Controller & Accounting Department Director

Controller & Accounting Department Director

CLASSIFICATION: Exempt

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION: The Controller & Accounting Department Director is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the financial statements and being a trusted financial voice for investors in guiding the company’s financial strength. The Controller reports directly to the CEO and also provides financial leadership directly to the Finance Committee.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensures accuracy of financial statements overall.
• Takes responsibility that reported revenue numbers are correct, including write-offs, collections, accounts receivable, and contractual allowances.
• Annual budget preparation and review.
• Ensure compliance with financially related health care laws, audit, and bond covenants.
• Reviews and make recommendations targeted for profit and distributions.
• Reviews and provides guidance for debt structure and feasibility analysis.
• Provides agenda, schedule, and staff leadership of Finance Committee in coordination with Chairman and governing body.
• Prepare tax and financial statements.
• Perform system reconciliations between various systems (e.g., EMR system, accounting system, payroll system, inventory system, cash reconciliations).
• Maintains worksheets tracking buy-ins and buy-outs.
• Works with materials manager on inventory system to ensure valuation and reconciliation with financial statements.
• Provides financial reporting to department managers.
• Reviews invoice coding, payroll reports, monthly accruals, GAAP entries.
• Prepares work papers for audit.
• Manages cash flow for payment of invoices, payroll payments and distributions.
• Assists with leading departmental meetings, which help to formulate policies, procedures and program development.
• Assists with the training and development of employees to the department.
• Represents the department at monthly leadership meetings.
• Brings employee concerns and suggestions to meetings or directly to Human Resources.
• Responsible for communicating Ohio Valley initiatives, employee communication and safety concerns to the department.
• Assists with the continuous improvement of the most efficient workflows for the accounting department.
• Acts as a director for accounting department personnel.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of five (5) years’ progressive related effective and successful management experience.
• Ability to manage staff and work well at all levels of the organization.
• Very knowledgeable of GAAP and accounting rules.
• Willingness and ability to take ownership of numbers.
• Strong software skills: able to understand the inner workings of software and checking the validity and integrity of data that is reported via the software.
• Ability to work with tax professionals and to understand complex tax implications for the Hospital and investors given varied business strategies.
• Strong understanding of hospital entities, structures, and options.
• Team player with a positive attitude
• Provides data and reporting for government reporting, cost reports, for contracted services TSI, and Sports Medicine.
• Evaluation and planning skills.
• Advanced written and oral communication skills.
• Strong planning and organizational skills, having the ability to handle multiple tasks independently with accuracy, speed, and composure.
• Time management and project management skills.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills, working positively and sensitively with staff, constituents, vendors, and the public.
• Group leadership skills.
• CPA and equivalent public accounting or private company experience in similar field