Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Cerebral Palsy of Westchester • Village of Rye Brook, NY, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1m ago

Job Description

Cerebral Palsy of Westchester provides services to children and adults with developmental disabilities in New York and Connecticut. They are seeking a highly motivated and strategic Chief Financial Officer to lead the financial functions of the 27 million dollar agency.

Position Summary: As a member of the Executive Team, the CFO will report to the Executive Director. Position responsibilities include working across departments to develop and implement long and short-term financial strategies, providing leadership to the finance department staff, ensuring financial compliance with multiple regulating bodies and providing strategic financial leadership to the organization.

Position Responsibilities:

Provide strategic financial leadership and decision-making and serve as the principal financial advisor to the Executive Director, Board of Directors and Executive Team.
Provide timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial reports, and financial trends to assist Executive Director, Board of Directors, and Executive Team in performing their responsibilities.
Work with the Board of Directors/Finance Committee to review all financial issues on a quarterly basis.
Works closely with funding sources, such as NYS OPWDD, NYS SED, CT DDS and local school districts.
Oversee the development and management of the organization’s annual budget.
Oversee the cost tracking systems, including cost allocation plans; integrating the organization’s annual budget and restricted funding; and monitoring the budget during the year, monitoring expenses to ensure proper reporting.
Establish sound fiscal policies, procedures, and controls.
Oversees the cash management systems, including evaluation of the need for obtaining credit or investing surplus.
Knowledge of Medicaid and Managed Care reimbursement methodologies; manage and maintain the integrity of the organization’s Medicaid billing systems; and all other billing systems.
Lead the organization’s auditing efforts both internally and externally.
Lead in the preparation of the annual NYS Consolidated Fiscal Report.
Establish and direct the fiscal functions of the organization in accordance with generally accepted nonprofit accounting principles used by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and other regulatory and advisory organizations and in accordance with financial management techniques and practices appropriate for nonprofit organizations.

Essential Skills/Experience:

Bachelors in Accounting Finance or Business Administration (required), MBA preferred
CPA (preferred)
Experience with NYS OPWDD, NYS SED and CT DDS funding(required)
A minimum of 5 years’ of advanced level management experience.
Ability to effectively communicate financial information, written and oral, in a concise and understandable manner to staff and external stakeholders.
Experience in managing external audits and drafting financial statements, forecasts, and cash flow projections.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $120,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year

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