Controller

Clarity Clinic•Chicago, IL

13d

About The Position

The Controller owns the accounting function for Clarity Clinic. This role runs the monthly close, produces accurate and timely financial statements, maintains the internal control environment, and coordinates the annual audit and tax filings across the organization’s legal entities. The Controller reports to the Vice President of Finance and partners closely with Billing and Reimbursement, Operations, People, and site leadership. This is an execution and ownership role, not a strategy seat. The Vice President of Finance owns finance strategy, capital planning, banking relationships, and executive reporting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
Minimum of 6 years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 2 years owning a full-cycle month-end close.
Demonstrated ownership of financial statement preparation under GAAP.
Experience designing and maintaining internal controls in a multi-entity or multi-site environment.
Advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas, pivot tables, and model building.
Experience coordinating an external audit or review.

Nice To Haves

CPA or CPA candidate.
Healthcare, behavioral health, or multi-site professional services experience.
Prior supervisory experience over accounting staff.
Experience with payroll accounting in a complex multi-job-code environment.
Experience with an accounting system conversion or a close process redesign.

Responsibilities

Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close calendar, including task assignment, review, and on-time delivery.
Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
Produce monthly financial statements for each legal entity and consolidated results, with variance analysis against budget and prior period.
Deliver a reviewed close package to the Vice President of Finance within the agreed number of business days after month end.
Maintain the chart of accounts, entity structure in the general ledger, and departmental and site-level reporting segments.
Design, document, and maintain internal controls over financial reporting, including segregation of duties, approval thresholds, and review evidence.
Maintain written accounting policies and procedures and keep them current as the organization changes.
Research and document technical accounting positions under GAAP, including revenue recognition, leases, and accrual treatment for provider compensation, bonuses, and stipends.
Identify control gaps and reporting risks and raise them to the Vice President of Finance with a recommended remediation.
Serve as the day-to-day coordinator for the annual financial audit or review, including the PBC list, schedules, and auditor questions.
Coordinate federal, state, and local tax filings with external tax advisors, including entity-level returns and registrations.
Maintain fixed asset, lease, and debt schedules and the related disclosures.
Support compliance with applicable laws and regulations affecting financial operations, including Illinois privacy and data security requirements as they apply to financial systems and records.
Oversee accounts payable, vendor onboarding, expense reimbursement, and corporate card review.
Perform and review daily and weekly cash reconciliation and support short-term cash forecasting maintained by the Vice President of Finance.
Own payroll accounting, including payroll journal entries, accruals, multi-entity allocation, and reconciliation of payroll registers to the general ledger.
Partner with Billing and Reimbursement on the recording of cash receipts, patient refunds, and allowance and reserve estimates. Revenue cycle operations and collections remain owned by the Vice President of Billing and Reimbursement.
Provide accounting-side support to the annual budget and periodic reforecast led by the Vice President of Finance.
Build and maintain financial models and ad hoc analyses requested by the Vice President of Finance, including cost impact analysis for organizational and compensation changes.
Partner with the FP&A Manager so that operational reporting and reported financial results reconcile.
Own the accounting system of record and its integrations, including the general ledger, accounts payable workflow, and expense platform.
Pull and validate payroll and headcount data from Rippling for accounting and reporting use.
Work with Billing and Reimbursement to reconcile financial data sourced from AdvancedMD, which remains the source of truth for patient, billing, appointment, and clinical data.
Identify and implement process automation that shortens the close and reduces manual handling.