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About the Role

The Chief Financial Officer is the senior financial executive responsible for the financial sustainability, stewardship, reporting, controls, and decision support of The House of the Good Shepherd. This role owns finance, accounting, budgeting, treasury, revenue cycle, audit, insurance, purchasing controls, grant and contract fiscal management, and payroll processing and financial controls. The CFO partners with the Chief Operating Officer on enterprise operations and outside counsel administration.

Responsibilities

Advise the Chief Executive Officer and governing body on financial strategy, liquidity, sustainability, risk, investments, capital structure, and the financial implications of strategic decisions.
Lead accurate and timely accounting, financial reporting, cash management, forecasting, budgeting, management analysis, and regulatory financial reporting.
Maintain effective internal controls, segregation of duties, approval authorities, reconciliations, documentation, and fraud risk controls.
Lead annual operating and capital budgets, multiyear financial planning, scenario analysis, cost allocation, and program financial performance reporting.
Oversee revenue cycle, billing, collections, receivables, rate analysis, contract analysis, and the full revenue cycle including collection and denials.
Own payroll processing and financial controls, including processing, funding, taxes, garnishments, reconciliations, general ledger posting, yearend work, and issue resolution in partnership with Human Resources and Information Technology.
Serve as the functional owner of the Payroll Module while Information Technology administers the platform, security, access architecture, integrations, and vendor technical relationship.
Lead treasury, banking, debt, investments, reserves, cash forecasting, insurance, and enterprise financial risk management.
Lead external audit, tax filings, funder reporting, lender reporting, and finance support for governing body committees.
Establish purchasing and contracting controls, delegated authority, vendor payment standards, and financial review of material agreements.
Manage outside counsel, vendor relationships, budgets, engagement documentation, invoice review, insurance coordination, settlement accounting, and required financial approvals in partnership with the Chief Operating Officer.
Partner closely with the COO on legal, regulatory, and operational matters, including relationships with state agencies, RFP processes, vendor agreements, contract management, compliance, and organizational risk management.
Partner with the Chief Program Officer and program leaders on program budgets, staffing affordability, contract performance, productivity, and corrective financial action.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

At least ten years of progressive financial leadership experience, including significant responsibility for accounting, budgeting, controls, and executive decision support.
Experience in a complex nonprofit, human services, health care, education, or government contracted environment is strongly preferred.
Demonstrated knowledge of grants and contracts, revenue cycle, payroll controls, audits, insurance, treasury, and governing body financial reporting.
Experience leading teams, strengthening systems, and communicating financial information clearly to leaders without a finance background.
Knowledge of regulatory cost reporting such as the Consolidated Fiscal Report and/or the Statewide Standards of Payment highly preferred.

Skills

Financial strategy
Liquidity management
Financial sustainability
Risk management
Investment management
Capital structure
Accounting
Financial reporting
Cash management
Forecasting
Budgeting
Management analysis
Regulatory financial reporting
Internal controls
Segregation of duties
Approval authorities
Reconciliations
Documentation
Fraud risk controls
Annual operating budgets
Capital budgets
Multiyear financial planning
Scenario analysis
Cost allocation
Program financial performance reporting
Revenue cycle management
Billing
Collections
Receivables management
Rate analysis
Contract analysis
Payroll processing
Payroll financial controls
Treasury management
Banking relationships
Debt management
Investment management
Reserves management
Cash forecasting
Insurance management
Enterprise financial risk management
External audit coordination
Tax filing coordination
Funder reporting
Lender reporting
Purchasing controls
Contracting controls
Delegated authority
Vendor payment standards
Financial review of agreements
Outside counsel management
Vendor relationship management
Budget management
Engagement documentation
Invoice review
Insurance coordination
Settlement accounting
Financial approvals
Legal matters
Regulatory matters
Operational matters
State agency relations
RFP processes
Vendor agreements
Contract management
Compliance
Organizational risk management
Program budgets
Staffing affordability analysis
Contract performance analysis
Productivity analysis
Corrective financial action planning

Location

Utica, NY

Work Type

Full Time

Experience Level

10+ years of progressive financial leadership experience

Education Level

Bachelors degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
CPA, MBA, or a comparable advanced credential is strongly preferred

Salary/Compensations

$190,000.00 - $225,000.00 Salary/year

About the Company

The House of the Good Shepherd