Chief Financial Officer

Compassion Health Care, Inc. serves a uniquely positioned rural region in north-central North Carolina, providing care to communities across Caswell and Rockingham Counties. The area is characterized by strong community ties, a slower pace of life, and the natural beauty of rolling farmland and historic town centers, offering a welcoming and affordable place to live and work.

While rooted in a rural setting, CHC’s service area enjoys convenient access to vibrant urban centers and cultural destinations. Danville, Virginia, a growing hub of economic development, higher education, and recreation, is just minutes away. Larger metropolitan areas, including Greensboro and the Research Triangle region of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, are also within easy reach, providing access to world-class universities, major health systems, arts and entertainment, international travel, and diverse dining and cultural amenities.

This unique blend of rural community and proximity to urban resources offers the best of both worlds for those seeking meaningful work and a balanced lifestyle. CHC’s location positions the organization to serve as both an anchor for rural health and a connector to broader regional networks, ensuring that patients and staff benefit from strong local relationships as well as accessible, regional opportunities for growth, collaboration, and innovation.

The Chief Financial Officer plays a central and highly collaborative role within Compassion Health Care, Inc., working closely with leadership, the Board, and external partners to support the organization’s mission and financial strength.

The CFO reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer and serves as a key strategic advisor, providing insight, guidance, and financial leadership aligned with organizational priorities. The CFO leads and develops the finance team and oversees all financial operations, including financial strategy, accounting, reporting, and patient billing. This includes ensuring strong internal controls, accurate and timely reporting, and effective support for operational leaders responsible for budget and service delivery.

The CFO collaborates regularly with the Board of Directors, with particular engagement with the Finance Committee, ensuring transparent communication, fiscal accountability, and thoughtful financial planning. The role works closely with the Senior Leadership Team and Leadership Team to ensure financial systems and insights are fully integrated into decision-making, strategy execution, and operational improvement.

Externally, the CFO serves as a primary financial representative for the organization, fostering trusted relationships with current and prospective funders, auditors, banking partners, and regulatory agencies. Across all internal and external interactions, the CFO models stewardship, integrity, and a deep commitment to advancing equitable community-focused health care.

Ideal Experience

• Finance leadership experience in a healthcare setting, ideally in an FQHC
• Demonstrated understanding of revenue cycle optimization, payer contracts, and billing operations
• Strong background in grants management, federal reporting (such as UDS), and compliance with Uniform Guidance
• Experience developing budgets and forecasts that support growth, access, and operational sustainability
• Strong understanding of CMS cost reporting, the way in which it impacts state-level fee-for-service and managed care Medicaid rate setting and management.
• Strong accounting background with expert understanding of ‘best practice’ finance department workflows to support GAAP compliance for accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, etc.
• Strong understanding of value-based care arrangements with payers, ACO’s and CIN’s
• Skilled at building relationships with Boards, funders, auditors, and regulatory agencies

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration or related field required. Master’s degree (MBA, MHA, or similar) and/or CPA designation preferred
• Minimum of 7-10 years of progressive leadership experience in financial management within healthcare; preferably 3 or more years CFO-level experience within a FQHC
• Demonstrated proficiency in financial systems (ideally MIP/Abila, ADP and EHB/PMS), data analytics (ideally, eCW/EBO and Azara), internal controls and audit readiness

• Mission-driven, with a genuine passion for advancing access to high-quality health care in underserved settings
• A collaborative partner who engages clinical and operational teams in financial strategy and decision-making
• Transparent communicator who can provide clear financial insight to non-finance leaders and the Board
• Strategic thinker who balances innovation and growth with fiscal discipline and risk management
• Resilient, adaptive leader able to navigate the rural health context, regulatory complexity, and funding realities
• Ethical and detail-oriented, committed to integrity, internal controls, and compliance in a community-based health center
• Will reside within either North Carolina or Virginia, and be offered the flexibility of remote work to the degree collaboratively determined appropriate between the candidate and the CEO.

Compensation for the CFO position will be competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Benefits include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Retirement plan with employer match
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Professional development support