Assistant Controller

Optimus Health Care is a Federally Qualified Health Care Center with sites operating in Bridgeport, Stamford and Stratford, CT. We are the largest provider of primary health care services in Fairfield County, proudly serving all patients regardless of their income, race, or insurance status. We are presently recruiting for an Assistant Controller to join our finance team located in Bridgeport, CT

Position Summary

The Assistant Controller is responsible for maintaining and analyzing accounting management information with the goal of improving and automating the accounting and financial processes of the company. The Assistant Controller will assist the Controller with accounting duties and management of staff as designated. These duties include assisting in the preparation of financial statements, evaluating budgets, monitoring accounts payable and accounts receivable, overseeing payroll processes and tracking information pertaining to company assets and income.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Research and understand workflow processes and recommend improvements to create efficiencies in the finance department.
• Analyze the general ledger system and recommend software applications to improve, automate and simplify procedures.
• Manage the monthly bank reconciliation process, oversee the booking of corresponding journal entries and prepare the Cash Lead Schedule.
• Prepares monthly general and standard journal entries, financial statements, comparative reports and account reconciliations.
• Manage fixed assets, develop and monitor depreciations schedules including calculating and journalizing accumulated depreciation and depreciation expense.
• Make recommendations for improving the accounts payable procedure, research technological alternatives to move towards a paperless system. Implement a system utilizing Positive Pay, for fraud protection, with the bank. Create and maintain a process for EFT payment transactions to vendors. Research vendor terms to minimize late fees and finance charges.
• Understand payroll-processing procedure and make recommendations for improvement utilizing labor allocation, general ledger import, as well as monitoring position (seat) control and other features available from payroll provider. Serve as back up to payroll processing position.
• Manage special projects as assigned by the Controller and the CFO. Leverage technology as it relates to purchasing, accounts payable, payroll and cash management.
• Reconciles and ensures accuracy of balance sheet and income statement accounts.
• Maintains amortization schedules for lease agreements, mortgages, and bank notes.
• Ability to work cross functionally in collaboration with people from different departments on special projects to solve problems or implement new processes.
• Assists independent auditors with interim and year-end audits and verifies accuracy of reports.
• Keeps informed of all government regulations, procedures and changes impacting the organization’s finance and accounting procedures.
• Review cost center allocation and appropriation accounts, including trial balance, to verify accuracy with coding, classifying and posting.
• Participate in continuing professional education and development activities. Monitor staff development as it relates to software applications.
• Responsible for the supervision of Accounts Payable Clerk and other staff as designated.
  
  

Additional General Requirements

Professional positive attitude, vision, understanding of customer service principals, intuitiveness, trustworthiness, and excellent interpersonal skills to successfully accomplish tasks necessary to meet high standards of ethical and social responsibility required by this position.

Job Qualifications/Requirements

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.

EXPERIENCE: Minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in a supervisory capacity performing accounting management including five (5) years in a non-profit health care organization. Knowledge of:

• Accounting theory, principles and practices to identify and describe accounting systems and subsystems;
• Budgeting and of cost accounting principles;
• Research techniques to analyze data and make recommendations;
• Computer information systems, general ledger applications, federal and state budgeting and reporting websites;
• Microsoft Office products, Excel, Word and Outlook. Access a plus.
  
  

Working For Optimus

• OHC provides a fun, fast-paced working environment, where our commitment to quality is present in every job function.
• 100% Outpatient Setting
• Excellent health & welfare benefit options
• Competitive Compensation
• Optimus and its caring, multi-lingual staff proudly serve our community in a patient-centered environment.
  
  

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer