Interim Chief Financial Officer

Lifepoint Health•Warrenton, VA

13d•Remote

About The Position

Lifepoint Health has an opportunity for an Interim Chief Financial Officer. Provides interim leadership and management to Lifepoint Hospitals affiliated facilities on a short-term, as-needed basis. Positions may be as short as one month or may run several months. Please note, this job posting will remain open indefinitely as needs arise sporadically and there may be more than one opening at a time.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principals (GAAP)
Verbal, interpersonal and quantitative skills normally acquired through completion of this degree
A minimum of 3 years of experience working at the CFO level in an acute-care hospital is required.
Must be a strong, hands-on and approachable leader who understands the value of being a team-player and have an outgoing and friendly personality.
Must understand how to motivate and inspire staff to achieve optimal results, while keeping employee satisfaction high.

Nice To Haves

CPA or Master's degree preferred.
Minimum of three years of progressive management experience in an investor-owned healthcare organization preferred.

Responsibilities

Oversees and directs the strategic and operational functions of hospital assignments in an interim capacity.
Works closely with division leadership and hospital subordinates to coordinate the efficient and effective delivery of care during assignment.
Provides leadership and direction to all financial departments for the overall fiscal responsibility of the hospitals.
Administer the general accounting, patient business services, including third party reimbursement, financial, and statistical reporting functions of the hospital in accordance with established policies and accounting procedures.
Provide formal or informal direction in data processing, distributed systems, material management and medical records functions.
Train subordinates on the above areas and monitors performance to ensure fiscal responsibilities are fulfilled.
Assist the CEO in the development of long and short-range hospital operations plans that may include service demand analyses, resources availability analyses and cost benefit analyses of proposed capital and staff expansions.
Develop long and short-range operational and capital budgets, which are supported by the hospitals long and short range plans and objectives.
Prepare cash flow analyses and budget variance analyses.
Recommend budget modifications as needed. Assist managers in the development of departmental budgets.
Monitor, interpret and analyze hospital financial performance in realizing established plans and objectives of the hospital.
Identify and reports undesirable trends and potential business opportunities and makes recommendations for action.
Direct the preparation of internal financial reports including work papers for annual financial audit.
Assure the timely and accurate preparation of financial reports and assures that the reports reliably reflect the financial position of the hospital.
Assume a lead role in analyzing and exploring means of managing hospital operating expenses and improving revenues based on knowledge of market trends, financial reports and operating procedures.
Responsible for direction and submission on a timely basis all financial data associated reports required by government and other regulated agencies including payroll tax reports, public disclosure reports and third party payor cost reports.