Michigan Great Lakes Job Bank

Affiliate CFO
BuffkinBaker
Full-Time

Posted 7/21/2026

Position Description:

The Affiliate Chief Financial Officer serves as the senior financial leader for North Central Kansas Medical Center, with administrative responsibility for the organization’s overall financial management and long-term fiscal stewardship. The Affiliate CFO will provide strategic and operational leadership for financial planning, budgeting, cash and investment management, financial reporting, and organizational strategic planning to support the hospital’s mission and objectives.

This leader will direct and oversee the hospital’s core financial and business operations, including revenue cycle management, accounting, patient financial services, health information management (medical records), and decision support. Additionally, the Affiliate CFO will ensure the integrity of financial processes, promote operational efficiency, and provide data-driven insights to support informed decision-making across the organization.

This leader will partner with executive leadership and departmental leaders to align financial strategies with operational priorities, strengthen financial performance, and support the delivery of high-quality patient care. The Affiliate CFO will lead the development and monitoring of the annual financial plan while maintaining a comprehensive understanding of the organization’s financial position and future growth opportunities.

The NCKMC CFO reports directly to the CFO at Salina Regional Health Center and has a dotted-line reporting relationship to the Administrator/CEO at North Central Kansas Medical Center.

Standard of Measure and Requirements:

Quality

• As a leader within the organization, the employee understands their responsibility to uphold the SRHC Leadership Expectations and diligently demonstrates them in daily practice.
• Facilitates departmental operations, removes barriers, and ensures access to services, supplies, and equipment for quality outcomes.
• Effectively oversees and manages all financial aspects of the organization, maintaining a clear understanding of the facility’s financial position across assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses based on past, current, and planned future operations.
• Contributes to a positive, productive, and effective workplace culture removing barriers and providing guidance and direction to make decisions that will provide the best outcomes for patients, employees, department, and the organization.
• Clearly assigns responsibilities and tasks to assigned department directors and others, establishes effective controls, ensures that necessary resources and authority are available, and monitors progress to increase efficiency and enhanced outcomes.

Access

• Practices critical thinking, good judgment, and professional insight in communication and collaboration to build teamwork, facilitate change, mediate conflict, and identify and improve key work systems and processes to deliver efficient and effective services.
• Promotes growth and development of staff by setting clear expectations, coaching and mentoring, and evaluating performance effectively and timely.

Stewardship

• Demonstrates responsibility for containment of health center costs and conservation of supplies, equipment, and human resources by developing financial plans and monitoring expenses, benchmark/productivity standards; staffing levels/rations to volume; and alignment of departmental goals and operations with best practices and corporate strategies.
• Develops and implements departmental policies and procedures; and ensures compliance with SRHC policies and procedures, federal/state rules and regulations, accreditation standards, and SRHC Code of Conduct.
• Maintains personal professional growth and development through active participation in professional affiliations, attendance at seminars and conferences, continuing education programs, and profession networking opportunities.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting required
• Master’s degree in business, healthcare administration, or related field preferred

Experience

• Minimum of five years of accounting experience
• Healthcare accounting experience strongly preferred

Required Registration/ License/ Certification

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred

About the Organization:

The North Central Kansas Medical Center was dedicated in October 2022. Construction of the facility began in early 2020 along College Drive in Concordia, Kansas. Formally known as Cloud County Health Center, North Central Kansas Medical Center is a critical access hospital and an affiliate of Salina Regional Health Center.

NCKMC combines innovative technology with the compassionate, personalized care its community has trusted for more than 70 years. Its rich history started with the Sisters of St. Joseph when they established the hospital in 1903.

North Central Kansas Medical Center operates a Family Care Clinic as well as a walk-in clinic, specialty clinic with multiple visiting specialists, state-of-the-art physical therapy department, surgical theater, emergency and outpatient services, and an MRI suite.

North Central Kansas Medical Centers’ strategic partnership and affiliation with Salina Regional Health Care, provides patients with an incredible menu of healthcare options and access to providers across a wide system.

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https://jobs.crelate.com/portal/buffkinbaker/job/9oq68xwk335ryczrxr74suahae

Chief Financial Officer
Covenant HealthCare
Full-time

Posted 7/7/2026

Position Description:

Buffkin/Baker is proud to partner with Covenant HealthCare headquartered in Saginaw, part of the in the Great Lakes Bay area of Michigan, on the retained executive search for its next Chief Financial Officer. This is an incredible opportunity to join a growing organization who values culture and innovation!

Covenant HealthCare is the largest, most comprehensive provider in the region offering a broad spectrum of programs and services to meet the needs of the entire family. Operating more than 600-beds and 20+ clinics, Covenant serves greater than 20 counties across northeast and central Michigan.

The CFO will be an essential member of the executive leadership team and work closely with the Chief Executive Officer to provide strategic direction for financial planning and treasury functions for the organization.

Required Qualifications:

The candidate will:

• Oversee all financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, revenue cycle, treasury, capital planning, and financial reporting and provide strategic financial direction to support the organization’s mission, long-term sustainability, and growth
• Develop ways to grow and expand the financial performance and outlook of the organization ensuring an appropriate combination of programs and services to meet the needs of the region
• Strengthen financial systems, analytics, and reporting capabilities to support data-driven decision-making
• Ideal candidates will have previous CFO experience in a sizable acute care organization, strong revenue cycle experience, and appreciate transparent communication.

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Email Emily at: [email protected]