Strategic Finance Controller - Nonprofit Healthcare

vcfo; Durango (CO); On-site; USD 83,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Life Insurance

401k with company matching

PTO

Job summary

vcfo has partnered with a leading behavioral health provider on the Western Slope of Colorado. As a senior finance leader, you will own the full accounting cycle, deliver timely financial statements, and lead the close process while ensuring strong internal controls and donor-restricted funding accounting.

You will manage budgeting, reporting, and analysis for executive leadership, guiding strategic decisions and process improvements in a mission-driven healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• At least 15 years of progressively responsible accounting experience, including ownership of the close and financial reporting process and at least three years of supervisory experience.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, internal controls, reconciliations, financial statement preparation, and audit support.
• Demonstrated ability to manage detailed transactional work while improving processes and advising senior leaders.
• Advanced spreadsheet skills and experience with modern accounting and reporting systems.
• Excellent judgment, organization, analytical ability, written communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to confidentiality, ethical stewardship, and the organization’s mental health care mission.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full accounting cycle, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash receipts, fixed assets, leases, prepaid expenses, accruals, payroll accounting, allocations, and intercompany activity.
• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close; establish schedules, review reconciliations and journal entries, resolve variances, and deliver timely, accurate financial statements.
• Maintain the chart of accounts, accounting policies, closing calendar, supporting schedules, and documentation standards.
• Ensure appropriate accounting for net assets with and without donor restrictions, contributions, grants, contracts, program service revenue, and other funding sources.
• Prepare clear monthly and annual financial statements, management reports, departmental results, forecasts, cash analyses, and variance explanations.
• Support the annual operating and capital budget process, including templates, assumptions, consolidations, and ongoing budget-to-actual monitoring.
• Develop useful reporting for executive leadership, the Finance Committee, and the Board of Directors.
• Translate complex financial information for nonfinancial leaders and recommend corrective actions when results differ from plan.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Financial reporting

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field

Job description

vcfo has partnered with a leading behavioral health provider on the Western Slope of Colorado. As a senior finance leader, you will own the full accounting cycle, deliver timely financial statements, and lead the close process while ensuring strong internal controls and donor-restricted funding accounting.

You will manage budgeting, reporting, and analysis for executive leadership, guiding strategic decisions and process improvements in a mission-driven healthcare environment.