organizational budget, directly manage the organizational budget; communicate with the Finance Committee, Chief Executive Officer and Program Directors; participate in operational and financial audits as required; work with external entities to effectively coordinate finance, budgetary and grants management matters; forecast additional funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies; direct the monitoring of expenditures; recommend adjustments as necessary;
• Regularly meet with Program Directors to provide status to budget versus actual revenues and expense, along with analysis and recommendations pertaining to minimizing activity costs and maximizing activity revenues;
• Serve as administrative budget controller, managing costs and budget variances. Prepare administrative budget submissions and necessary revisions for the operating budget process;
• Ensure all contracted services and grant awards are billed timely and accurately, maximizing revenue and limiting outstanding receivables; monitor expenditures and revenues for compliance with appropriate budgets;
• Participate in the development of budgets for competitive grant proposals and for use in the solicitation, selection and contracting of services;
• Serve as a key member of the senior leadership team, contributing to organizational strategy and overseeing financial and…