Chief Financial Officer

Chief Financial Officer

This position is partially remote. The pay range for this role is between $265,000 - $295,000 annually.

About Didi Hirsch

Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services has been a national leader in whole-person mental health, crisis care, and substance use services since 1942 and is home to the nation's first Suicide Prevention Center. We are a nonprofit organization providing care to nearly 200,000 people annually across our programs. Didi Hirsch has deep roots in community-based mental health and a commitment to providing culturally responsive services that are just and equitable.

As an organization, we value equity, diversity, and inclusion. More than 1,000 dedicated employees and volunteers make Didi Hirsch's work possible. We intentionally recruit and retain a workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve and strive to cultivate a sense of belonging for them. We embrace employees and candidates from all backgrounds who want to help make this vision a reality.

Summary

Didi Hirsch is searching for our next Chief Financial Officer to run the financial operations of the agency, ensuring its financial health, strategic growth and sustainability. The CFO will oversee all financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis and ensure compliance for all government and other contracts. This person will work closely with the CEO and Board of Directors to develop and implement financial strategies that support the organization's vision and goals.

Primary Duties

• Serve as a strategic partner/advisor to the CEO in implementing the 3-year strategic plan

• Ensure full transparency over the financial performance of the agency through regular reporting to the Budget and Finance Committee

• Provide leadership on decisions affecting the organization including mergers and acquisitions, cash planning, investments & asset acquisition or disposal

• Lead Finance, Accounting, IT, and Facilities teams.

• Manage accounting staff to ensure monthly and annual financial statements are completed accurately and on time, in accordance with GAAP, and to ensure annual audit and tax filings are completed within required deadlines.

• Ensure that the Information Technology department effectively meets agency's needs, complies with HIPAA and other regulatory requirements, meets the highest standards for cyber-security and maintains plans to ensure that the agency's equipment and software remain current.

• Maintain compliance with federal, state and local legal requirements by researching existing and new legislation and regulations, consulting with outside advisors, and filing required reports. Advise management of adverse actions and potential risks.

Requirements

• Strongly supports the Agency's mission and aligns with its values.

• Bachelor's degree in finance required.

• MBA preferred.

• Direct experience reporting to a CEO.

• Demonstrated experience working closely with Executive Leadership & Boards of Directors.

• 10+ years' experience leading financial planning and analysis (FP&A), financial and management reporting, accounting, and additional finance functions at organizations with complex financial management.

• Experience with government contracting requirements and reimbursement methods is highly desirable, particularly in the healthcare and/or non-profit arena.

• Experience working in Healthcare and/or the non-profit sector.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to make effective and persuasive presentations to Agency management and staff, the Board of Directors, County officials, etc.

• Strong influencing skills with the ability to gain buy-in of cross functional teams.

• Excellent leadership and mentoring skills and a commitment to foster and enable an inclusive and equitable environment.

• Sensitivity to a diverse workforce and client population and a commitment to reducing the stigma associated with mental illness and substance use.

• Must be able to travel to offsite meetings regularly and occasionally work evenings and weekends to attend agency functions or meet critical deadlines.

Our Vision

A future where everyone has equitable access to care and is empowered to achieve optimal mental health and well-being.

Our Mission

Didi Hirsch provides compassionate mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention services to individuals and families, especially in communities where discrimination and injustice limit access.

Core Values

Excellence: We are constantly innovating, learning from the communities we serve, and applying the latest research to advance best practices. We uphold the highest ethical standards to ensure we are providing compassionate and excellent care.

Diversity & Inclusion: We value diversity of background, experience, and ideas, committing to a workforce representative of the communities we serve. We celebrate differences and prioritize creating a sense of belonging.

Equity: We are dedicated to maintaining equitable practices in our healthcare delivery and workplace culture, and we work to dismantle disparities and discrimination within both systems of care and society.

Well Being: We are devoted to the well-being of our staff, volunteers, and communities, and believe healthy teams lead to healthy clients.

Advocacy: We advocate across all levels of government and use our voice to reduce barriers to care, including stigma, systemic racism, and parity across payers, with the goal of access to high quality, integrated healthcare for all.

Community Engagement: We build partnerships in the community and across sectors to create a more inclusive and responsive mental health ecosystem and enhance greater accessibility to care and support.