Job description

About CLC:
Voted as one of the Best Places to Work in the Inland Northwest multiple times, Community Link Consulting, CLC proudly offers our team members not only competitive wages and benefits, but a flexible, collaborative, and supportive working environment as well. Our team members feel great about supporting our clients -which are health clinics providing health services to underserved people throughout the U.S. – knowing that our work makes a real difference in people’s lives.

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Work Location and Structure*: Schedules for employees hired in the Greater Spokane area will remain a hybrid of in-office and remote work from home. This is also an opportunity for fully and permanently remote work from home in select states across the United States including North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Minnesota, Arizona, Nevada, Montana, Idaho, Washington, California, Alaska, and Oregon.

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Travel:* Not expected but could require minimal travel

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Expected Behavior and CLC Culture:*
Professional behavior is expected; must follow Employee Manual. In addition, an essential part of success at CLC is understanding and reflecting CLC’s core values, which are the foundation of our culture (the way we do things). A portion of a team member’s performance will be evaluated on the extent to which he/she reflects the core values while performing the position’s responsibilities and functions. The list and discussion of the CLC Core Values are at the bottom of this position description.

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Position Overview:*
We are actively seeking a highly experienced Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with a proven track record to work in a Fractional CFO capacity with our clients, primarily Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC). Our clients have diverse financial, healthcare program, and business-related project needs that require expert consulting services. Our consultants must be skilled in managing multiple clients and projects, providing leadership and mentorship to both client staff and CLC staff. Our working environment fosters a balance between hands-on training, self-direction, and collaboration to ensure that all employees gain the necessary competence to fully serve clients. The ideal candidate must possess extensive knowledge and proficiency in all facets of financial management, ranging from basic bookkeeping to comprehensive investment and banking operations. In addition to being financial experts, our CLC consultants must have a customer-centric mindset to deliver unparalleled consulting services to our clients.

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Essential Functions:*

• Drive the company’s financial planning
• Perform risk management by analyzing the organization’s liabilities and investments
• Decide on investment strategies by considering cash and liquidity risks
• Control and evaluate the organization’s fundraising plans and capital structure
• Ensure cash flow is appropriate for the organization’s operations
• Supervise all finance personnel (controllers, treasurers etc.)
• Manage vendor relationships
• Prepare reliable current and forecasting reports
• Ensure compliance with FQHC regulations
• Supervise the preparation of cost reports and other industry-specific reporting
• Manage a team of consultants and accounting staff

Required Competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities):

• Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) experience strongly preferred
• Health care experience required
• Proven experience as CFO, finance officer, or relevant role
• In-depth knowledge of corporate financial law and risk management practices
• Excellent knowledge of data analysis and forecasting methods
• Proficient in the use of MS Office
• Ability to strategize and solve problems
• Strong leadership and organizational skills
• Excellent communication and people skills
• An analytical mind, comfortable with numbers

Required Education and Experience:

• CPA is a strong advantage
• BSc/BA in Accounting, Finance, or relevant field; MSc/MBA is a plus

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
• Able to travel as needed.
• Must be able to be in the office a minimum of two days per week.

Compensation: 120,000 – 160,000 DOE

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Benefits:*

• Community Link Consulting provides its eligible employees employer-paid health insurance with options to purchase additional coverage and to enroll in a Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Life, AD&D, and Long-Term Care Insurance, Paid Time Off with Seven Floating Holidays built in, a Retirement Option with 3% Match, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and more for eligible employees.

NOTE: This position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Policy*
Community Link Consulting, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity and treatment regardless of race, religion, color, creed, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, age (40 and over), gender identity, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed servicemember status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. CLC conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations. These protections extend to all management practices and decisions, including recruitment and hiring, appraisal systems, promotions, training, and career development programs.

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Core Values*

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RESPECT*

• This core value is the overarching value of CLC.
• Treating others with respect and expecting the same from them – both internal and external to CLC.
• CLC celebrates and values diverse voices and perspectives by creating a culture of inclusiveness and diversity and has a long history of working with clients in various cultures and locations.

LEADERSHIP

• We provide leadership to clients in our areas of expertise.
• Clients rely on us to lead them through complexities, deadlines etc.
• When clients are uncertain, we provide guidance and encouragement – they do not always have the time, experience, or expertise in the many complex areas of FQHC.
• Client hires us for a project because they don’t have time and/or don’t know how to get it done.
• We provide leadership for our clients, and we take initiative, so we are solution focused.
• Reliability – The client can count on us for:
• Informing, educating, and completing technical tasks
• Participating in decision making
• Listening and understanding coworkers’ challenges

• We embrace our commitment to being community leaders by implementing and demonstrating environmental sustainability thinking and practice.

SMEE (Subject Matter Expert Extraordinaire)

• SMEEs in FQHCs
• You can have a very specific niche within FQHCs and still be a SMEE.
• At our best, we are generalists that know well all a client’s admin needs.
• We know our weaknesses and call-in support frequently.
• It’s okay not to know everything, but communicate, offer to find out, and set a deadline to get back. It’s a good selling point and highlights other stars in our office.

SOLUTION-FOCUSED

• We look for ways to make something work, not for reasons that something can’t be done.
• Diagnostic versus production – defining the problem and crafting a solution rather than waiting for the client to tell us what to do. Using our FQHC SMEE skills
• Keep an open mind when looking for solutions and solicit input from other SMEEs and the client staff who are directly involved.
• “We don’t just drop a report on your desk, we help you, walk by you, keep you company, help you carry your load”. This is what differentiates us.

FLEXIBILITY

• Work-life balance – the balance works both ways, ebbs and flows.
• Examples: adjusting your schedule to accommodate a client’s board meeting, taking a conference call in an airport while traveling, taking time to check emails quickly after hours.
• We give our staff the ability to pick their schedule that they will adhere to on a regular basis with the understanding that there may be variations due to outside work responsibilities. Keeping team members informed of your own flexible schedule is key.
• We are here to serve the client. Their time is when we need to be available.
• Often the client doesn’t know what they need but wants to know someone is there.
• Work/life balance doesn’t mean turning off the phone at 4 or 5 and not looking at it. Many times, a quick response is all that is needed. Brief but lets the client know, “We are there” so that they know you will follow up within a reasonable time later.
• It doesn’t mean that, if you are traveling, your other duties are shelved.
• It is about relationships, both within CLC consultants AND with clients.
• It’s not always going to be a 50%/50% split. It is work/life, not just life. It’s the rhythm and balance.

CURIOSITY

• Definition - Eager to know or learn something.
• Self-initiated, not delegated.
• Examples: reading articles or listening to podcasts outside of work, asking additional questions on projects.
• Taking on a new subject area and learning the details, even if it is new to CLC.

GIVE MORE THAN YOU GET

• Help people first, relationships are key to our success.
• Take the extra step to find the file, look up the information or ask what you can do to help. Givers gain – think about that.
• This is not defined only in terms of money. For clients, it is time with them.
• What is the only commodity we have?

• Relationships are key to our success.
• Try to find out something about the person in front of you – personal interest.
• Help people first, billing will come if the relationship exists.
• It has been part of our mission from the beginning and is ongoing.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $120,000.00 - $160,000.00 per year

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