Behavioral Health Chief Financial Officer

About the role

The Ventura County Behavioral Health (VCBH) Department, a division of the County of Ventura Health Care Agency (HCA), provides essential mental health and substance use treatment services to individuals and families throughout Ventura County. This position is responsible for ensuring the financial integrity, regulatory compliance, and long-term fiscal sustainability of BHP services.

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 that demonstrates possession of the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. These can also be obtained by completion of: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field AND five (5) years of professional accounting, auditing, or financial management experience which included 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 that demonstrates possession of the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Completion of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field AND five (5) years of professional accounting, auditing, or financial management experience which included 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.

Skills

The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in financial administration in a hospital, behavioral health, health plan, or other healthcare setting, program development and project management. They should have experience with financial planning, fiscal oversight, auditing, compliance, budgeting, and reporting, particularly in a public-sector environment.

Benefits

As a County of Ventura employee, benefits include retirement plans, health insurance, and other perks. For more information, visit the County's benefits website or call (805) 654-2570.

Pay

The starting salary for this position is $180,000 per year, with potential for growth based on performance and qualifications.

Schedule

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