Chief Financial Official

Talence Group•Portland, OR

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Central City Concern (CCC) is a Portland nonprofit founded in 1979 that helps people experiencing or at risk of homelessness build healthy, stable lives. Its integrated model includes a Federally Qualified Health Center with 16 clinics, 2,433 affordable and supportive homes across 32 properties, and addiction recovery and employment services. CCC serves approximately 14,400 people annually, has $150 million to $200 million in annual revenue, and employs more than 1,100 people. Reporting to the President & CEO, the Chief Financial Officer will lead finance during a period of significant change in human-services funding. The CFO will serve as a strategic partner to the CEO, Executive Leadership Team, and Board, helping determine how CCC’s integrated model is funded and sustained. The role requires a mission-anchored finance executive who can lead in a complex, multi-funded organization, understand new revenue models and funding environments, and bring financial insight and empathy to consequential decisions. The CFO will oversee strategic and executive finance leadership; revenue and funding strategy; budgeting, forecasting, and risk; asset and capital strategy; accounting, controls, and compliance; Board and external relations; and finance-team and systems leadership. The role is based onsite in Portland, Oregon.

Requirements

At least 15 years of progressive finance experience, including senior leadership of multi-layer finance and accounting teams in healthcare, affordable housing, human services, or another complex, highly regulated environment.
Experience leading finance in a complex organization with multiple revenue streams and the ability to learn new funding models quickly.
A record of leading organizations through funding contraction, restructuring, or transformation, with sound judgment on resource allocation and portfolio decisions.
Experience building multi-year scenario plans, cash forecasts, and program-level risk models and translating financial and operational data into clear leadership options.
Experience leading a strong internal-control environment and external audit process, with a clean audit and compliance history.
Exceptional communication skills, including experience staffing Board finance and audit committees and explaining complex funding to boards, funders, lenders, elected officials, and staff.
Genuine commitment to serving people experiencing homelessness, addiction, and poverty, with an empathetic, respectful leadership style and a strong sense of personal accountability.
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or business required.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in business, finance, accounting, health administration, or public administration, or CPA.
Healthcare finance experience, including reimbursement and cost reporting.
Affordable housing or real estate finance experience, including asset management.
Health plan, payer, or value-based payment experience.
Experience with Medicaid or other public payers.
Experience with government grants, contracts, and single audits.
Experience managing cash through variable public payment cycles.
Experience leading finance systems modernization.
Experience evaluating partnerships, affiliations, or asset transfers.
Experience with philanthropy, endowments, or unionized workforces.

Responsibilities

Build an understanding of CCC’s programs, operations, and culture and establish credibility with the Executive Leadership Team, Board, and program leaders.
Serve on the Executive Leadership Team and act as a strategic thought partner to the CEO, leadership team, and Board in shaping strategy and the organization’s direction over the next three to five years.
Integrate financial perspectives across health services, housing, recovery, and employment programs to develop an enterprise-wide view of performance.
Present data-informed options and trade-offs and recommend decisive courses of action.
Develop strategies to protect and grow revenue amid Medicaid changes and shifting public funding, including evaluating alternative payment models and reimbursement opportunities.
Navigate federal, state, regional, county, and city funding relationships; strengthen contract terms; and apply disciplined sustainability criteria to funding opportunities.
Partner with Philanthropy to diversify revenue and strengthen long-term financial resilience.
Lead the annual budget and develop multi-year forecasts and scenario plans, including cash forecasts for variable public payment cycles.
Establish financial guardrails, risk tests, and sustainability standards for growth, new programs, partnerships, and contracts.
Lead cost-of-service and project-feasibility analysis; assess program and investment risks; and recommend, implement, and monitor mitigation strategies.
Partner with Housing & Development and program and operations leaders on asset and disposition modeling, including tax-credit, refinancing, and transfer options, with clear decision timelines.
Guide capital planning and financing for facilities, housing, and program investments.
Lead Accounting, Billing, Business Information Systems, and Purchasing; ensure accurate tax filings and consolidated reporting across CCC and affiliated entities and partnerships.
Lead the annual independent financial audit, single audit, and partnership audits, and maintain strong internal controls to protect public and philanthropic funds.
Ensure compliance with federal, state, county, and city funding and contract requirements, partnering with legal and compliance colleagues on regulatory matters.
Serve ex officio on the Board Finance and Audit Committees and prepare committee agendas, materials, and reports.
Build trusted relationships with lenders, funders, elected officials, and government partners; navigate public-funding and policy matters; and represent CCC’s financial position clearly and credibly.
Lead, develop, and retain the finance team, maintain clear communication, and champion the team’s needs with leadership.
Partner with Human Resources on compensation philosophy and workforce investment, including collective bargaining, while balancing represented and non-represented workforce needs with long-term financial sustainability.
Build the business case and a phased roadmap for modern finance systems and deliver timely financial and KPI reporting to program leaders and the Board.