Market Assistant Chief Financial Officer (ACFO)

Lifepoint Health•Gallatin, TN

About The Position

The Market Assistant Chief Financial Officer (ACFO) for Highpoint Health with Ascension Saint Thomas will assist in overseeing the accounting and financial reporting functions, prepare and analyze monthly financial statements, and assist in preparation and monitoring of annual and monthly operating budgets. Under the direction of the CFO, position is directly responsible for daily financial operations, monthly financial statement preparation and analyses and cash management

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance and the knowledge of generally accepted accounting principals, and verbal, interpersonal and quantitative skills normally acquired through completion of this degree is required.
A minimum of 3 years of experience working at the Controller level in an acute-care, for-profit 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.
Limited travel required
This role is intended to be CFO position preparation and future relocation may be required.

Nice To Haves

CPA or Master's Degree strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist the CFO in administering 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.
Assists the CEO and CFO 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.
Assist the CFO with Ethics and Compliance duties to ensure compliance with ethical and legal standards and support the Lifepoint Code of Conduct.
Assist with providing formal or informal direction in data processing, distributed systems, material management and medical records functions.
Trains subordinates on the above areas and monitors performance to ensure fiscal responsibilities are fulfilled.
Directly supervise the Facility level Controllers and Implement and monitor strong and efficient accounting controls and procedures.
Maintain books and prepare financial statements of subsidiaries
Perform or supervise other accounting or financial projects.
Recommends budget modifications as required. Assists managers in the development of departmental budgets.
Monitors, interprets and analyzes hospital financial performance in realizing established plans and objectives of the hospital.
Identifies and reports undesirable trends and potential business opportunities and makes recommendations for action.
Directs the preparation of internal financial reports including work papers for annual financial audit.
Assist the CFO in analyzing and exploring means of reducing hospital operating costs and increasing revenues based on knowledge of market trends, financial reports and operating procedures.
Assist with the direction and submission on a timely basis all financial data associated reports required by government and other regulated agencies including payroll tax reports and public disclosure reports and third party payor cost reports.
In the absence of the CFO, this role will have full authority and responsibility to make decisions on the part of the CFO.
All other duties as assigned by CFO.