Chief Financial Officer

You will contribute to the strength of our team approach to collaborative dental health.

Do you value making an impact and doing meaningful work? Are you ready to be a difference-maker at an established independent Employee-Owned specialized healthcare company? If you enjoy working with a team of caring and dedicated people, this could be your new home!

Job Summary

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is responsible for developing both the Company’s strategic vision and mission as a member of the Executive Team but is also responsible for translating that vision and mission into short and long term financial plans, actions, programs and activities. Oversees, delegates and supervises management and other staff in providing financial systems, policies and procedures,
programs, human resource functions, and is responsible for making decisions in support of all financial reporting, operations and treatment program costs and impacts.

Essential Responsibilities

• Ensures effective and efficient financial tracking and reporting of administrative, functional and service operations.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and other requirements of financial operations, tracking and reporting.
• Responsible for supporting marketing/sales targets and goals, as well as service and operational goals.
• Works from a foundation of deep business, financial, and operating expertise to build enterprise excellence
• Train, coach and supervise staff to improve skills and competencies.
• Provide direction to staff in areas such as new policies, procedures and regulations.
• Recruits and retains the best talent for every role making Dental Health Services a top destination for talent.
• Maintains external relationships and builds trust-based relationships with key stakeholders at state, county and local levels.
• Maintains a clear growth roadmap and secures the resources needed to deliver on that growth.
• Adheres to established accounting and financial protocols and guidelines.
• Develops enterprise-wide policies, procedures and quality improvement activities as needed.
• Responsible for applicable and assigned vendor oversight and management including, but not limited to competitive vendor evaluation and selection, establishing standards of performance, measuring and analyzing performance to standards, problem/issue resolution, etc.
• Responsible for working with appropriate team members and/or vendors to establish new product lines, determine program/plan rates and develop administrative, operating and required regulatory forms.
• Maintains a high level of staff accountability.
• Strong and in-depth knowledge of business, accounting and financial operations in a dental plan member/provider network environment.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, HIPAA, PHI and other applicable regulations and requirements in a healthcare setting.
• Strong vendor oversight and management methods and practices.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, strategic project management, and strong problem-solving techniques.
• Effectively developing, implementing, maintaining, overseeing and managing a wide variety of required and necessary finance and accounting activities and efforts.
• Effectively working with team members across the enterprise to accomplish projects and performance goals.
• Maintaining and ensuring compliance with all applicable certifications, regulations and legal requirements.
• Effectively managing vendors and resolving issues associated with vendor oversight.
• Maintaining a high level of integrity and appropriate confidentiality in all activities and efforts.
• Ability to work independently and make critical decisions in the absence of supervision.
• Addresses and resolves a wide variety of complex accounting and finance issues and problems.
• Makes recommendations for improvements in processes, programs, productivity and services.
• Establishes and/or supports company goals and objectives; makes decisions based upon best approach/practices to meet those goals, objectives and performance requirements.
• Makes decisions based upon the appropriate application of financial best practices.
• Performs any and all additional duties as requested and directed for this position.

Basic Qualifications

Experience

• An additional 10+ years of work experience in a finance/strategic leadership role.

Education

• BA Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related field, or equivalent directly related progressive experience.

License, Certification, Registration

• Certified Public Accountant designation required

Position Details

• Primary Location: Long Beach, California
• Job Schedule: Full time
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Shift: Monday – Friday; 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
• Travel: No

We look forward to having you on our team!