Controller Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting; MBA or CPA Required.
• 8 years’ progressive accounting/finance experience in hospitals/healthcare in Hospital Finance or Controller-level experience.
• Strong financial background with comprehensive knowledge of accounting theory, practices, and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
• Demonstrates excellent Excel skills
• Ability to define a complex problem, collect data, establish data, and draw a valid conclusion
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrates excellent organizational skills/abilities and is detail-oriented
• Must have excellent business judgment and possess effective analytical and leadership skills

Responsibilities

• Reviews monthly financial statements, prepared by the Controllers, including current and comparative analysis.
• Works with and coordinates to ensure that the monthly financial statements are closed timely and prepared accurately, in line with GAAP.
• Collaborates with hospital financial operational leadership and communicates any identified areas of concern.
• Prepares and completes the posting of transactions and journal entries.
• Reviews posted entries for accuracy and appropriate accounting practices and compliance.
• Evaluates existing procedures for recording assets, liabilities, and financial transactions.
• Ensures that all balance sheet reconciliations are prepared and reviewed every month.
• Manage and coordinate the annual financial statement audit, working collaboratively with the facilities, legal department, external auditors, third-party valuation firms, and others, including review of financial statements, footnote disclosures, legal updates, and third-party valuations.
• Responsible for the implementation of agreed-upon recommendations related to areas of responsibility, resulting from the audit findings.
• Manage and coordinate the Unified Guidance audit, working collaboratively with the facilities, grant departments, and revenue/reimbursement.
• Manage and coordinate the pension audits, working collaboratively with all facilities, human resources, and payroll.
• Oversight of the preparation of support for all associated tax returns and other required reports, for example, community benefit reporting, CHIA reporting, and unclaimed property.
• Creates and/or updates accounting practice policies and implements harmonized accounting procedures, as appropriate.
• Assists the FP&A team with annual budgets and long-range financial planning.
• Oversight of the submissions for annual budgeting specific to depreciation, interest expense, other operating revenue, and eliminations.
• Ensures compliance and reporting requirements are met with all applicable agencies, including internal and external auditors and debt agencies.
• Reviews appropriate schedules and appropriately answers all questions.
• Works with the Workday/IT Teams to optimize functionality within Workday.
• Direct oversight of the Controllers, by providing leadership, guidance, and promoting a culture of high performance and continuous improvement that values learning and a commitment to quality work.
• Responsible for hiring, mentorship, professional development, determining functions, and annual evaluations of staff members.
• Other duties as assigned by the VP of Corporate Accounting and Finance.

Benefits

• comprehensive compensation and benefits
• healthy and balanced life