Corporate Controller

Rhode Island Medical Society

Providence (RI)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Job summary

Health System in Rhode Island is seeking a Corporate Controller to lead all accounting operations at the corporate headquarters in Providence. The role requires strategic leadership, deep hospital finance knowledge, and a focus on AI and automation to improve finance processes.

The successful candidate will manage budgeting, FP&A, external audits, and executive reporting, partnering with leadership to drive financial performance and operational excellence.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
CPA or MBA in business or healthcare discipline preferred.
10–15+ years healthcare finance/accounting experience desired.
Minimum five years leading accounting or finance teams.
Experience with budgeting and financial planning.

Responsibilities

Lead all accounting operations for the health system.
Oversee timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting.
Oversee preparation of audited financial statements.
Ensure GAAP compliance and strong internal controls.
Coordinate internal and external financial audits.
Provide FP&A leadership including budgets, forecasting, and modeling.
Drive AI-enabled finance initiatives and automation across Finance.

Skills

Hospital accounting

Healthcare finance

Financial reporting

Cost accounting

Budgeting

Forecasting

AI-enabled finance

RPA

Data analytics

Executive reporting

Internal controls

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting/Finance

CPA or MBA

Tools

ERP systems

Oracle

Meditech Expanse

Job description

Corporate Controller in a hospital system

Health System in Rhode Island is seeking a Corporate Controller to be located in the Corporate Headquarters in Providence, Rhode Island. The Corporate Controller is a key member of the Finance leadership team and serves as the principal accounting leader for a growing two-hospital, not-for-profit healthcare system consisting of approximately 350 staffed beds. The health system has an annual operating budget of $330 million, employs 2,400 health professionals, and has an affiliated medical staff comprised of more than 600 primary care and specialty providers. This includes a large multi-specialty network that operates more than 20 practice locations across the state.

Reporting directly to the System Chief Financial Officer, the Controller provides strategic and operational leadership for all accounting functions while partnering with executive leadership to improve financial performance, strengthen internal controls, optimize business processes, and support organizational growth. Insures the integrity of the financial statements.

This executive will be far more than a financial reporting leader. The successful candidate will possess a strong operational mindset, extensive knowledge of hospital finance, advanced financial planning and analysis capabilities, and a passion for leveraging Artificial Intelligence and automation technologies to improve efficiency throughout the finance organization.

The Controller will evaluate existing financial processes, identify opportunities for improvement, implement best practices, and help build a modern finance organization capable of supporting the health system's strategic objectives.

Primary Responsibilities

Financial Leadership

Lead all accounting operations for the health system.
Ensure timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting.
Oversee preparation of audited financial statements.
Ensure compliance with GAAP and healthcare accounting standards.
Maintain strong internal controls and financial governance.
Oversee general ledger, fixed assets, cash management, payroll accounting, and accounts payable and cost reporting.
Coordinate all internal and external financial audits.
Serve as the accounting resource for executive leadership and the Board of Directors.

Hospital Finance Leadership

Develop a deep understanding of hospital financial operations including:

Acute care reimbursement
Physician enterprise accounting
Hospital cost accounting
Capital accounting
Managed care impacts
Government reimbursement
Budget development
Financial forecasting
Service line profitability
Financial performance improvement

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Provide leadership in:

Annual operating budgets
Capital budgets
Long-range financial planning
Forecasting
Financial modeling
Productivity analytics
Variance analysis
Executive dashboard development
Decision support analytics

The ideal candidate will transform financial data into actionable business intelligence for executive leadership.

Process Improvement

The Controller will work collaboratively with hospital leadership/management to continually evaluate and implement best practice s on current financial operations and identify opportunities to improve:

Workflow efficiency
Accuracy
Productivity
Automation
Standardization
Internal controls
Month-end close process
Reporting timelines
Cross-functional collaboration

This individual should have a proven history of redesigning financial processes that reduce manual effort while improving accuracy.

Artificial Intelligence & Automation

One of the most important responsibilities of this role will be identifying and implementing AI-enabled solutions throughout Finance and Accounting.

Examples include:

Automated account reconciliations
Intelligent variance analysis
Financial reporting automation
Predictive cash forecasting
AI-assisted budgeting
Contract analysis
Expense trend identification
Fraud detection
Workflow automation
Executive dashboard generation
Data visualization
Decision support
Automate accounts payable and payroll

The successful candidate should possess curiosity, practical experience, and/or demonstrated success implementing AI technologies to improve financial operations.

Leadership

Provide leadership and mentoring to accounting and finance staff by:

Building high-performing teams
Developing future leaders
Creating accountability
Coaching managers
Improving employee engagement
Establishing performance expectations
Driving continuous improvement

Required Experience

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
CPA or MBA in a business or healthcare discipline
10–15+ years of progressive healthcare finance and accounting experience
Minimum five years leading accounting or finance teams
Significant hospital accounting experience
Experience within an integrated health system preferred
Strong knowledge of not-for-profit healthcare accounting
Experience with budgeting and financial planning
Experience supporting revenue cycle operations
Experience developing executive-level financial reporting
Demonstrated success improving accounting processes
Experience implementing financial systems or ERP enhancements
Experience utilizing AI, automation, robotic process automation (RPA), business intelligence, or advanced analytics to improve finance operations
Working understanding of current AI platforms

Preferred Background

Experience in organizations such as:

Multi-hospital health systems
Regional health systems
Community hospital systems
Small to medium sized Acute Care hospitals
Integrated delivery networks (IDNs)
Significant experience in a payor -insurance companyCVS Pharmacy and Aetna, Insurance company,

Critical Competencies

Technical