Director of Finance

Department: Finance

Reports To: Chief Financial Officer

Job Family: Financial Operations

FLSA Status: Exempt

Supervisor: Yes

Leadership Level: Director

Job Function: Essential Onsite at 421 Fallsway, Main Clinic

Drawing upon strong financial acumen and demonstrated management experience, the Director of Finance is responsible for all finance and accounting functions at Health Care for the Homeless. Under the supervision of the Chief Financial Officer, the Director of Finance manages the agency’s budgeting, financial reporting, revenue cycle operations and annual audit processes. In collaboration with other members of management and leadership, the Director of Finance ensures legal and regulatory financial compliance, routinely evaluates financial processes throughout a multi-sited organization, and continually seeks new ways to improve financial performance and oversight in support of leadership, staff, and clients.

• Trains and coaches the finance team, sets clear expectations, monitors outcomes, creates a culture of open communication, and helps team members solve complex problems through individual supervision and team meetings. Fosters a collaborative, supportive, and collegial environment across departments to ensure a high-quality experience for clients and high staff morale.
• In collaboration with a designee in the housing services department, audits and monitors the representative payee program.
• Develops, maintains, and improves a system of financial policies, procedures, and accounting controls according to generally accepted accounting principles, public sector regulation, and best practices in the fields of finance and health care. Maintains positive, collaborative relationships with Management Team peers to continuously improve understanding and ownership of fiduciary matters. Standardizes processes that leverage technology and simplify workflows. Partners to create and enforce clear standards of practice, policies, and procedures.
• Oversees all accounting functions. This includes general agency revenue and expenditures, public and private grant accounting, and reporting utilization of grant funds including UDS reports and other Federal cost reports.
• Manages billing and revenue cycle functions. Assures appropriate processes, policies and procedures are in place to recognize, record and report on revenue and accounts receivable in a timely and accurate manner. Identifies, documents, and implements process improvements to workflows as necessary. Monitors billing trends and works collaboratively with providers to explore changes to services and implications for billing processes and revenue.
• Develops controls to protect financial assets. Analyzes and audits balance sheet accounts.
• In collaboration with the CFO and agency leadership, guides the organization through the annual budgeting process. Produces and tracks the annual operating and capital budgets by department and grant. Helps to support and educate directors so that they can manage their department budgets. Produces monthly financial reports for Management, the Board Finance Committee, and the Board of Directors. Analyzes and explains monthly budget variances and business trends.
• Oversees and reviews the payroll process and audits, and financial compliance responsibilities of related employee benefits. Serves as fiduciary for Agency retirement plans and oversight of pension compliance audits. Assists the Director of Human Resources with forecasting, budgeting and management responsibilities of employee benefits and related contracts.
• Manages the annual financial audits including A-133 compliance and files Annual IRS 990 in conjunction with the contracted accounting firm.
• Manages cash flow and forecasts cash needs.
• Actively develops own racial equity and inclusion lens both personally and professionally and supports team members to do the same. Commits to understanding and addressing REI matters that impact our shared work environment.

• BA/BS in Accounting required;
  Master’s degree or CPA preferred

• Five years of management experience with…