Behavioral Health Chief Financial Officer

About the role

The Behavioral Health Chief Financial Officer provides executive leadership and strategic oversight of all financial operations within Ventura County Behavioral Health (VCBH), a division of the County of Ventura Health Care Agency (HCA). This position oversees accounting, auditing, budgeting, risk management, revenue maximization, cost allocation, forecasting, and regulatory reporting, including compliance with local, state, and federal requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-year financial planning efforts that align with policy changes, reimbursement trends, and cost pressures to ensure long-term financial resilience across the integrated health system.
• Strengthen cost accounting capabilities and advance the modernization of financial and operational systems to improve reporting precision, transparency, and executive decision support.
• Implement robust reporting frameworks that provide actionable insights at the service-line and program level while promoting shared ownership of financial performance across divisions.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of finance professionals, reinforcing alignment, accountability, and executive-level financial stewardship throughout the organization.
• Serve as a trusted financial advisor within County governance structures by strengthening relationships with executive leadership and governing bodies and clearly communicating complex financial strategies in a public-sector environment.

Requirements

This position requires extensive education, training, and experience in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field, with five (5) years of professional accounting, auditing, or financial management experience, including supervisory/management responsibilities over unit/division operations. A Master's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, health care services administration, or a related field is desired.

Qualifications

• Extensive education, training, and experience demonstrating possession of the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Professional accounting, auditing, or financial management experience with supervisory/management responsibilities.
• Experience with program development, project management, and financial administration in a hospital or other health care environment.

Skills

The ideal candidate should have experience in financial planning, fiscal oversight, auditing, compliance, budgeting, and reporting, particularly in a public-sector environment. They should also have experience developing and mentoring future leaders.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Assistant Chief Financial Officer- HCA -E

This is an at-will position, exempt from the provisions of the Civil Service Ordinance.

Schedule

This position operates on a regular, in-office schedule. The role does not offer flexible/hybrid or remote work schedule opportunities.