POSITION SUMMARY:
Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer will have complete responsibility for all finance and healthcare billing functions of the organization and leadership of the Finance and Billing departments. As a member of the senior executive management team, the CFO will have direct involvement with organizational strategy development and implementation and be primarily responsible for fiscal strategic planning, forecasting, monitoring and reporting.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Serve as a Corporate Officer of APLA Health & Wellness.
· Direct the preparation of all financial reports, including income statements, balance sheets, monthly financial and operational performance reports to the Board of Directors and Committees, tax returns and all reports for government regulatory agencies.
· Oversee accounting department and budget preparation, including overall agency budgets as well as FQHC program budgets, individual grant budgets and budget modifications and reports.
· Review reports to analyze projections of agency revenue and profit against actual figures, budgeted expenses against final totals and suggest methods of improving the planning process as appropriate.
· Develop budgets and financial materials (including Finance and Billing and Collections operating policies) and provide analyzed data for FQHC-related grant submissions and reporting including annual Budget Period Progress Reports, Service Area Competition applications and Operational Site Visits; oversee preparation of finance components of annual OSHPD and UDS reports.
· Prepare and submit annual Medicare Cost Reports, Medi-Cal Reconciliations, and PPS Rate Cost Reports (interim and final). Oversee audits of these reports.
· In consultation with CEO and legal counsel, as appropriate, manage agency legal matters.
· Act as primary liaison for banking and investment relationships to ensure efficient cash/investment management.
· Serve as primary liaison to the Treasurer of the Board of Directors and the Chairs of the Audit and Finance Committees.
· Directly supervise Controller- Finance and Controller-Grants and indirectly supervise Grants Manager, Grants Accountant, General Accountant, Staff Accountant, Payroll & Benefits Supervisor, Payroll & Benefits Specialist, and Accounts Payable Specialists.
· Responsible for the organization's financial risk management functions, including ensuring appropriate insurance coverage.
· Provide strategic financial input and leadership on key agency partnerships; i.e., AIDS Walk Los Angeles.
· Meet regularly with department heads to keep informed and to offer direction on finance/budget matters.
· Assist the CEO in implementing the mission and goals of the agency.