Corporate Controller

Roessel Joy; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Roessel Joy seeks a Corporate Controller to ensure integrity and accuracy of financial reporting, accounting operations, internal controls, and treasury accounting across a multi-TIN academic physician organization. The role leads the close process and Workday governance, collaborating with finance leadership to support enterprise decision-making.

The Controller will establish a culture of transparency and financial discipline, providing senior leadership guidance to directors and managers

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s Degree preferred.
• Certification: CPA strongly preferred.
• 12+ years related work experience in accounting/controllership required.
• Experience in academic medicine, faculty practice plans, or large integrated healthcare organizations strongly preferred.
• Multi‑entity healthcare or Academic Medical Center (AMC) experience preferred.
• Workday Financials (or equivalent ERP) and close automation experience.
• Proven internal controls, policy, and external reporting leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee accounting operations including AP, GL, payroll, fixed assets, intercompany, and treasury accounting.
• Direct the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes ensuring timely, accurate financial results.
• Own external financial reporting, technical accounting positions, and coordination with external auditors.
• Establish, maintain, and enforce internal controls, accounting policies, governance structures, and audit readiness.
• Oversee Workday Financials accounting configuration, COA stewardship, workflow governance, and system controls.
• Provide executive oversight of tax and regulatory compliance, including Form 990s, MA PCs, 1099s, etc.
• Provide executive oversight of treasury accounting, including cash reconciliation and investment accounting.
• Lead preparation and delivery of financial statements, audit reports, and Board materials.
• Collaborate on actuals integration into forecasts, budgets, and long-range plans.

Skills

Leadership

Internal controls

External reporting

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Workday Financials

Job description

Under the direction of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the Corporate Controller will ensure the integrity, accuracy, and stewardship of financial reporting, accounting operations, internal controls, technical accounting, and treasury accounting policies across a multi‑TIN academic physician organization. This role ensures compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), regulatory requirements, audit expectations, and organizational policies. The Controller leads the close process, financial reporting cycles, and Workday Financials governance (from a controls and accounting configuration perspective), while maintaining strong collaboration with the all finance leadership.

The Controller is accountable for establishing and maintaining a culture of accuracy, transparency, accountability, and financial discipline. This role provides senior leadership to directors and managers overseeing accounting operations, reporting, tax and regulatory compliance, treasury accounting, and financial controls. The Controller plays a critical role in risk mitigation, audit readiness, and supporting enterprise decision‑making by ensuring the integrity of the financial foundation on which analyses and strategies rely.

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee accounting operations including accounts payable (AP), general ledger (GL), payroll accounting, fixed assets, intercompany, and treasury accounting.
• Direct the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes ensuring timely, accurate, and complete financial results that reconcile to Workday Financials.
• Own external financial reporting, technical accounting positions, and coordination with external auditors.
• Establish, maintain, and enforce internal controls, accounting policies, financial governance structures, and audit readiness.
• Oversee Workday Financials accounting configuration, Chart of Accounts (COA) stewardship, workflow governance, and system controls in partnership with Associate CFO, Strategic Finance and Analytics.
• Provide executive oversight of tax and regulatory compliance, including completion and filing of Form 990s, MA PCs, 1099s, and other regulatory filings.
• Provide executive oversight of treasury accounting, including cash reconciliation, investment accounting, and compliance with the investment policy.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and institutional financial regulations and reporting requirements.
• Partner with ACFO-SFA to ensure accurate integration of actuals into forecasts, budgets, and long‑range plans.
• Collaborate with Revenue Cycle Performance leadership to validate net revenue accounting, adjustments, reserves, and contract‑related impacts.
• Support capital project accounting, depreciation, lease accounting, and long‑term balance sheet management.
• Lead the preparation and delivery of financial statements, audit reports, and Board/Committee materials as required.
• Partner with ACFOs to align actuals/policy with forecasts, service‑line design, and department reporting standards.
• Oversee Retirement Plans Financial Statement Audits
• Finance Transformation Co‑Ownership
• Co‑sponsor control/design changes required by transformation initiatives; ensure accounting integrity through releases.
• Advance automation and close efficiency; reduce manual adjustments and control exceptions.

Collaboration and Governance

• Partner with ACFO–SFA on general ledger‑to‑report standards, KPI tie‑outs, and board reporting integrity.
• Partner with ACFO–FO on department cost attribution, capitalization, and timing policies.
• Partner with CRCO on net revenue accounting, reserves, and adjustments.
• Leadership, culture, and talent development.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of technical accountants.
• Promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and operational/technical excellence.
• Technical accounting expertise and control mindset.
• Operational discipline and process rigor.
• Executive communication and cross‑functional influence.
• Risk management and audit readiness leadership.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s Degree preferred.
• Certification: Certified Public Accountant (CPA) strongly preferred.
• 12+ years related work experience in accounting/controllership required.
• Experience in academic medicine, faculty practice plans, or large integrated healthcare organizations strongly preferred.
• Multi‑entity healthcare or Academic Medical Center (AMC) experience preferred.
• Workday Financials (or equivalent enterprise resource planning) and close automation experience.
• Proven internal controls, policy, and external reporting leadership.