What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operational Controller position at Hayes Locums?
Hayes Locums is a physician and advanced practices staffing company delivering excellence in the healthcare industry since 2012. Our dedication to finding impactful healthcare professionals for hospitals and providing high-impact service has won the company high praise of "Best Places to Work" and the "Fastest Growing Staffing Company in the United States"- SIA.
Job Summary: The Controller’s primary responsibility is to support the Vice President of Accounting in directing all the accounting functions for the company. The Controller will supervise the accounting teams and will be responsible for overseeing and reviewing general and operational accounting functions, GAAP compliance, and month-end/year-end close activities for financial reporting purposes. The company is an industry leader in the locums staffing space. We are experiencing enormous growth and are seeking a dynamic self-starter with a demonstrated history of leading the accounting processes, problem solving, and delivering solutions for this exciting role.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Review and own month-end close process
- Manage and review daily cash forecasting
- Support the preparation of financial statements, ensuring GAAP compliance and related commentary is
- complete and accurate
- Oversee operational accounting by ensuring physician payrolls, billings, collections, and payments are completed timely and accurately
- Coordinate year-end external audits
- Partner with FP&A on budgeting and forecasting
- Prepare reporting and facilitate presentations to senior leadership and ownership
- Responsible for creating efficiencies, identifying issues, and delivering solutions
Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:
- CPA preferred but not required with a strong knowledge of current GAAP
- Strong operational skills.
- Assist with optimizing salesforce and NetSuite processes.
- Prior experience as an Assistant Controller or Controller preferably in a staffing company and/or professional services but open to other industries if there is a true passion for locums.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting (master’s in accounting/MBA preferred)
- Minimum of 10 years' work experience in general accounting, financial reporting, and/or audit roles with experience in (public accounting experience preferably in a Big 4 firm)
- Excellent supervisory skills and experience
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong time management skills with a proven ability to prioritize workload and meet deadlines
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and ERP/CRM software
- NetSuite and/or Salesforce experience would be a big plus.
