Chief Financial Officer/Lead Consultant
Apply NowCompany: Community Link Consulting
Location: Otis Orchards, WA 99027
Description:
Chief Financial Officer/Lead Consultant
Classification: Exempt Compensation Range: $120,000 - $160,000
Reports To: POD Facilitator Supervises: N/A
Position type: Full-time Compensation structure: Salaried
About CLC:
Voted as one of the Best Places to Work in the Inland Northwest multiple times, CLC proudly offers our team members not only competitive wages and benefits, but a flexible, collaborative, and supportive working environment as well. Our team members feel great about supporting our clients --which are health clinics providing health services to underserved people throughout the U.S. - knowing that our work makes a real difference in people's lives.
Work Location and Structure: Otis Orchards office; Cottage Grove Office; hybrid remote and in office; or fully remote. May require additional in office time depending upon tasks, meetings, or other requirements.
Travel: Not expected but could require travel to clients' offices depending on work assignments.
CLC Culture:
At CLC, we believe that our success is deeply rooted in our shared values and culture. We cherish individuals who understand and embody these values in their everyday work. Your contribution isn't just about completing tasks; it's about embracing our core values and weaving them into every aspect of your role. We invite you to explore our core values listed below and consider how they resonate with you. Our environment encourages you to be genuine while maintaining the highest level of professionalism. Our Employee Manual serves as a guide to uphold these standards and foster a thriving work environment.
Position Overview:
We are actively seeking a highly experienced Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with a proven track record to work in a Fractional CFO capacity with our clients, primarily Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), Primary Care Associations (PCAs) and Tribal Health Organizations. Our clients have diverse financial, healthcare program, and business-related project needs that require expert consulting services. The Chief Financial Officer(CFO)/Lead Consultant role is pivotal in providing expert guidance and strategic direction to both internal teams and clients. While not directly supervising internal staff, the CFO/Lead Consultant is instrumental in coaching, mentoring, and offering constructive feedback to teammates. A CFO/Lead Consultant is ultimately responsible for the quality of deliverables reaching the client. Managing multiple clients and projects concurrently is central to this role, ensuring they stay within budget while consistently delivering high-quality work on time. Effective communication with both teammates and clients remains paramount for success in this multifaceted position.
Essential Functions:
Required Competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities):
Required Education and Experience:
Preferred Education and Experience:
Physical Requirements:
Benefits:
Community Link Consulting offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. These include optional participation in our employer-paid health insurance plan (depending upon the plan you choose), voluntary dental and voluntary vision insurance, a Dental/Vision Consumer Driven Health annual benefit of $1,200, two optional FSA plans, employer-paid Life, AD&D, and Long-Term Disability insurance, which begin the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment.
Additional benefits include SIMPLE IRA and/or ROTH SIMPLE IRA program which begins the 1st of the month following 60 days of employment, as well as paid time off accruing from day one for immediate use. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to provide additional support. In addition to these core benefits, we provide the flexibility to work from home, home office allotment, access to IT concierge services, career development training, educational opportunities, and a collaborative and respectful workforce.
Core Values:
NOTE:This position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Verification Of Employment Eligibility To Work In The U.S. Is Conducted Using E-Verify
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
Community Link Consulting, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity and treatment regardless of race, religion, color, creed, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, age (40 and over), gender identity, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed servicemember status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. CLC conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations. These protections extend to all management practices and decisions, including recruitment and hiring, appraisal systems, promotions, training, and career development programs.
Classification: Exempt Compensation Range: $120,000 - $160,000
Reports To: POD Facilitator Supervises: N/A
Position type: Full-time Compensation structure: Salaried
About CLC:
Voted as one of the Best Places to Work in the Inland Northwest multiple times, CLC proudly offers our team members not only competitive wages and benefits, but a flexible, collaborative, and supportive working environment as well. Our team members feel great about supporting our clients --which are health clinics providing health services to underserved people throughout the U.S. - knowing that our work makes a real difference in people's lives.
Work Location and Structure: Otis Orchards office; Cottage Grove Office; hybrid remote and in office; or fully remote. May require additional in office time depending upon tasks, meetings, or other requirements.
Travel: Not expected but could require travel to clients' offices depending on work assignments.
CLC Culture:
At CLC, we believe that our success is deeply rooted in our shared values and culture. We cherish individuals who understand and embody these values in their everyday work. Your contribution isn't just about completing tasks; it's about embracing our core values and weaving them into every aspect of your role. We invite you to explore our core values listed below and consider how they resonate with you. Our environment encourages you to be genuine while maintaining the highest level of professionalism. Our Employee Manual serves as a guide to uphold these standards and foster a thriving work environment.
Position Overview:
We are actively seeking a highly experienced Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with a proven track record to work in a Fractional CFO capacity with our clients, primarily Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), Primary Care Associations (PCAs) and Tribal Health Organizations. Our clients have diverse financial, healthcare program, and business-related project needs that require expert consulting services. The Chief Financial Officer(CFO)/Lead Consultant role is pivotal in providing expert guidance and strategic direction to both internal teams and clients. While not directly supervising internal staff, the CFO/Lead Consultant is instrumental in coaching, mentoring, and offering constructive feedback to teammates. A CFO/Lead Consultant is ultimately responsible for the quality of deliverables reaching the client. Managing multiple clients and projects concurrently is central to this role, ensuring they stay within budget while consistently delivering high-quality work on time. Effective communication with both teammates and clients remains paramount for success in this multifaceted position.
Essential Functions:
- Use critical thinking skills to synthesize client input, interpret complex data, and translate that into actionable recommendations.
- Drive the clients' financial planning.
- Perform risk management by analyzing the clients' liabilities and investments.
- Ensure cash flow is appropriate for the clients' operations.
- Participate in multiple projects simultaneously.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards.
- Coordination of work across team members.
- Track progress and keep engagements in alignment with budget expectations.
- Hold the team accountable for quality, clarity, professionalism, and consistency.
- Define and manage project scope.
- Manage projects to be on time, on budget, and with positive outcomes.
- Build and maintain positive client relationships.
- Develop a working understanding of CLC's consulting service areas and actively support cross-selling these services to existing clients.
- Perform work on multiple client engagements, including both consulting directly with clients as well as managing the work of the other consulting staff.
- Provide mentoring and training to consulting staff by sharing expertise related to project deliverables, client communication, project methodologies, analysis of data and trends, etc. all within a collaborative and supportive structure.
- Collaborate across service lines to identify and deliver innovative solutions that create client value through the sharing of resources, knowledge and best practices.
- Contribute to thought leadership strategy through a variety of methods including webinars, marketing campaigns, and speaking engagements.
- Uphold and model CLC's Core Values in all internal and external interactions.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities):
- Proven experience as CFO, finance officer, or relevant role.
- In-depth knowledge of corporate financial law and risk management practices.
- Excellent knowledge of data analysis and forecasting methods.
- Proficient in the use of MS Office.
- Advanced MS Excel skills including Vlookups, Xlookups, and Pivot Tables
- Ability to strategize and solve problems.
- Strong leadership and organizational skills.
- Excellent communication and people skills.
- An analytical mind, comfortable with numbers.
Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- 7+ years of accounting experience.
- Experience delegating, reviewing and finalizing projects.
- Prior supervisory or project management experience.
Preferred Education and Experience:
- Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), Primary Care Association (PCA) or Tribal Health Organization experience strongly preferred.
- Public Accounting Experience a plus.
- MSc/MBA is a plus.
- Health care experience preferred.
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
- Able to travel as needed.
Benefits:
Community Link Consulting offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. These include optional participation in our employer-paid health insurance plan (depending upon the plan you choose), voluntary dental and voluntary vision insurance, a Dental/Vision Consumer Driven Health annual benefit of $1,200, two optional FSA plans, employer-paid Life, AD&D, and Long-Term Disability insurance, which begin the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment.
Additional benefits include SIMPLE IRA and/or ROTH SIMPLE IRA program which begins the 1st of the month following 60 days of employment, as well as paid time off accruing from day one for immediate use. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to provide additional support. In addition to these core benefits, we provide the flexibility to work from home, home office allotment, access to IT concierge services, career development training, educational opportunities, and a collaborative and respectful workforce.
Core Values:
- CLC prides itself on its Core Values, and an essential part of success at CLC is understanding and reflecting CLC's core values, which are the foundation of our culture (the way we do things). They are:
RESPECT - LEADERSHIP
- SMEE (Subject Matter Expert Extraordinaire)
- SOLUTION-FOCUSED
- FLEXIBILITY
- CURIOSITY
- GIVE MORE THAN YOU GET (GMTYG)
NOTE:This position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Verification Of Employment Eligibility To Work In The U.S. Is Conducted Using E-Verify
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
Community Link Consulting, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity and treatment regardless of race, religion, color, creed, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, age (40 and over), gender identity, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed servicemember status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. CLC conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations. These protections extend to all management practices and decisions, including recruitment and hiring, appraisal systems, promotions, training, and career development programs.