As a key member of the senior leadership team, the Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer (CFO) reports directly to the CEO, Guthrie Clinic, and provides enterprise-wide financial leadership for The Guthrie Clinic and its subsidiaries and affiliates. The CFO is responsible for shaping and executing financial strategy aligned with organizational mission, clinical excellence, and long-term sustainability. This role integrates advanced analytics, digital finance capabilities, artificial intelligence (AI), and data-driven insights to inform strategy, optimize performance, and support high-impact decision-making at the executive and Board levels.
The CFO serves as a strategic partner to the CEO, Board of Directors, and senior leaders, translating complex financial, operational, and market data into clear, transparent, and actionable insights.

Education, Licensure & Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
- CPA, CFA, or equivalent professional certification required, unless the candidate holds a relevant master’s degree as outlined below.
- MBA, Master’s in Finance, Healthcare Administration, or a related advanced degree strongly preferred; for candidates meeting this criterion, the professional certification is preferred rather than required.
- Ongoing professional development in analytics, digital finance, and emerging technologies expected
Experience
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive senior leadership experience in healthcare finance or a similarly complex, regulated environment
- Demonstrated experience presenting to and partnering with Boards of Directors and Board Committees
- Proven track record leading enterprise financial strategy, capital planning, and performance management
- Experience leveraging advanced analytics, predictive modeling, and/or AI-enabled tools to improve financial and operational outcomes
- Experience leading large, multidisciplinary teams and complex change initiatives

Essential Functions
Strategic & Financial Leadership
1. Provide enterprise-wide leadership for the financial strategy of The Guthrie Clinic, ensuring alignment with organizational strategy, growth priorities, and long-term sustainability.
2. Lead the development and execution of multi-year financial plans, integrating strategic planning, market dynamics, capital allocation, and scenario modeling.
3. Serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO and executive leadership team on financial, operational, and market trends, risks, and opportunities.
Analytics, AI & Data-Driven Decision Support
1. Champion the use of advanced analytics, financial modeling, forecasting, and AI-enabled tools to enhance decision-making, improve performance, and anticipate future risks and opportunities.
2. Oversee the development of enterprise financial dashboards, KPIs, and performance management frameworks that provide real-time and predictive insights.
3. Translate complex financial and analytical insights into clear, compelling narratives for executive leadership, physicians, and the Board.
Board, Executive & Stakeholder Engagement
1. Lead the preparation and presentation of financial results, forecasts, strategic analyses, and key performance trends to the Board of Directors, Finance Committee, Audit Committee, and other governance bodies.
2. Partner with Board members and senior leaders to support informed governance, investment decisions, and strategic trade-offs.
3. Represent The Guthrie Clinic with external stakeholders including lenders, rating agencies, investors, regulators, and industry partners.
Financial Operations, Capital & Risk Management
1. Ensure adequate capital resources to support current operations and future growth, including oversight of treasury, cash management, investments, and debt issuance and compliance.
2. Oversee the preparation, monitoring, and optimization of annual operating and capital budgets, rolling forecasts, and mid-year projections.
3. Establish and maintain a robust system of internal controls, risk management, and financial governance to ensure integrity, compliance, and transparency.
4. Provide executive oversight of risk financing, insurance programs, and enterprise risk mitigation strategies.
Revenue, Payer & Regulatory Oversight
1. Provide executive oversight of revenue cycle operations, third-party payer contracting, and managed care strategies to support financial performance and access to care.
2. Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant regulatory and statutory financial reporting, including cost reports, tax filings, and external audits.
Leadership & Talent Development
1. Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing finance and related leadership team, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision-making.
2. Direct reports include SVP Finance, SVP Supply Chain, VP Revenue Cycle, VP Managed Care, AVP Treasurer, and Senior Director of Insurance.

Core Competencies
- Demonstrates uncompromising personal and professional integrity in all financial, operational, and strategic decisions
- Strategic financial leadership and enterprise thinking
- Board-level communication and executive presence
- Advanced financial analytics, forecasting, and modeling
- AI and digital finance enablement
- Change leadership and transformation management
- Healthcare reimbursement and regulatory expertise
- Collaboration, influence, and stakeholder engagement

Other Duties
- Performs other duties as assigned in support of organizational goals and evolving business needs.

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