Director of Finance

Why CMHA?Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc. (CMHA) is a private non-profit treatment provider headquartered in New Britain, with seven locations throughout the city and in Waterbury. We partner with clients and the community to promote recovery from mental illness and substance use, treating more than 7,500 adults and children each year. CMHA is Connecticut’s first fully Joint Commission accredited Behavioral Health Home and is a SAMHSA Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC). Visit cmhacc.org to learn more.Internal mobility and career pathing is a focus at CMHA with many employees growing from individual contributors to leaders.CMHA is looking to hire a full-time Director of Finance. This position will be located at 233 Main Street New Britain, CT. Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm.Compensation Range: The salary range for this position starts at $115,000 per year.Compensation for each position is determined not only by years of relevant experience, education, and skills, but also by maintaining internal pay equity. CMHA also takes into consideration our benefits and paid time-off package to provide a well-rounded and competitive approach to the applicant’s overall compensation.Summary: Responsible for providing leadership, guidance, and oversight of the Finance Department including payroll, accounts payable, grant reporting, third party billing, financial statement reporting, external audits, develops annual budget, including variance to actual analysis, provides finance education in laymen terms to program leadership, and ad hoc reporting to support CMHA goals and objectives, in a well-documented and controlled environment.Essential Responsibilities and Target Outcomes:•Provides leadership in the Finance Department on day-to-day activities, including payroll processing.•Directs and coordinates department’s cash receipts and disbursements through cash management of operating accounts.•Liaison for fiscal year end reporting in compliance with audit guidelines.•Ensures that timely and accurate financial reports are submitted to the CFO in coordination with the monthly closing schedule.•Responsible for compilation and submission of State, Federal and Private grant reporting.•Analyzes departmental monthly reporting with responsible program management to identify areas in which reductions can be made and allocates operating budget.•Prepares timely annual agency operating and capital budgets.•Plans and directs new operational procedures to obtain optimum efficiency and reduced costs within Finance.•Prepares and presents periodic financial information to Board of Directors.•Works with CFO on facilitating risk management of Agency with insurance brokers.•Ensures that timely and accurate financial reports are submitted to the CFO, CEO, Board of Directors and its subcommittees, in support of strategic and program decision-making.•Ensures that timely and accurate financial reports are submitted to the CFO, CEO, Board of Directors and its subcommittees, in support of strategic and program decision-making.•Provides control and efficient use of funds by approving and signing documents affecting monetary transactions.•Through staff, directs activities concerned with safekeeping, control, and accounting for assets.•Through staff, directs preparation of budgets, financial forecasts and analysis of division or department budget requests to identify areas in which reductions can be made; allocates operating budget.•Directs preparation of reports which outline agency’s financial position in areas of income, expenses, and profit/loss based on past, present and future operations.•Prepares directives to division or department administrators to outline policy, program, or operating changes to be implemented.•Plans and directs new operational procedures to obtain optimum efficiency and reduced costs.•Oversee monthly billing cycle and proper recording of third-party revenue and accounts receivable.•Oversee weekly accounts payable cycle, and bi-weekly payroll cycle.•Preparation of annual agency budget.•Manages the process for annual updates and review of agency financial policies and procedures.•Assists CFO in the management of the 403B plan and audit.•Other duties as assigned.Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business required. Master’s Degree in Accounting or MBA strongly preferred.Credentials and Licenses: Driver’s License. Certified Public Accounting Credential (CPA) strongly preferred.Experience:•Minimum of five 10 years with management experience in financial environment inclusive of reporting and analysis, credit, payroll and other accounting/ financial responsibilities. Must include a minimum of 5 years of management of a financial unit inclusive of staff, budget and performance management. Behavioral health, mental health and/or health care experience is strongly preferred.•Demonstrates Intermediate to advanced experience with Microsoft Office products including Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint. Experience/knowledge in utilizing financial management/billing software systems and linked clinical business applications, including Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems. Experience in supervising facilities management required. Or equivalent experience and training to meet the demands of the position.Competencies: Behavioral Skill Sets:•Ability to apply knowledge of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy and Security regulations and provisions (HIPAA).•Organizational ability to balance priorities according to workload constraints and conflicting timelines.•Ability to maintain composure under pressure; Ability to plan both in the long and the short-term considering the goals, challenges and changes that exist in the organization. This will include projected decision-making on deployment of staff and resources.•Knowledge and ability to establish appropriate courses of action to accomplish goals within realistic target dates.•Demonstrated ability to efficiently use agency resources to initiate projects, anticipate changes or needs, set and meet priorities.•Demonstrated ability to effectively provide administrative staff supervision to maximize staff performance and productivity.•Demonstrated competency in leading staff teams and effective interaction with agency Board members.•Demonstrated interpersonal/communication competency.•Demonstrated ability to ensure the security and confidentiality of client information and records in a manner consistent with professional and agency codes of ethics.•Demonstrated awareness/sensitivity to all types of issues related to client diversity, including cultural, ethnic, language, gender, sexual orientation, gender preference, physical handicap and spiritual diversity.We care about our employees by offering benefits that strike a harmonious work-life balance. We also care about your future. CMHA offers:•Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance packages•403(b)-retirement savings plan with CMHA matching starting after 1 year of service•11 observed holidays•3 Wellbeing days off on a Friday throughout the year to extend a long weekend•2 CHMA/Personal days to use throughout the calendar year•Up to 24 days of PTO that increases with years of service•Paid agency closure between Christmas and New Year’s (except 24/7 programs) *must be approved annually•Company paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability•A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that offers counseling, coaching, and wellness resources for staff as well as members of their household•Higher education tuition discounts at participating schools through the Alliance’s academic partnerships•Free ongoing professional development opportunities and continuous access to Continuing Education Units (CEUs), featuring comprehensive training in Evidence-Based Practices, such as EMDR, DBT, and CBT.•Employee discounts for shopping, the New Britain YMCA, travel, and entertainment•Free employee subscriptions to the Wellable app•Annual Company Picnic•CMHA-sponsored Loan Reimbursement Program and Scholarship ProgramFree Student Loan Wellness for eligible employees and their family members access to:•Student loan consolidation and refinancing•Loan payoff projection dashboard•Coaching and support via chat, email, and phone•College cost calculator•College financial planning•3 NHSC-approved sites for federal student loan repaymentPublic Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Enhancement for eligible employees' access to:•Automated Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) form management for past and present employers•Automated reminders for annual (PSLF) recertifications to help you stay on track•Resources and ongoing communications that make PSLF understandable•The opportunity to receive the national average of $72,000.00 in forgivenessCommunity Mental Health Affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer except in the case of a bon fide occupation qualification or as otherwise permitted or required by law, does not discriminate of the basis of race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical condition including by not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familiar status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.Any individual needing assistance in completing an online application should contact CMHA's Human Resources Department at View email address on click.appcast.io. #J-18808-Ljbffr