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Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health

Director of Finance

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health, Port Saint Lucie, Florida, United States,


Description:

As the Director of Finance at Communities Connected for Kids, you will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. We offer:Opportunities to make a positive impact in the lives of children in need of supportUnique rewards that come from seeing families improve and flourish with the services you referred them toSalary for the director position starts at $60,500 annuallyExcellent benefits including low-cost, high-coverage health insurance, generous time-off, and competitive retirementOur Communities Connected for Kids Program provides services for children and families in the child welfare system, to ensure a community without abuse, neglect and abandonment. Based out of Port Saint Lucie, FL, this position monitors and provides oversight to ensure financial accounting, reporting, analysis, and the vouchering of client related services meet federal, state, and community-based care requirements and allow for accurate and maximized federal financial participation. This position also includes the following essential functions:Supervises Eligibility Department, Finance and Master Trust SpecialistsReviews monthly financial statements to ensure accuracy, completeness, and fairnessOversees financial functions of CCKids Finance Department including accounts payable, month end closing, journal entries and DCF monthly invoices and reportingWorks closely with Independent Auditors, DCF Contract Manager and DCF Desk Reviewers providing information needed during audits and reviews and responds as neededServes as the agency expert in funding streams and the State approved web-based system as they relate to eligible client services within multiple DCF programsOversees all aspects of the Eligibility Determination Unit ensuring all work is accurate, timely, and in accordance with federal, state, and community-based care requirementsProvides technical assistance on the completion of all eligibility formsProvides technical assistance regarding the Relative Caregiver ACCESS processOversees the processing and approvals of foster board, adoption subsidy, RTI stipend batches, Respite payments, group home invoices as well as any ancillary client-related payments in the State approved web-based systemProcesses Independent Living/PESS requests for Aftercare servicesAttends staff meetings, in-service training and other meetings, staffings, or conferences as necessary. Requires periodic travelEnsures new staff orientation (CCKids and Case Management staff [post Pre-service training]) on eligibility determination and Master Trust policies and proceduresFoster care duties include editing licensed provider services upon licensing approval, editing unlicensed other services i.e.: respite, bed holds, etc. to providers and/or clients, building non-family safety licensed providers and completing fiscal approval for all paid placementsAdoptions duties include creating out-of-home placement for pre-adoptive placements, closing out-of-home placement at finalization, and creating out-of-home service for adoptive child at finalizationFSFN fiscal duties include checking dispositions, checking the number record, and manually checking system input and system generated payment requestsOracle duties include uploading and processing payments from FSFN, reconciliation of FSFN transactions to Oracle, processing weekly check runs, and month-end close processing and reportingThis list of essential functions is not intended to be exhaustive. CCKids reserves the right to modify this job description to ensure compliance with the actual job requirements

Qualifications:EDUCATION:Required: Bachelors degree in general business, accounting, finance or related field from an accredited school or university.Preferred: Masters degree in general business, accounting, finance or related field from an accredited school or university.EXPERIENCE:Required: A minimum of four (4) years experience in a nonprofit organization, accounting, or finance.Preferred: Prior experience in child welfare, Medicaid, and/or FSFN.Company Overview:About Communities Connected for KidsCommunities Connected for Kids provides oversight and coordination of the child-welfare system in Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie counties. At any given time, there are about 1,300 abused, abandoned or neglected children in our care. We are responsible for the safety and well-being of each one of them. We meet this responsibility through a mix of direct and contracted services. If you think about it in terms of building a house, we are the general contractor of the child-welfare system. The system is the house, we are the contractor, and our network of service providers are the subcontractors we pull together to make the house strong and ready to live in.Who We ServeCommunities Connected for Kids offers a full range of care for children, adolescents, young adults and family members in Okeechobee and the Treasure Coast. We offer our services through a wide variety of approaches including in-home parenting and prevention services, family preservation, case management, residential programs and extended foster care services for teenagers and young adults.In the tradition of true partnership, Communities Connected

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Kids works closely with several agencies that are funded through Medicaid, substance abuse/mental health or private funds to offer a continuum of treatment services otherwise unfunded by Community Based Care dollars. These partnerships help families strengthen their capacity to care for their children or help children heal from trauma theyve experienced.MissionOur mission is to enhance the safety, permanency and well-being of all children in Okeechobee and the Treasure Coast through a community network of family support services.ValuesCommunities Connected for Kids values are:We are accountable to the children and families we serve and to the communities in which we live. We ensure services provided are:Individualized, based on the strengths and needs of the families we serveRespectful and culturally sensitiveEffective and accountableEvidence based and data drivenPermanency focusedEnsure financial and human resources are managed and maximizedOur VisionWe envision a community without abuse, neglect and abandonment so all children grow to their full potential.