Controller Full Time

Position Goal:

The general purpose of the Controller is to supervise and control the General Accounting operations to ensure proper and correct recording of financial transactions.

Position Responsibilities:

• Manages the Finance Department by planning, directing, coordinating and controlling human and material resource needs for the delivery of financial information and other departmental activities.
• Establishes planned accountability for the services of the department through policies and procedures.
• Reviews all balance sheet and other account reconciliations.
• Ensures proper expense coding and tax assignment.
• Works with designated accounting staff and Department Managers and Directors to establish all clinic and surgery center operating budgets based on projected productivity, reviews monthly reports and variance explanations.
• Coordinates and leads monthly discussions with department directors to understand budget variances.
• Determines Capital Equipment and physical renovation needs of all clinics and surgery centers and develops annual Capital Expenditure Plan.
• Promotes public relations within the Clinic and the community by participating in approved     activities and/or sharing information for increasing awareness of clinic services.
• Ensures adherence to all accounting policies.
• Maintains professional competency through formal and/or informal education programs.
• Serves as key resource in accounting to ensure timely filing of the financial audits/reviews.
• Implement and ensure adherence to all internal controls.
• Recommends to CFO financial policies and procedures and other internal controls to provide for the control and safeguard of clinic and surgery center assets.
• Establishes and maintains appropriate accounting systems to provide complete, timely, and accurate financial information.
• Provides financial analysis of operations to identify areas for cost reduction, improved cash flow, and revenue enhancement.
• Works closely with the business office to ensure compliance with all reimbursement reporting requirements relative to financial reports and other required reports. Also, works with CFO to compute contractual and other deductions for surgery center.
• Provides timely, complete, and accurate financial reports and analyses for presentation at the various board meetings of the clinics and surgery centers.
• Develops and implements internal audit program which can be used to further ensure adequate controls are in place.
• Carries out special projects as assigned by the Chief Financial Officer relating to financial operations of the clinic and surgery center.
• Keeps up with current rules, regulations, policies and state and federal statutes that affect his or her area.
• Attends mandatory clinic in-services on compliance.
• Reports compliance issues in an appropriate and effective manner.
• Audits and monitors his or her area for compliance issues.
• Creates an environment that encourages staff to report/resolve complicated issues and is a leader in bringing people together to resolve issues.
• Maximizes efficiency in all departmental operations.
• Participates in team projects as assigned.                                                                                         
• Assists in the management of daily cash flow including determining payment requirements and in developing cash flow projections for each entity.
• Communicates regularly with large vendors as well as banking and accounting contacts.

Experience: Minimum of 5 years accounting experience required. 3 years’ experience in healthcare preferred.
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting required
Special Qualifications: CPA preferred. Must be proficient with spreadsheet and word processing software; working knowledge of accounting principles and functions; ability to compile financial statements, reports and analysis; excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to lead and manage a group of employees. Must be able to work independently. Must be able to work under high stress conditions. Must be able to meet timelines/deadlines.

The Hughston Clinic, The Hughston Foundation, The Hughston Surgical Center, Hughston Clinic Orthopaedics, Hughston Medical, Hughston Orthopaedics Trauma, Hughston Orthopaedics Southeast and Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital participate in E-Verify. This company is an equal opportunity employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.