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Form of workTitle:Chief Financial Officer
State Role Title: 19035
Hiring Range: Starting Pay $100k (salary commensurate with experience)
Pay Band: 6
Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop
Location:Western State Hospital
Agency Website:https://dbhds.virginia.gov/facilities/wsh/
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
Who we are:
Western State Hospital (WSH) is the state of art psychiatric hospitals operating since 1828 under Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services. WSH is 302-bed Joint Commission accredited facility located in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley within 30-minutes of major university towns and is affiliated with the University of Virginia-Department of Psychiatric Medicine and provides a training ground for professionals from other colleges and universities in the fields of nursing, social work, psychology, and activities therapy.
Western State Hospital is seeking a qualified and experienced candidate as a Regional Chief Financial Officer to lead fiscal departments for Western State Hospital and Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents.
Responsibilities:
This position is responsible for the planning, organizing, and direct financial management of both Western State Hospital (WSH) and the Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents (CCCA), which will include formulating and controlling fiscal policy; directing all fiscal, budgetary, and accounting functions; and planning, organizing, and directing budgetary processes for annual as well as biennium budgets and applications relative to budget preparation and analysis. This position will also have direct supervision of all Fiscal services including Procurement, Payroll and Timekeeping, Accounts Payable, General Ledger and Financial Reporting, Cashier functions, Budgeting and Cost Reporting; and ensuring that an effective system of internal controls over key fiscal processes is maintained at both facilities. The position will report directly to the WSH Facility Director/CEO and has a reporting relationship with the CCCA Facility Director/CEO and serves as a key member of the Executive Teams for both facilities.
This role comes with a comprehensive and competitive state benefit package that includes: 13 paid holidays.
• Annual, sick, and family and personal leave.
• Paid short-term and long-term disability.
• Health, dental and life insurance with a generous contribution from the State keeping premiums very competitive.
• Enrollment in the Virginia Retirement System.
• Malpractice covered by the Commonwealth of VA/Legal Representation.
• Reimbursement for Continuing Education Credits.
• Moving and Relocation available.
Minimum Qualifications
- The ideal candidate should possess a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance and have extensive experience and working knowledge in budgeting and general accounting operations, cost accounting, internal controls.
- Candidate should have extensive knowledge in accounting systems and generally accepted accounting practices.
- Candidate should have experience with allied functions such as accounts payable, payroll, materials management, and procurement.
- Candidate should have strong management skills with supervisory experience.
- The candidate should also possess extensive executive management skills across a large, complex organization able to provide input, feedback, and analysis as needed directly to the senior leadership.
- Candidate must have budgeting experience and be able to prepare financial reports, analyze data, and perform trend analysis and financial projections.
- Candidate must be proficient with Excel, and experience with data reporting tools like Microsoft Power BI is a plus.
- Candidate should be able to obtain thorough knowledge of Statewide procurement policy and practice to ensure compliance with the APSPM, the Hospital's billable revenue, the Medicare Cost Report, State budgeting process, and fund accounting.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as the ability to effectively manage and supervise a diverse group of employees, are also essential for this position.
Additional Considerations
- Prior experience with government accounting processes strongly preferred.
- Experience working in a hospital or healthcare setting strongly preferred.
- CPA designation for MBA level of education is preferred.
- Knowledge of Hospital operations, including the revenue cycle, is preferred.
- Bilingual in Spanish
- Veteran or Veteran spouse.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Western State Hospital is a tobacco free facility in all state buildings and on facility grounds. Submit a completed state application online at https://virginiajobs.peopleadmin.com/. if assistance is needed, contact by email Samantha.Leep@dbhds.virginia.gov. To apply for a job, you must make sure that your online application is complete. MISSING INFORMATION IS AN INCOMPLETE APPLICATION AND WILL NOT BE PROCESSED. Please make sure all telephone numbers/addresses are current and up-to-date. REMEMBER YOUR CONFIRMATION NUMBER. You have not completed applying for this position until you receive a confirmation number. If you are connected to a printer, print the confirmation number so that you can track the progress of your application and click on OK. If you are not connected to a printer, write down the confirmation number and then click on OK. Reasonable accommodations for the application and/or interview processes are available upon request to persons with disabilities per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Minorities, Veterans and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. WSH is an EEO compliance facility.
In accordance with Executive Directive #18, as a condition of employment, the Commonwealth of Virginia requires all Executive Branch employees, including new hires and contract workers, to disclose their vaccination status. If you are the selected candidate, proof of vaccination will be required during new employee orientation on your first day of work. Employees that are not vaccinated must be tested weekly.
Commonwealth's Alternate Hiring Process: In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: https://www.vadars.org/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx, or call DARS at 800- 552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.
DBHDS Facilities are no longer required to ensure that all staff members are vaccinated for COVID-19. However, facilities encourage and educate staff on the benefits and offer COVID - 19 vaccination programs to staff, residents, clients. Employees may be required to disclose immunization status for purposes of infection prevention and/or management of outbreaks. Upon acceptance of a job offer, new recruits will be asked to disclose their vaccination status (and for those fully vaccinated, proof of vaccination) during the pre-employment process. If you have questions, please contact the Office of Human Resources.
Contact Information
Name: Samantha Leep
Phone: 540-332-8306
Email: samantha.leep@dbhds.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
State Role Title: 19035
Hiring Range: Starting Pay $100k (salary commensurate with experience)
Pay Band: 6
Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop
Location:Western State Hospital
Agency Website:https://dbhds.virginia.gov/facilities/wsh/
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
Who we are:
Western State Hospital (WSH) is the state of art psychiatric hospitals operating since 1828 under Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services. WSH is 302-bed Joint Commission accredited facility located in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley within 30-minutes of major university towns and is affiliated with the University of Virginia-Department of Psychiatric Medicine and provides a training ground for professionals from other colleges and universities in the fields of nursing, social work, psychology, and activities therapy.
Western State Hospital is seeking a qualified and experienced candidate as a Regional Chief Financial Officer to lead fiscal departments for Western State Hospital and Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents.
Responsibilities:
This position is responsible for the planning, organizing, and direct financial management of both Western State Hospital (WSH) and the Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents (CCCA), which will include formulating and controlling fiscal policy; directing all fiscal, budgetary, and accounting functions; and planning, organizing, and directing budgetary processes for annual as well as biennium budgets and applications relative to budget preparation and analysis. This position will also have direct supervision of all Fiscal services including Procurement, Payroll and Timekeeping, Accounts Payable, General Ledger and Financial Reporting, Cashier functions, Budgeting and Cost Reporting; and ensuring that an effective system of internal controls over key fiscal processes is maintained at both facilities. The position will report directly to the WSH Facility Director/CEO and has a reporting relationship with the CCCA Facility Director/CEO and serves as a key member of the Executive Teams for both facilities.
This role comes with a comprehensive and competitive state benefit package that includes: 13 paid holidays.
• Annual, sick, and family and personal leave.
• Paid short-term and long-term disability.
• Health, dental and life insurance with a generous contribution from the State keeping premiums very competitive.
• Enrollment in the Virginia Retirement System.
• Malpractice covered by the Commonwealth of VA/Legal Representation.
• Reimbursement for Continuing Education Credits.
• Moving and Relocation available.
Minimum Qualifications
- The ideal candidate should possess a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance and have extensive experience and working knowledge in budgeting and general accounting operations, cost accounting, internal controls.
- Candidate should have extensive knowledge in accounting systems and generally accepted accounting practices.
- Candidate should have experience with allied functions such as accounts payable, payroll, materials management, and procurement.
- Candidate should have strong management skills with supervisory experience.
- The candidate should also possess extensive executive management skills across a large, complex organization able to provide input, feedback, and analysis as needed directly to the senior leadership.
- Candidate must have budgeting experience and be able to prepare financial reports, analyze data, and perform trend analysis and financial projections.
- Candidate must be proficient with Excel, and experience with data reporting tools like Microsoft Power BI is a plus.
- Candidate should be able to obtain thorough knowledge of Statewide procurement policy and practice to ensure compliance with the APSPM, the Hospital's billable revenue, the Medicare Cost Report, State budgeting process, and fund accounting.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as the ability to effectively manage and supervise a diverse group of employees, are also essential for this position.
Additional Considerations
- Prior experience with government accounting processes strongly preferred.
- Experience working in a hospital or healthcare setting strongly preferred.
- CPA designation for MBA level of education is preferred.
- Knowledge of Hospital operations, including the revenue cycle, is preferred.
- Bilingual in Spanish
- Veteran or Veteran spouse.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Western State Hospital is a tobacco free facility in all state buildings and on facility grounds. Submit a completed state application online at https://virginiajobs.peopleadmin.com/. if assistance is needed, contact by email Samantha.Leep@dbhds.virginia.gov. To apply for a job, you must make sure that your online application is complete. MISSING INFORMATION IS AN INCOMPLETE APPLICATION AND WILL NOT BE PROCESSED. Please make sure all telephone numbers/addresses are current and up-to-date. REMEMBER YOUR CONFIRMATION NUMBER. You have not completed applying for this position until you receive a confirmation number. If you are connected to a printer, print the confirmation number so that you can track the progress of your application and click on OK. If you are not connected to a printer, write down the confirmation number and then click on OK. Reasonable accommodations for the application and/or interview processes are available upon request to persons with disabilities per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Minorities, Veterans and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. WSH is an EEO compliance facility.
In accordance with Executive Directive #18, as a condition of employment, the Commonwealth of Virginia requires all Executive Branch employees, including new hires and contract workers, to disclose their vaccination status. If you are the selected candidate, proof of vaccination will be required during new employee orientation on your first day of work. Employees that are not vaccinated must be tested weekly.
Commonwealth's Alternate Hiring Process: In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: https://www.vadars.org/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx, or call DARS at 800- 552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.
DBHDS Facilities are no longer required to ensure that all staff members are vaccinated for COVID-19. However, facilities encourage and educate staff on the benefits and offer COVID - 19 vaccination programs to staff, residents, clients. Employees may be required to disclose immunization status for purposes of infection prevention and/or management of outbreaks. Upon acceptance of a job offer, new recruits will be asked to disclose their vaccination status (and for those fully vaccinated, proof of vaccination) during the pre-employment process. If you have questions, please contact the Office of Human Resources.
Contact Information
Name: Samantha Leep
Phone: 540-332-8306
Email: samantha.leep@dbhds.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
