Chief Financial Officer, Corporate – 9401 SW FRWY Houston, TX 77074

About Us

For over 40 years, The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD (“The HARRIS CENTER”) has provided support to the most underserved communities in Harris County with a vision to empower people with behavioral health and IDD needs to transform their lives. We are seeking professionals and people interested in joining our organization, who are on a mission to help others, and who are passionate about this population. If you are seeking a fulfilling career that offers a competitive salary, excellent benefit package, retirement plans with company matching, prior service credit towards generous PTO accrual among other things, please search our open positions. Our employees are at the center of everything we do. We put our people first so they can make a difference in the lives of others. Come join our team today!!

Position Summary:

The Harris Center is seeking a Chief Financial Officer who will report to the CEO and bring experience in behavioral health or general healthcare, with a strong focus on administration, supervision, and fiscal allocation. The ideal candidate will also have managed care, alternative payment, or value-based payment experience, along with proven expertise in budget and capital planning within a large healthcare environment.

The CFO will execute strategic plans, provide fiscal oversight, and advance Agency goals and objectives. This role oversees Finance and Accounting, Budget, Revenue Management, Purchasing, and other administrative functions, and is accountable for the performance of those departments.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provides the CEO with effective advice on company strategies and their implementation, manages the stated functions, and obtains and oversees the work of outside vendors and service providers.
• Is directly involved in complex business transactions, in negotiating critical contracts, and financial management.
• Responsible for providing instructional leadership to department heads, participating in the development and implementation of relevant aspects of the organization strategic plan, creating administrative policies and procedures, developing and managing budgets, and engaging staff.
• Accurately interprets regulations related to fiscal policy.
• Produces and submits the Agency annual budget within prescribed format and timelines.
• Acts as the investment officer of the Agency and ensures that the investment policy and strategy approved by the Board of Trustees is observed.
• Oversees negotiations and relationships of the Agency with managed care organizations.
• Directs the procurement function and ensures that the Agency is in compliance with federal and state laws.
• Monitors overall productivity of respective areas of responsibility; improved productivity through consolidation of activities and delegation of functions.
• Interacts with colleagues at all levels of the organization and in the community in a diplomatic, professional, and tactful manner.
• Collaborates with appropriate stakeholders and considers impact, including financial, on all stakeholders in the decision-making process.
• Establishes and oversees an organizational process structure that provides quality support service delivery for internal and external customers.
• Presents financial reports to board members with a firm command of the relevant facts and circumstances related to the financial reports.
• Demonstrates ability to be an effective change agent, able to drive and lead change across the organization.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree required - Master’s level degree (MS, MPH, MBA, MHA) strongly preferred.
• Minimum of seven (7) – (10) years of progressively responsible experience, including at least two (2) years in a leadership role, required.
• Five (5) years of behavioral health or general healthcare experience preferred, with emphasis on administration, supervision, and fiscal allocation.
• Managed care, alternative payment, or value-based payment experience preferred.
• Significant experience in a large, complex organization, with proven expertise in financial management, budgeting, and capital planning, required.
• Experience with financial operations in a governmental entity preferred.
• Certified Public Accountant designation preferred.