Chief Financial Officer – Sonoma County

Calling all Esteemed Leaders! Are you a finance leader who excels at driving operational performance, partnering with healthcare leaders, and translating financial insights into meaningful outcomes? Do you thrive in dynamic healthcare environments where strategic thinking, fiscal stewardship, and collaborative leadership are essential to organizational success? This leadership opportunity invites your expertise.

The Role: 

The Ministry CFO is a member of the service area finance team and sits on local ministry leadership teams. This position is accountable for financial leadership for ministries in Santa Rosa, Petaluma and Healdsburg working with the local leaders to set strategies and lead efforts to achieve operational goals and budgets for the ministries.

This role contributes to delivering transformation efforts for the service area. The Ministry CFO will represent the local ministries in a finance leadership role with joint ventures and related boards or management teams as assigned by the Service Area CFO.

This person will have shared accountability for local ministry performance and will partner closely with system shared services to achieve results. The Ministry CFO reports directly to the Service Area CFO but has matrixed accountability to local ministry leadership teams.

What You'll Do:

• Carry out the mission, vision and values of Providence St. Joseph Health.

• Provide financial leadership to ensure achievement of ministry operating results and strategies as delegated by the Service Area CFO and local ministry leadership.

• Work with local ministry leadership teams to solve problems and implement strategies or tactics that improve the financial performance of the ministries and service area.

• Drive the details and strategy for ministry operating and capital budgets.

• Manage to appropriate financial benchmarks and reporting indicators for the budgets.

• Assist the Service Area CFO with monthly operating reviews.

• Serve on joint venture boards or committees as delegated by Service Area CFO or local ministry leadership.

• Be accountable for working closely with shared services partners in revenue cycle, system accounting, analytics and reimbursement on monthly financial reporting for the ministry; real estate, resource engineering, hospitality and other shared services teams to performance manage results for the ministry.

• Serve as the ministry finance liaison on local or geographic boards and committees as appropriate; communicate to core leaders and employees regularly on financial related items.

• Serve as finance partner to clinical and operations for productivity and workforce management.

• Lead monthly forecasting and forecast updates as necessary, socializing with local ministry leadership and Service Area CFO.

What You’ll Bring:

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Education & Credentials

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance related field.

• Master's Degree in Accounting or Finance related field (preferred).

• Preferred upon hire: Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

• Preferred upon hire: HFMA or FACHE.

Experience & Expertise

• 10 or more years of closely related experience.

• 10 or more years of experience in a leadership role.

Professional & Leadership Capabilities

• Ability to use mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.

• Ability to analyze and interpret financial data, choosing best solutions to solve problems.

• Working knowledge of productivity and workforce management principles and processes.

• Demonstrated problem-solving skills.

• Knowledge of financial principles and prac