A bachelor's degree with a major in business administration is required.
At least three to six years of financial experience in the health care field is required.
Thorough knowledge of credit financing, third-party billing requirements, regulatory agencies, and current regulations related to financial services is required.
Working knowledge of computer science applications is required.
Good oral and written communication skills are required.
The ability to interact with associates at all levels of the organization is required.
The ability to move about the clinics between workstations is required.
Responsibilities
Provide strategic financial leadership and oversight of the organization's financial operations.
Ensure sound financial practices, fiscal stability, regulatory compliance, effective stewardship of resources, and long-term financial sustainability.
Provide financial guidance to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team.
Collaborate with organizational leaders on strategic planning, operational decision-making, growth initiatives, and long-term financial sustainability.
Lead departments in establishing their future direction and supporting organizational change.
Coach and facilitate the growth and development of departmental associates.
Develop departmental goals that support clinic initiatives, guide daily activity, communicate ongoing processes, and remove obstacles to performance effectiveness.
Improve key departmental and organizational systems and develop an environment for success through team participation.
Direct audit, billing, cashiering, collection, financial counseling, and accounts payable functions through subordinate personnel.
Prepare accounts receivable reports for the finance committee of the Board of Trustees.
Develop and oversee current- and future-year bad-debt forecasting, cash management, reserve monitoring for doubtful accounts, and annual clinic audits.
Oversee billing and collection of patient-charge revenue and non-patient revenue generated through Neighborhood Health Association operations.
Prepare, direct, and monitor annual divisional and departmental budgets.
Direct programs that enhance receivables collection and promote positive public relations related to clinic patients.
Develop, direct, and oversee quantitative quality-standard objectives for areas reporting under financial services.
Maintain knowledge of the clinic's accounts receivable and billing systems and adjust procedures to incorporate system changes.
Maintain current knowledge of federal and state collection laws and regulations and modify operations and policies accordingly.
Develop and maintain department operations to ensure compliance with federal regulations.
Evaluate and implement appropriate new technology to improve financial services.
Perform and monitor other Neighborhood Health Association financial functions assigned by the CEO.
Enhance professional growth and development through educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.
Desired Qualifications
A master's degree is desirable.
General Function
Provide strategic financial leadership for the organization, ensuring financial stability, compliance, effective resource management, and long-term sustainability.
Position Overview
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is responsible for providing strategic leadership and oversight of the organization’s financial operations. The CFO ensures the organization maintains sound financial practices, fiscal stability, regulatory compliance, and effective stewardship of resources. This position oversees budgeting, financial reporting, accounting, revenue cycle, cash management, audits, financial forecasting, and internal controls while providing financial guidance to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team. The CFO works collaboratively with organizational leaders to support strategic planning, operational decision-making, growth initiatives, and the long-term financial sustainability of the organization.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership Competencies
Performs all responsibilities in an ethical manner aligned with mission of the clinic.
Leads the departments in providing a vision for their future direction and embraces the change process with understanding and enthusiasm.
Makes decisions swiftly, decisively and correctly to achieve desired outcomes.
Coaches and facilitates the growth and development of the associates within the departments.
Develops departmental goals that support clinic initiatives to guide daily activity, communicate ongoing process and remove obstacles to performance effectiveness.
Continuous improvement for key departmental and organizational systems. Develops an environment for success through team participation.
Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.
Business/Administrative Responsibilities
Directs and responsible, through subordinate personnel, all audit, billing, cashiering services, collection, financial counseling, and AP functions
Responsible for accounts receivable report for the finance committee of the Board of Trustees.
Develops and responsible for current and future year forecasting of bad debt for cash management as well as on-going monitoring of reserve for doubtful accounts including annual audits for the clinic.
Responsible for all billing and collection of revenue generated by patient charges and non-patient revenue as it related to Neighborhood Health Association operations to move into physician revenue as it relates to clinic business.
Prepare, direct, and monitor annual divisional and departmental budgets.
Direct the development of programs within the division which will enhance collection of receivables and promote positive public relations as it relates to Neighborhood Health Association patients and patients.
Develops, directs, and responsible for quantitative quality standard objectives for areas reporting under financial services.
Technical Responsibilities
Maintains knowledge of accounts receivable and billing systems used by the clinic and makes procedural adjustment to incorporate changes in those systems.
Maintains current knowledge of all federal and state collection laws and regulations and modifies operations and policies accordingly.
Develops and maintains department operations to ensure compliance with federal regulations.
Continuously evaluate and implement as appropriate new technology as it relates to the improvement of financial services.
Performs and monitors other Neighborhood Health Association financial functions as may be assigned by the CEO.
Qualifications
Must have a bachelor's degree with a major in business administration, master's degree desirable. Must have at least three to six (3-6) years of financial experience in the health care field with a thorough knowledge of credit financing area and the third-party billing requirements, regulatory agencies and their current regulations as it relates to all areas in financial services.
Must have a working knowledge of the applications of the computer science field. Must have good oral and written communication skills and requires excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with associates at all levels of the organization.
Must be able to move about the clinics between workstations.
Who We Are
Neighborhood Health Association (NHA) is Northwest Ohio’s largest community health center system. Since 1969, we’ve grown to 13+ clinics offering medical, dental, pediatric, women’s, senior, and homeless care—plus a full-service pharmacy and lab. We focus on prevention and helping people take charge of their health.
Our Mission
Through our exceptional health care services, we empower and educate, aggressively working to eliminate health care inequities, while supporting personal responsibility for one’s own health regardless of the ability to pay.
Join Our Team
We are a drug free workplace, and an Equal Opportunity Employer