Director Financial Reporting & Technical Accounting

Ardent Corporate; Brentwood (TN); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Ardent Health is seeking a Director of Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting to guide the company’s internal and external financial reporting and technical accounting. You will coordinate annual external audits, support SOX compliance, and ensure U.S. GAAP adherence across statements and disclosures.

You will lead complex accounting guidance, oversee debt reporting, and advise on new standards while collaborating with senior leadership to drive strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• CPA certification required.
• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including management.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and complex transactions.
• SOX internal controls experience in public-company environments.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the preparation and filing of quarterly and annual SEC filings (10-Q, 10-K and 8-K).
• Lead coordination of external audits and quarterly reviews.
• Manage monthly and quarterly reporting to lenders and debt covenants.
• Prepare materials for earnings calls and investor meetings.
• Advise on adoption of new accounting standards and process improvements.

Skills

Strategic thinking

SOX knowledge

Public company reporting

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting/Finance

CPA certification

Tools

XBRL

Workiva

Job description

Overview

Ardent Health is a leading provider of healthcare in communities across the country. With a focus on consumer-friendly processes and investments in innovative services and technologies, Ardent is passionate about making healthcare better and easier to access. We are driven by our purpose of caring for people: our patients, our communities and one another.

Located in Brentwood, Tennessee, Ardent has earned a reputation as one of the industry's strongest and most innovative healthcare systems. Our facilities and clinics are consistently recognized among healthcare's best employers. We recognize each hospital and clinic is as unique as the community it serves. We strive to maintain strong community ties through advisory boards, contributions, charitable care, education and outreach.

Ardent includes:

• 30 hospitals


• 280 sites of care


• 4,281 beds


• 24,000+ team members


• 8,200+ nurses


• 1,800+ aligned providers


• 5.8M annual provider encounters


• 421 medical residents

Ardent makes considerable investments in people, technology, facilities, and communities, producing high quality care and extraordinary results. From newly constructed facilities and expanded services, to lifesaving technology and outstanding opportunities for employees, Ardent is committed to providing its hospitals and clinics the tools needed to succeed.

We believe it is this mix of corporate support and local autonomy that equips our teams for success.

Job Overview

The Director, Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting is responsible for overseeing the Company's internal and external financial reporting and technical accounting functions, including the preparation, review and filing of the Company's consolidated and stand‑alone interim and annual financial statements, periodic SEC reports, and the research and application of complex accounting standards. The Director leads the coordination of the annual external audit and quarterly reviews, oversees the Company's technical accounting positions, supports the Company's Sarbanes‑Oxley (SOX) compliance program, and ensures compliance with U.S. GAAP, SEC requirements, lender reporting obligations and internal policies.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the preparation, review and filing of the Company's quarterly and annual SEC filings (Forms 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K), including financial statements, footnote disclosures, MD&A and XBRL, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP, SEC rules and Regulations S-X and S-K; oversee the issuance of stand-stand financial statements for the Company's joint venture entities.


• Serve as a primary liaison with the Company's independent auditors, leading quarterly reviews and the annual audit, coordinating audit activities across departments and resolving key accounting and disclosure matters.


• Oversee the preparation and review of monthly and quarterly financial reporting deliverables provided to the Company's lenders, including debt compliance certificates and reporting required under the Company's credit agreements.


• Lead the preparation of materials that prepare executive leadership (CEO and CFO) for quarterly earnings calls, investor conferences and investor meetings, including earnings press releases, prepared remarks, investor presentations, suggested talking points and anticipated analyst questions.


• Serve as a subject matter expert on technical accounting matters, overseeing the research, documentation and application of complex accounting guidance including lease accounting (ASC 842), equity‑based compensation (ASC 718), business combinations, acquisitions and divestitures (ASC 805 / ASC 810), debt, derivatives and revenue recognition; review technical accounting memoranda and manage related communications with external auditors.


• Oversee and enhance the Company's Sarbanes‑Oxley (SOX) program, establishing, implementing and monitoring internal controls and policies over financial reporting.


• Provide meaningful financial analysis and interpretation of results to Senior and Executive Leadership to support strategic decision making.


• Provide guidance and technical accounting support to hospital and corporate accounting personnel and advise on the adoption of new accounting standards.


• Drive process improvements and automation across the financial reporting and technical accounting processes.


• Perform other duties as needed, including assistance with acquisitions, divestitures, complex transactions and special projects.

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field


• CPA certification.


• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including management experience.


• Demonstrated expertise researching and applying U.S. GAAP to complex transactions, including leases, equity-based compensation, business combinations, acquisitions and divestitures, and debt


• Strong working knowledge of Sarbanes‑Oxley (SOX) internal control frameworks and public-company reporting environments


• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and adapt quickly in a dynamic environment

Preferred

• Public accounting experience required; healthcare and public-company corporate experience


• In‑depth knowledge of U.S. GAAP, SEC reporting requirements, Regulations S-X and S-K, non-GAAP reporting and XBRL; experience with a reporting platform (e.g., Workiva


• Demonstrated ability to manage competing deadlines and work efficiently under stress


• Ability to interpret complex financial information, make decisions and communicate those decisions


• Strong leadership skills and exceptional written and verbal communication skills