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Chief Financial Officer – Behavioral Health
Location: Valdosta, GA
Schedule: Full-Time | On-Site, 5 Days per Week
Compensation: $150,000–$180,000 Base + Annual Performance Bonus
Relocation Assistance: Available
Benefits: Comprehensive Benefits Package
The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to provide financial leadership for an inpatient behavioral health facility. This is a key member of the facility’s executive leadership team, partnering directly with the CEO to drive financial performance, operational efficiency, revenue cycle results, and long-term growth.
The ideal candidate brings strong healthcare finance leadership experience with direct exposure to stand-alone inpatient behavioral health operations. This role requires a hands-on financial leader who understands both the numbers and the operational drivers behind them.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the facility’s senior financial leader and strategic partner to the CEO.
- Lead all day-to-day financial operations, including month-end close, financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, expense management, and financial analysis.
- Ensure monthly financial statements, balance sheet reconciliations, forecasts, certifications, and corporate reporting are completed accurately and on time.
- Maintain strong accounting controls, policies, and processes to support accurate financial reporting and clean audits.
- Provide full oversight of the facility’s Revenue Cycle and Business Office operations.
- Monitor accounts receivable, cash collections, AR days, denials, bad debt, and uncompensated care while identifying opportunities to improve performance.
- Oversee front-end revenue cycle processes, including insurance verification, patient financial responsibility, collections, discounts, and charity care.
- Maintain knowledge of federal, state, and managed-care reimbursement methodologies and ensure revenue is recognized appropriately.
- Lead annual operating and capital budgeting and provide ongoing analysis of performance against budget.
- Partner with facility leadership on FTE management, staffing levels, labor productivity, and expense controls.
- Provide financial guidance to department leaders and help managers understand and improve departmental performance.
- Develop financial models and pro formas for new programs, services, and growth initiatives.
- Participate in managed-care contracting and business development initiatives to maximize net revenue.
- Provide leadership and oversight to Accounting, Patient Accounting, Health Information Management, Materials Management, and other assigned departments.
- Ensure compliance with organizational policies, internal controls, regulatory requirements, and healthcare industry standards.
What We’re Looking For
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
- 5+ years of finance leadership experience within healthcare.
- Previous CFO, Controller, VP Finance, or comparable senior financial leadership experience.
- Direct experience working in a stand-alone inpatient behavioral health environment.
- Strong hands-on experience with:
- Month-end close
- Expense management
- Business Office oversight
- Full Revenue Cycle
- FTE and labor management
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Financial analysis
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams, establish accountability, and improve financial and operational performance.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to partner effectively with CEOs, operational leaders, physicians, and corporate leadership.
- Ability to work on-site five days per week.
Preferred:
- Previous experience in a for-profit behavioral healthcare organization.
- Experience supporting an inpatient facility with licensed beds.
- Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related discipline.
- CPA.
Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to take a highly visible financial leadership role within one of the country’s largest behavioral healthcare organizations. In addition to a competitive base salary, the organization offers:
- Industry-leading annual performance bonus opportunity
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Stock-based awards
- Generous paid time off and paid holidays
- Professional development and executive leadership training
- Relocation assistance
- Career advancement opportunities across a nationwide network of 250+ facilities
If you are an experienced healthcare finance leader with inpatient behavioral health experience who enjoys being closely involved in both financial and operational decision-making, we would welcome the opportunity to speak with you.