Make an Impact Through Financial Leadership
Sinnissippi Centers, Inc. is seeking an accomplished, mission-driven Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to lead the financial strategy and stewardship of our community-based behavioral healthcare organization. Headquartered in Dixon, Illinois, Sinnissippi Centers has delivered quality, coordinated, and responsive care to communities across northwestern Illinois since 1966.
As a key member of the executive leadership team, the CFO will safeguard the organization’s financial health, strengthen systems and controls, and provide clear financial insight to support sustainable growth and exceptional care.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic financial leadership and serve as a trusted advisor to the President/CEO, executive team, and Board of Directors.
- Direct budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, cash management, investments, and long-range financial modeling.
- Oversee accounting operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, general ledger, and financial reporting.
- Deliver timely, accurate financial statements, dashboards, and analyses that support informed decision-making.
- Maintain strong internal controls and ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, contracts, grants, funding requirements, and accounting standards.
- Lead the financial administration of government and private grants, including proposal budgeting, expenditure monitoring, cost allocation, drawdowns, reporting, documentation, and audit readiness; partner with program leaders to ensure funds are used in accordance with award terms.
- Lead annual audits, tax filings, cost reporting, and relationships with auditors, banks, insurers, and other external partners.
- Monitor reimbursement, revenue cycle performance, payer trends, and financial risks in a complex healthcare environment.
- Partner with operational and clinical leaders to evaluate programs, improve efficiency, and align resources with strategic priorities.
- Recruit, develop, and lead a high-performing finance team while fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Present financial information clearly to audiences with varying levels of financial expertise.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a closely related field.
- Seven or more years of progressively responsible finance or accounting experience; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
- Five or more years of successful supervisory or leadership experience.
- Professional experience in the behavioral health field in Illinois, with knowledge of the state’s funding, reimbursement, regulatory, and service-delivery environment.
- Demonstrated expertise in budgeting, financial reporting, internal controls, audit preparation, and regulatory compliance.
- Strong analytical, communication, judgment, and relationship-building skills.
- Demonstrated use of technology/AI for reporting and analytics.
- Ability to lead strategically while remaining engaged in operational detail.
Preferred
- CPA licensure or an advanced degree.
- Financial leadership experience in nonprofit healthcare, human services, or another highly regulated environment.
- Demonstrated experience managing government and private grants, including grant budgeting, compliance, reporting, cost allocation, reimbursement, and nonprofit accounting.
- Demonstrated experience with complex billing systems, including fee for service billing, per member per month billing, and prospective payment system billing.
What You'll Bring
The successful candidate will be an ethical and collaborative executive who combines financial discipline with a genuine commitment to community service. They will value compassion, empathy, inclusion, advocacy, innovation, and humor, and will thrive in a trauma-sensitive organization focused on hope, healing, and wellness.