Chief Financial Officer

Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC) is seeking an innovative leader who will be responsible for the overall financial management of MAHHC. The successful candidate will be an effective financial strategist with a track record of accomplishing big goals, fostering sustainable growth, and maintaining positive relationships.

About the job:

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will serve as a key leader for MAHHC, planning and directing the financial services operation, including the development, interpretation, and administration of the hospital’s policies on finance, accounting, insurance, internal controls, and auditing.

As a link to the overall organization strategic plan, the CFO will develop a three-year financial plan and establish the processes to obtain access to financing for major initiatives. This role also monitors debt covenants and other obligations contained in financing agreements to ensure compliance.

The CFO has a direct reporting relationship to the President and CEO of MAHHC and serves as a critical leader in hospital’s Senior Administrative Leadership Team. The CFO provides direction and leadership for Patient Financial Services and Health Information Management teams.

This high visibility position requires that the incumbent can effectively manage change and be capable of implementing new courses of action.

About Mount Ascutney Hospital and Health Center:

Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center, a Dartmouth Health affiliate, is a 35-bed critical access hospital serving the central Vermont towns of Windsor and Woodstock and surrounding communities in Vermont and New Hampshire. Surrounded by natural beauty and outdoor activities, MAHHC is also home of the region’s most highly regarded inpatient Rehabilitation Center. The MAHHC team is focused on providing high-quality health, medical, and wellness services to the served population.

About Dartmouth Health:
Dartmouth Health is New Hampshire’s largest, and only academic, health system. Dartmouth Health serves patients from across northern New England and provides access to more than 1,800 providers. Anchored by the academic Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, the system includes the NCI-designated Dartmouth Cancer Center, the Dartmouth Health Children’s hospital, 5 member hospitals, 30 ambulatory clinic locations across the region, a Visiting Nurse Association, and the Jack Byrne Center for Palliative and Hospice Care.

At Dartmouth Health, we believe that the diversity of our patients, people, and community shows a strength we support and celebrate. We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for everyone to thrive, honoring all within our organization and the communities we serve. Our belief is simple and actionable: Dartmouth Health is better when we embrace each other with open hearts and minds, confront our biases, and take a stand for equity and inclusion.

Minimum qualifications:

Qualified candidates will hold a master’s degree or higher in business administration, public health, or a related field. CPA certification is preferred.

Candidates must possess a minimum of 5 years of previous financial management experience in a hospital setting. Experience in a critical access environment and/or within a complex, non-profit health system is preferred.

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