Director of Finance

Director of Finance

Location: Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area (Hybrid)
Schedule: Monday–Friday
Reports to: COO
Direct Report: Billing–Accounting Specialist
Job Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Base Salary:$90,000-$120,000
Bonus: 10-15% of base salary

Bright Path provides high-quality home and community-based services for individuals with disabilities. As we continue to scale toward $30M+ in annual revenue, we are building a modern internal finance function that supports operational excellence, strong margins, rapid admissions, and data-driven decision-making.

The Finance Director is responsible for all accounting, financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, internal contrals, and financial operations. This role also supervises the Billing-Accounting Specialist and build the infrastructure needed to support Bright Path's growth. This is a CFO-track role for a hands-on leader who can operate strategically while executing at a detailed, tactical level.

The Director of Finance oversees all finance and accounting functions at Bright Path, including:

• Full-cycle accounting & bookkeeping

• Month-end close

• Financial reporting & variance analysis

• FP&A, forecasting & budgeting

• Rate-exception financial modeling

• Expense control & internal policies

• Financial systems, SOPs, and scalable workflows

This role ensures accuracy, predictability, and discipline across the financial function while preparing the organization for continued expansion.

• Own the general ledger, chart of accounts, and financial classifications

• Manage month-end close (journal entries, accruals, reclasses, reconciliations)

• Maintain depreciation, prepaid, and accrual schedules

• Oversee AP/AR, vendor management, credit card workflows, and documentation

• Ensure accurate expense allocation and audit-ready financials

• Produce monthly P&L statements by site, service line, and consolidated

• Deliver BvA reporting, margin analysis, and actionable insights

• Lead monthly financial review meetings with department leaders

• Maintain dashboards and performance scorecards

• Maintain 12–24 month forecasts for revenue, labor, margins, and cash flow

• Lead annual budgeting and quarterly reforecast cycles

• Build labor efficiency, staffing, and census/admissions models

• Conduct scenario planning and cost optimization analysis

• Build resident-level P&L models for rate exception clients

• Ensure accurate allocation of payroll, expenses, and GL-only transactions

• Manage revenue timing, adjustments, and cost-driver alignment

• Support rate justifications, appeals, and renewals

• Own and enforce the Expense Approval Framework

• Maintain internal financial controls and staff compliance

• Conduct quarterly internal audits across AP, payroll, and expense coding

• Analyze vendor spend for cost-savings opportunities

• Supervise the Billing–Accounting Specialist with a high standard of accuracy

• Train leaders on budgeting, P&L literacy, and financial accountability

• Build financial SOPs and scalable systems for long-term organizational growth

• Support accurate pricing, margin management, and staffing models

• Influence admissions forecasting, revenue velocity, and site expansion

• Serve as a financial partner to the Executive Director and Leadership Team

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field

• 5–10+ years of full-cycle accounting experience

• Previous ownership of the month-end close process

• Supervisory experience (billing, AP/AR, or accounting staff)

• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets modeling skills

• Strong understanding of accrual accounting

• Exceptional organizational, analytical, and communication skills

• CPA, CMA, or MBA

• Experience in healthcare, HCBS, Medicaid waiver billing, or multi-site operations

• Background in building financial systems from the ground up

• Forecasting, budgeting, and FP&A experience

• Familiarity with EOS (Scorecards, Rocks, L10s)

• Month-end close: ≤10 days

• Financial accuracy: ≥98%…