CFO

Are you a strategic financial leader who is passionate about making a difference? Cowlitz Family Health Center (CFHC) is looking for an enthusiastic, forward-thinking Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join our senior leadership team and help drive the financial health and future of our dynamic organization!

As CFO for a Federally Qualified Health Center, you'll have the opportunity to shape organizational strategy, lead and inspire our Finance and Billing teams, guide financial planning, and turn financial insights into meaningful decisions that support our mission and the communities we serve. From overseeing budgets and revenue cycle operations to strengthening financial systems, ensuring regulatory compliance, and partnering with executive leadership and our Board of Directors, your expertise will help keep CFHC financially strong, sustainable, and positioned for continued growth.

If you're a collaborative leader who thrives on big-picture thinking, enjoys tackling complex financial challenges, and wants your work to make a real difference in healthcare, we'd love to have you bring your financial leadership to CFHC!

Salary Rage: $145,000 - $160,000 per year

FTE: 1.0

Benefits: We offer competitive wages and benefits including:

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vison Plans 
• Vacation: 160 hours per year to start, accrued bi-weekly
• 9 Paid Holidays plus 1 floating holiday
• Matching 403b Retirement Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance- $50,000 employer paid
• Long Term Disability and AD&D employer paid
• Employee Assistance Plans
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance.

Cowlitz Family Health Center provides a wide range of services to all individuals, regardless of background or socio-economic status, including medical, dental, family planning, substance abuse treatment, and behavioral health services. We believe every person has value, is worthy of respect, and deserves quality care regardless of their financial situation. Cowlitz Family Health Center is growing and evolving. We are looking for people who share our vision, want to use their skills to provide exceptional customer service to our patients, and can adapt as we continue to make positive changes.

Cowlitz Family Health Center is a drug-free workplace and performs drug testing consistent with federal guidelines in the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988. All candidates who receive a written offer of employment will be required to undergo testing for commonly abused controlled substances

• CPA or CPA candidate with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting or the equivalent.  
• Five years of accounting and health care billing experience with progressively increasing responsibility.  
• Knowledge of non-profit accounting, and federal/state regulations for grants and contracts.  
• Successful experience managing accounting and billing staff, including professionals and reporting supervisors.  
• Experience in a health care setting, with experience in a Federally Qualified Health Center preferred.
• Proficient in preparing and explaining budgets, financial statements and financial reports consistent with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.  
• Computer literate and knowledgeable of electronic accounting and reporting systems.    
• Ability to work effectively, and maintain concentration, in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment, and to meet deadlines.   
• Must be bondable.
• Ability to work with a low-income, multi-ethnic patient population and a demonstrated ability to relate respectfully and effectively to people of diverse racial, educational and socio-economic backgrounds.
• Must be a confident, self-directed individual who can work within a team as well as independently. Strong communication, organization, documentation and record keeping skills necessary.  
• Knowledge of medical terminology helpful.  
• Knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and third-party policies and procedures helpful.
• Epic super-user helpful.