Controller - Finance Div Leadership

Lakeland Regional Health is a leading medical center located in Central Florida. With a legacy spanning over a century, we have been dedicated to serving our community with excellence in healthcare. As the only Level 2 Trauma center for Polk, Highlands, and Hardee counties, and the second busiest Emergency Department in the US, we are committed to providing high-quality care to our diverse patient population. Our facility is licensed for 910 beds and handles over 200,000 emergency room visits annually, along with 49,000 inpatient admissions, 21,000 surgical cases, 4,000 births, and 101,000 outpatient visits.

Lakeland Regional Health is currently seeking motivated individuals to join our team in various entry-level positions. Whether you're starting your career in healthcare or seeking new opportunities to make a difference, we have roles available across our primary and specialty clinics, urgent care centers, and upcoming standalone Emergency Department. With over 7,000 employees, Lakeland Regional Health offers a supportive work environment where you can thrive and grow professionally.

This position is responsible for providing leadership of the Financial Management departments including Accounting, Disbursements, Payroll and Financial Analysis/Budgeting. S/he will work collaboratively with other leaders throughout LRH to achieve department and organizational wide financial goals.

• Fosters an inclusive and engaged environment through teamwork and collaboration.
• Ensures patients and families have the best possible experiences across the continuum of care.
• Communicates appropriately with patients, families, team members, and our community in a manner that treasures all people as uniquely created.

• Behaves in a mindful manner focused on self, patient, visitor, and team safety.
• Demonstrates accountability and commitment to quality work.
• Participates actively in process improvement and adoption of standard work.

• Demonstrates responsible use of LRH's resources including people, finances, equipment and facilities.
• Knows and adheres to organizational and department policies and procedures.

Director/Assistant Director Capabilities

• Demonstrates accountability for programs and services and/or organization-wide functional responsibilities within the system to support achievement of organizational priorities.
• Coaches leaders and professional team members to create an environment that encourages continuous learning and development.
• Engages direct leadership team to leverage talent, communicate a strong vision and mission and achieve buy-in.
• Directs and participates in leadership team development, performance management and engagement.
• Leads change by communicating a clear vision, influencing and motivating others, and developing relationships with key stakeholders.
• Promotes and inspires a healthy and safe culture to advance overall system, team performance and service experience.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and privacy, and adhere to HIPAA standards.

• Accurate and timely preparation of monthly and annual financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Responsible for cash management including Investments, Payroll and other disbursements
• Oversight of tax-exempt bond accounting assuring compliance with bond covenants and federal tax regulations
• Responsible for the financial statement audit and applicable employee benefit audits
• Responsible for the integrity of the key financial systems including the general ledger, payroll, accounts payable and fixed assets
• Manages human, material and financial resources so that department goals and objectives are achieved, including department specific measures and corporate priorities
• Responsible for the development of annual operating and capital budgets
• Responsible for oversight of annual Form 990 returns across the system, along with all other IRS and state tax filings
• Delivers excellent customer service by providing information/education for decision making and general project support to department leaders
• Responsible for reviewing and understanding Provider Contracts to ensure compensation contractual compliance. Responsible for reviewing and analyzing Physician WRVU production bonuses and corresponding Payroll Adjustment requests to ensure bonuses are paid in a timely manner.

Essential:

• Strong planning, organization, critical thinking and decision-making skills
• High degree of confidentiality, maturity, tactfulness and business ethics
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• High degree of self-motivation, commitment and integrity
• Strong analytical, critical thinking

Essential:

• Master Degree

Essential:

• Accounting, Finance, Business Administration