Humanity Health Looking for Chief Financial Officer at Greater Chicago Area Full Time

About Our Client

Founded in 1982, Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care is a growth-focused, nonprofit provider of exceptional serious illness care, hospice care, and grief support for adults and children.

Lightways offers unwavering guidance and support to its patients and families. They know how important time is, and their devoted team of highly skilled healthcare professionals takes time to listen to their patients’ needs. Lightways’ goal for all its patients and families is simple: Time together with less pain and more joy.

Lightways provides care in a variety of settings including the home, nursing, and assisted living facilities, as well as its 20-bed inpatient facility located at its corporate campus in Joliet. Lightways serves 11 counties throughout northwest Illinois and employs 235 staff. The organization enjoys an outstanding reputation for its quality care and has served over 32,000 patients since its inception.

Your Role

Lightways is in search of a highly experienced healthcare finance professional to join its Executive Team and assume a strategic role in the overall management and growth of the organization.

The CFO will work collaboratively with the CEO and Executive Team to establish the organization’s financial goals, objectives, and budgets and provide timely advice and consultation to the CEO and Board. The CFO will be responsible for planning, implementing, and managing all financial and IT-related activities of the company and take a lead role in evaluating acquisition and partnership opportunities. The position will lead an 8-person Finance Team and a 3-person IT Department.

In addition, the CFO will be administratively responsible for safeguarding Lightways’ assets and working with the CEO to ensure that the organization has the resources necessary to meet its established goals and objectives.

Successful candidates will demonstrate in-depth knowledge and expertise in:

• Financial Management & Reporting
• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Capital Management
• Leadership & Relationship Building

All candidates must be strong strategic thinkers who enjoy rolling up their sleeves, managing as a player/coach, and building customer-focused teams.

How You Qualify

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or related field required
• Minimum of 10 years accounting experience with five years’ supervisory experience, and at least three years executive level experience and leadership for a finance and/or accounting department and staff
• Prior experience in healthcare
• Demonstrated knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and generally accepted auditing standards
• Strong financial modeling skills, along with understanding of financial reporting and cash flow dynamics
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including spreadsheet presentation graphics and data management software
• Demonstrated ability in leveraging technology to enhance revenue or operating efficiencies
• Must be detail-oriented and able to balance multiple responsibilities and tasks while meeting deadlines
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with a diverse group of people including senior leaders, department managers, staff, clinicians, patients, families, and external stakeholders

How You Are Supported

• Lightways embraces a hybrid work model. The CFO will be expected to work three days in office and two days from home.
• Total rewards package, including competitive base pay with bonus, paid time off, and benefits package.