Hamza Saigol

With over 18 years of experience in healthcare and nonprofit organizations, Hamza is committed to fiscal integrity and operational excellence. He has led financial operations for entities with revenues exceeding $150 million, developing and executing financial strategies that balance sustainability with impact. He has used finance as a strategic tool to advance mission-driven work, including supporting mental health crisis care services.

At District Healthcare Services, Hamza led initiatives that increased net profit by 51% within a year via improvements in revenue cycle management, forecasting accuracy, and expense optimization. He reduced accounts receivable days by 66% and improved cash flow by 20% year over year. At Unity Healthcare, he implemented cost-saving measures that estimated to deliver over $3 million in operational efficiencies while maintaining quality services.

Hamza partners with CEOs and executive teams to shape strategic direction and support service line expansion. In these teams, including as CFO for North Spring Behavioral Healthcare Inc, he has ensured that financial decisions reflect both organizational priorities and drive impactful mental health treatment services. His experience with nonprofit finance as well as various Medicaid programs enable him to ensure financial integrity while leading CRi staff in living the organizations’ values of responsible stewardship, transparency, excellence, and community empowerment.

Ensuring accountability and compliance have also been central to his approach, resulting in multiple organizations achieving clean financial and Single Audits under his financial leadership. Along with providing regular financial reporting and insight to Boards and Audit Committees, Hamza has strengthened internal controls; ensured adherence to GAAP, HIPAA, and federal grant regulations; and negotiated indirect cost rate agreements with federal agencies. He has efficiently modernized financial infrastructure to enhance transparency and decision-making. This success has come from his expert knowledge of data-driven environments, ERP and financial management systems, including Workday Financials, JAMIS, and Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT. His accomplishments include transitioning organizations from cash to accrual accounting and formalized revenue recognition in line with ASC 606 standards.

As CFO, Hamza ensures the fiduciary responsibility of CRi and its affiliates, including managing the CRi Foundation Endowment. These broad duties involve regular attendance at Foundation Board meetings along with close coordination with CRi’s Controller. These broad functions allow Hamza to implement his commitment to collaboration and partnerships. Beyond accounting, Hamza has always been deeply committed to leadership development, building and mentoring high-performing finance teams that value accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.