CFO - ACUTE

Universal Hospital Services Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 250,000 - 500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Medical, dental, vision plan

401(k) retirement plan with company’s

Relocation benefits

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) is recruiting a Chief Financial Officer for George Washington University Hospital in Washington, DC.

The CFO will lead financial strategy for a 395-bed tertiary academic center with a Level I Trauma Center and NICU, focused on optimizing profitability and operational excellence. The role requires deep expertise in GAAP, Medicare/Medicaid, and regulatory reporting, with a track record in healthcare financial leadership, and a strong ability to develop and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or closely related field; 10 years of progressive financial experience, healthcare preferred.
• Master's degree preferred with 8+ years of progressive financial experience; healthcare background preferred.
• Knowledge of GAAP, Medicare/Medicaid, and tax regulations; ability to prepare financial statements and operating reports.

Responsibilities

• Maximize hospital financial performance and analyze profitability of operations, product lines, and contracts.
• Supervise preparation of financial reports outlining position and operating results.
• Prepare and file federal, state, and other required financial reports in a timely manner.
• Develop employees, provide coaching, and build commitment to achieve high performance.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Medicare/Medicaid regulations

Tax regulations

Financial reporting

Excel

Access/database skills

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Excel

Access

ECLYPSIS

Job description

Responsibilities

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500® corporation, annual revenues during 2025 were $17.4 billion. In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies™ and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquarters in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For additional information visit www.uhs.com.

UHS is currently recruiting for our CFO at George Washington University Hospital located in Washington, DC. Since the current George Washington University Hospital building opened in 2002, physicians and nurses have been treating patients in a technologically advanced hospital. GW Hospital is a 395-bed tertiary care, academic medical center located in downtown Washington, DC. Featuring a Level I Trauma Center and a Level III NICU, GW Hospital offers clinical expertise in a variety of areas including cardiac, cancer, neurosciences, women’s health, and advanced surgery including robotic and minimally invasive surgery.

The CFO job responsibilities will include:

• Maximize hospital financial performance. Analyze the profitability of existing hospital operations, product lines, contractual agreements, etc., making recommendations when appropriate for improvement. Act as a change agent to reduce expenses and reduce variation in organization/process/procedures. Metric-focused to target overall hospital improvement in operations and finance.
• Participate in the hospital financial reporting process. Supervise the preparation of reports outlining hospital’s financial position and operating profit and loss statement.
• Participate in the preparation and timely filing of federal, state, hospital association, third party, and other financial reports as required.
• Develop employees through appropriate management practices, creates a hospital climate to motivate employees to highest performance. Establish direction, coaches employees, provides feedback, and builds commitment.

This opportunity offers the following:

• Competitive compensation
• Excellent medical, dental vision and prescription plan
• Generous paid time off
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• 401(k) retirement plan with a company match
• Relocation benefits

Qualifications

Job Requirements

• To be considered for this role, you must possess a working knowledge of GAAP, Medicare and Medicaid regulations, and federal and local tax regulations; knowledge of all business office and other administrative office operations including all processes from registration (pre-registration) through discharge and terminal resolution of the patient bill; knowledge of managed care and other payer processes and agreements, including specific terms for negotiation are required; knowledge of all accounting processes including accounts payable, payroll and general accounting and effective ability to prepare financial statements and operating reports that accurately and timely reflect the entity’s performance.
• Must be skilled at interpreting the abstract pieces of financial analysis and performance; preparing schedules and reports, using source data and compiling reports from others’ schedules; skill in use of electronic spreadsheets and ability to manipulate data within proprietary and acquired data bases, using ACCESS, ECLYPSIS, or other databases; adept at skillfully communicating ideas and facts, packaging information and concepts in a way that increases understanding by others.
• You must possess a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or other closely-related field and a minimum of 10 years of relevant progressive financial experience, preferably with a healthcare organization. A Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or other closely-related field is preferred with a minimum of 8 years of progressive financial experience required (healthcare organization strongly preferred).

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.