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Are you ready, willing, and able to take your career to the next level with an industry leader?

Unique opportunity for an extremely talented, high caliber financial professional to embrace an unusually comprehensive role as a leader of Wesley Enhanced Living.  This is a critical charge, set apart from any other leadership role at WEL, with strong growth potential.  The individual we seek knows their unique strengths and is hungry for a new career challenge – and will understand what it takes to bring our organization to the next level.

WEL is ranked #3 in the nation on the 2020 Fortune Best Workplaces in Aging Services, and has been Certified Great Place to Work for the past four years in a row.   WEL has been recognized as an innovative voice at the forefront of forging the future of aging services for well over a decade.

Our ideal candidate will possess uncommon analytical and critical thinking abilities, and a fervor to model those abilities throughout the organization. You must be willing to consider all points of view and welcome the challenge of proving out your case.  The right individual understands and will be instrumental in all aspects of the operations of a senior living organization -- crafting and implementing solutions across our communities. Superb presentation skills are imperative, with an ability to effectively communicate financial results and strategies to board members, financial institutions, and operational teams.

You must have demonstrable ability to create and implement disciplined, effective processes in accounting and billing, and across all levels of the organization and be relentless in your pursuit of revenue and cash growth; laser focused on collections; and proactive in implementing expense control.

Thus, the CFO at WEL will possess a superior capacity to identify needs, spot weaknesses, make connections, anticipate effects, and “see around corners".

Essential responsibilities:

• As a true business partner to the CEO and the executive leadership, CFO needs to assess organizational performance against both the annual budget and WEL’s long-term strategy.
• Develop tools and systems to provide critical financial and operational information to the CEO and make actionable recommendations on both strategy and operations.
• Engage the board finance, audit, and investment committees around issues, trends, and changes in the operating model(s) and operational delivery. Assist in establishing yearly objectives and meeting agendas, and selecting and engaging outside consultants (auditors, investment advisors).
• Oversee long-term budgetary planning and cost management in alignment with WEL strategic plan, especially as the organization considers potential acquisitions, and collaborations with external organizations.

Before you apply, we invite you to visit: www.wel.org to learn more about our 130+ year young organization, our growth, enhanced living philosophy, and our award winning workforce.  If we are fortunate enough to receive your application, please include a brief note as to why you believe you are the best candidate to help bring our organization to the next level.  We welcome qualified candidates from all geographic regions, with relocation covered.