CONTROLLER

JOB SUMMARY:

Directs financial activities of the organization. Establishes, or recommends to management, major economic objectives and policies for company. Prepares reports which summarize and forecast company business activity and financial position in areas of income, expenses and earnings based on past, present and expected operations. Directs preparation of budgets. Directs determination of depreciation rates to apply to capital assets. Advises management of desirable operations adjustments due to tax code revisions. Arranges for audits of companys accounts. Directs the day-to-day management of the Accounting, Payroll and Accounts Payable functions and assists with management of Revenue Cycle Department.

EDUCATION, CREDENTIALS & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have thorough knowledge of accounting, finance, reimbursement, budgeting, credit and collection as relates to healthcare.
• A Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance is required; Masters degree preferred.
• Requires 3-5 years of prior management experience in a hospital or healthcare setting.

• Establishes control over business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls and compliance to generally accepted accounting principles.
• Provides oversight of the preparation of and analytical review of financial and statistical budgets for assigned entities.
• Provides advice and assistance to department heads and managers in analyzing and interpreting, budgets, financial data and reports and in presenting that information to their departments.
• Ensures that accurate information is provided on a timely basis and assists, as needed, in facilitating the efficient conduct of external audits, examinations and related financial projects.
• Ensures that a monthly time schedule is established for the processing of computer reports necessary for the preparation of monthly financial statements; implements corrective action as necessary to meet established deadlines.
• Consistently develops a detailed plan of action prior to implementation of a new procedure and receives approval of new procedure with CFO and/or CEO.
• Works with software vendors that provide products used by the Accounting, Payroll and Revenue Cycle Departments to ensure that prime optimization is being attained.
• Consistently demonstrates the ability to establish appropriate departmental priorities.
• Consistently completes all assignments in a timely manner, thorough and appropriately detailed.
• Demonstrates effectiveness in pulling together all the necessary information needed to compare revenue and expenses and determine the facilitys actual financial position
• Effectively maintains all required records for the department; demonstrates good organizational skills.
• Coordinate and provide oversight for the preparation of regulatory reporting including annual and periodic program review audits to include governmental surveys (i.e. DSH, AHFQ).
• Cross-Trained in other accounting positions for support when needed.