Director of Finance

Valley Cities; Federal Way (WA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, & Vision coverage

Retirement plan with employer 6%

Paid time off & holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Student Loan Forgiveness Programs

Training and supervision for licensure

Job summary

Valley Cities in Federal Way, WA, seeks a Director of Finance to lead our finance team. This full-time exempt role oversees accounting, cash management, internal controls, audits, budgeting, grants, payroll, and regulatory compliance to support a mission-driven behavioral health organization.

You will partner with the CFO and department heads to develop budgets, monitor variances, ensure timely financial reporting, and strengthen financial systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, business, or a related field.
• At least seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in accounting or financial management.
• Experience supervising accounting or finance teams.
• Knowledge of nonprofit finance and accounting regulations.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with accounting/financial reporting systems.
• Ability to pass required background checks.

Responsibilities

• Supervise accounting personnel, including training, scheduling, work assignments and review, performance evaluations, coaching, and appropriate personnel actions.
• Complete staff evaluations, payroll records, and personnel-related actions accurately and within established deadlines.
• Meet established deadlines and ensure timely completion of deliverables by reporting staff.
• Review daily cash balances, short-term investments, investment accounts, and related account balances.
• Oversee cash flow forecasts, liquidity monitoring, and banking activities within delegated authority.
• Review bank account activity and reconciliations to ensure accuracy, compliance with established internal controls, and timely identification and resolution of discrepancies.
• Evaluate and strengthen financial and accounting internal controls to safeguard agency resources.
• Develop, implement, and enforce policies and procedures governing cash disbursements.
• Evaluate and recommend financial policies, procedures, manuals, and process improvements to strengthen operational effectiveness and efficiency.
• Coordinate the annual financial statement audit, including audit schedules and adjusting entries; respond to auditor inquiries, explain accounting systems and records, review findings, and implement appropriate recommendations.
• Coordinate the annual 403(b) audit, including supporting schedules, auditor requests, review of results, and related follow-up.
• Oversee applicable federal and Washington State financial and tax reporting, including Form 990, business and excise taxes, and related compliance activities; coordinate timely submission of Form 990 supporting information to auditors, review the completed return, and ensure filing by the applicable deadline.
• Coordinate the agency budget and related materials and analyze budgeted revenues and expenditures.
• Lead budget-to-actual analysis, labor cost monitoring, financial forecasts, and variance reporting in collaboration with department leaders.
• Prepare departmental budget requests and monitor expenditures against approved budgets.
• Review grant reports and cash requirements across agency grants.
• Oversee grant and contract accounting, restricted funds, and associated financial compliance and reporting.
• Oversee payroll financial controls, including pre- and post-payroll reviews, authorized compensation changes, payroll expense and liability reconciliations, benefit deductions, and payroll tax reporting, in coordination with Human Resources and payroll personnel.
• Oversee payroll-related financial reporting and retirement plan contribution reconciliations in coordination with Human Resources and plan administrators.
• Support the CFO with CCBHC financial operations, including prospective payment system (PPS) revenue recognition, reimbursement reconciliations, cost allocations, forecasting, and coordination with Revenue Cycle Management and other teams.
• Support the CFO in preparing, reconciling, and submitting the annual CCBHC cost report, including validation of financial data, cost allocations, supporting documentation, and compliance with applicable reporting requirements.

Skills

Supervising finance teams

Advanced Excel

Nonprofit finance knowledge

Leadership and staff coaching

Background checks readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, or related field

Tools

Accounting and financial reporting systems

Job description

Director of Finance | Federal Way, WA | FULL-TIME | EXEMPT | $99,056.00 - $137,820.00 |

About Valley Cities

Valley Cities has recently been selected to lead efforts in Washington State to become a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC), reflecting compliance with stringent national standards in behavioral health care. This status enables broader service availability, improved integration of mental health and substance use treatment, enhanced crisis intervention capabilities, and ensures services are accessible to all, regardless of financial circumstances.

What You'll Do (Essential Functions)

Finance Team Leadership and Supervision

• Supervise accounting personnel, including training, scheduling, work assignments and review, performance evaluations, coaching, and appropriate personnel actions.
• Complete staff evaluations, payroll records, and personnel-related actions accurately and within established deadlines.
• Meet established deadlines and ensure timely completion of deliverables by reporting staff.

Cash Management and Disbursements

• Review daily cash balances, short-term investments, investment accounts, and related account balances.
• Oversee cash flow forecasts, liquidity monitoring, and banking activities within delegated authority.
• Review bank account activity and reconciliations to ensure accuracy, compliance with established internal controls, and timely identification and resolution of discrepancies.

Internal Controls, Policies, and Systems

• Evaluate and strengthen financial and accounting internal controls to safeguard agency resources.
• Develop, implement, and enforce policies and procedures governing cash disbursements.
• Evaluate and recommend financial policies, procedures, manuals, and process improvements to strengthen operational effectiveness and efficiency.

Audits, Tax, and Regulatory Compliance

• Coordinate the annual financial statement audit, including audit schedules and adjusting entries; respond to auditor inquiries, explain accounting systems and records, review findings, and implement appropriate recommendations.
• Coordinate the annual 403(b) audit, including supporting schedules, auditor requests, review of results, and related follow-up.
• Oversee applicable federal and Washington State financial and tax reporting, including Form 990, business and excise taxes, and related compliance activities; coordinate timely submission of Form 990 supporting information to auditors, review the completed return, and ensure filing by the applicable deadline.

Budgeting, Forecasting, and Analysis

• Coordinate the agency budget and related materials and analyze budgeted revenues and expenditures.
• Lead budget-to-actual analysis, labor cost monitoring, financial forecasts, and variance reporting in collaboration with department leaders.
• Prepare departmental budget requests and monitor expenditures against approved budgets.

Grants and Contracts

• Review grant reports and cash requirements across agency grants.
• Oversee grant and contract accounting, restricted funds, and associated financial compliance and reporting.

Payroll Financial Controls

• Oversee payroll financial controls, including pre- and post-payroll reviews, authorized compensation changes, payroll expense and liability reconciliations, benefit deductions, and payroll tax reporting, in coordination with Human Resources and payroll personnel.
• Oversee payroll-related financial reporting and retirement plan contribution reconciliations in coordination with Human Resources and plan administrators.

CCBHC Financial Operations

• Support the CFO with CCBHC financial operations, including prospective payment system (PPS) revenue recognition, reimbursement reconciliations, cost allocations, forecasting, and coordination with Revenue Cycle Management and other teams.
• Support the CFO in preparing, reconciling, and submitting the annual CCBHC cost report, including validation of financial data, cost allocations, supporting documentation, and compliance with applicable reporting requirements.

What You'll Bring (Required)

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, business, or a related field.
• A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in accounting or financial management, including prior experience as a Finance Director, Director of Accounting, or in a comparable senior financial leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience supervising accounting or finance teams.
• Knowledge of nonprofit finance and accounting regulations.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, complex formulas, and financial analysis, with demonstrated experience using accounting and financial reporting systems and related business applications.
• Ability to pass required background checks.

Nice to Have (Preferred)

• Financial management experience in healthcare.
• Knowledge of office management, organizational and supervisory procedures, forms, and records.
• Familiarity with HIPAA and The Joint Commission (or comparable accreditation standards) as they relate to business and information systems functions.

Join Our Team!

Be a part of a team that is dedicated to making a difference every day. Meaningful work, and comprehensive benefits:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision coverage available for employees and eligible family members and dependents
• Health Savings Account, $2,000 contribution annually, prorated monthly.
• Agency sponsored retirement plan, up to 6% employer contributions, and pre-tax/Roth available
• Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) resources
• Comprehensive paid time off, paid holidays, and extended sick leave options
• Access to Student Loan Forgiveness Programs
• Annual longevity bonusesRecognition programs and incentives
• Access to training, supervision, and consultation for professional certification and licensure
• Clinical supervision provided toward licensure, if applicable
• Paid training days and yearly training fund

We are excited about the future ahead! We’re looking for people who want to make a real difference in behavioral health while growing alongside a mission-driven team. Employees joining Valley Cities at this time will become part of an impactful organization dedicated to advancing community behavioral health, that is grounded in compassion, equity and community impact. Join us to make significant contributions during pivotal moments in the lives of others!

We are dedicated to Equal Opportunity Employment & embrace the contributions of a diverse and inclusive workforce. Valley Cities Counseling and Consultation is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans and does not unlawfully discriminate under federal, state, or local laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status.

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.

Valley Cities is dedicated to Equal Opportunity Employment.

Valley Cities is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote, reassign, compensate, and administer all personnel actions without regard to age, sex, race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or medical condition including pregnancy. It is our intention that all qualified applicants are given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

Valley Cities also provides reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs or practices fully required by law. If you would like to request an accommodation, please contact Human Resources .