Community Health Centers, Inc. is looking for a full-time Chief Financial Officer to join our executive leadership team! CHC offers competitive pay and a rich benefits package, including health benefits, company-sponsored Life and Disability, Health Reimbursement Arrangement, paid holidays, generous PTO and group 401(k) plan.

CHC is a 501c-3 not-for-profit organized in 1979 with a mission dedicated to providing quality patient-centered primary health care and other critical services to vulnerable and underserved individuals regardless of ability to pay. Our team is driven by this mission every day as we provide primary care medical, behavioral health, substance use disorder, and dental services to 36,000 Utah residents across Box Elder and Salt Lake Counties each year. Learn more about CHC at CHC-UT.org, and consider joining us in this important and fulfilling work.

Position Summary

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) directs all financial activities for CHC, including developing and monitoring compliance with financial policies, preparing and analyzing budgets and financial reports/projections, administering and analyzing the use of public health funds and other revenue sources, and managing the accounts payable and accounts receivable functions. The CFO will work with the other executive level staff (CEO, COO, CMO, Residency Director) to develop strategies that improve organizational effectiveness. The CFO has authority to hire, fire and/or to make recommendations/decisions that carry particular weight. The Chief Financial Officer exercises discretion and independent judgment in substantial or important matters.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities listed herein represent the Essential Functions this position regularly and customarily performs. As such, this list is not intended to be exhaustive, and additional job-related duties that are similar in nature or logical extensions of the Essential Functions may also be performed.

1. Oversees all CHC fiscal operations pursuant to the policies and directions of the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors and external regulations (e.g., compliance with PMS requirements). Participates in organizational short- and long-range planning.
2. Develops fiscal plans/budgets including projections of all revenues and expenditures (capital and operating) by site and by revenue/cost center, as well as creating/updating forecasts.
3. Supervises the Support Services Director, Senior Accountant, Payroll Specialist, Accounts Payable Specialist and Financial Analyst. Responsible for oversight of the Accounting, Payroll and Billing departments.
4. Responsible for overseeing the performance of their staff, as well as hiring and firing decisions, and performs typical supervisory duties such as timekeeping management, employee performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, employee recognition, company policy compliance, new hire onboarding and the like.
5. Develops and revises documented operational policies/procedures and accounting systems that meet Board approval and that provide for appropriate internal controls over assets.
6. Develops and revises organizational pricing strategies including fee schedules and discount scales.
7. Understands how the data flows from the EMR, payroll and other databases to ensure data integrity.
8. Develops risk management strategies and procures all required insurance coverages.
9. Serves as principal liaison between CHC and external accountants (e.g., independent auditors) and agencies (e.g., PMS). Responsible for financial audits, 401K Audit, 5500 Benefit Audit, Vaccine Audit, 990 and review of CHC fiscal operations. Responsible for all external financial reports such as Medicaid/Medicare cost reports, UDS reports, etc.
10. Identifies financial tools to improve operational effectiveness.
11. As part of the Executive team, participates in organizational problem solving and strategic planning, as well as efforts to improve CHC’s overall performance indicators.
12. Serves as the Administrator to CHC’s retirement plan.
13. Serves as the Administrator to CHC’s health benefits.
14. Monitors cash flow (i.e. bank accounts, receivables, payables, capital asset acquisitions, and payroll), costs, revenues and referral provider (e.g., lab and pharmacy) arrangements.
15. Assists in the development, negotiation, and management of legal and contractual arrangements (e.g., leases, mortgages, and other financing relationships). Ensures vendor performance is regularly reviewed and competitive bidding processes utilized.
16. Works with Grants to ensure proper utilization and distribution of grant funding, consistent with grant requirements.
17. Prepares and/or presents useful financial statements and operating reports, such as budget variance income statements, balance sheets, etc., on a timely and regular basis, to the Management Team and Board of Governors.
18. Regularly reports to the Board Finance Committee to enable the Board to fulfill their fiduciary duties.

Qualifications & Education Requirements

1. At least five years of financial/accounting experience with progressively more responsibility
2. A Master’s Degrees or professional accounting certificate
3. Prior supervisory/people management experience
4. Demonstrated expertise in developing and monitoring budgets
5. Knowledge of automated accounting/IS systems
6. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
7. Excellent computer skills, extensive experience with Microsoft Excel and Access
8. Proven ability to monitor and manage numerous important tasks
9. Proven ability to meet hard deadlines
10. Proven ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels