Financial Controller

Avera Health; Sibley (IA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Avera Health is seeking a Financial Controller to lead and manage accounting and financial operations at Osceola Regional Health Center. This key role promotes the organization's mission and values, supervises staff, and ensures compliance with financial regulations while providing strategic financial insights to enhance service delivery.

Benefits

Flexible scheduling

Full benefits including retirement match

Qualifications

• Three to five years' experience as hospital controller or equivalent.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency level working with Excel.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Oversee activities related to accounting, payroll, budgeting, and financial analysis.
• Coordinate the completion of annual audits and cost reports.
• Analyze financial data, trends, and indicators for operational efficiencies.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent experience

CPA or CHFP preferred

Tools

Excel

Job description

Location:

Sibley, IA

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

At Osceola Regional Health Center, we provide quality care and exceptional service to all those we serve. We offer a friendly work environment, flexible scheduling, full benefits including retirement match. We would love to have you on our team!

Position Highlights

SUMMARY: The Financial Controller is responsible for coordinating, organizing, and participating in ORHC’s accounting and financial services to ensure that they are provided accurately and in a timely manner. The Controller supervises the activities related to accounting, payroll, accounts payable, budgeting, financial analysis, third party reimbursement, and auditing.

The Financial Controller is an integral member of the finance team providing leadership to staff. This position oversees the coordination of department activities and guides the delivery of safe, quality service. They are a resource, mentor and motivator for staff. The Financial Controller serves as a liaison between personnel, administration, and other departments to ensure optimal service. The Financial Controller is a role model who leads by example and facilitates communication and change that supports ORHC’s mission of “improving the quality of life of the population we serve and having a positive impact on the lives of the people and community we serve”.

REQUIRED EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent experience. CPA or CHFP preferred.
• Three to five years’ experience as hospital controller or equivalent.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency level working with Excel.
• Experience performing financial and variance analysis and preparing/generating financial reports.
• Analytical, quantitative, interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with others and communicate effectively both verbally and written.

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Promote the mission, values, and vision of Osceola Regional Health Center.
• Maintain specified financial records; maintain and reconcile account ledgers; maintain and enter monthly journal entries and analyze accounts to trace discrepancies or errors.
• Continuously seeks opportunities to enhance monthly processes to reduce expenses and/or gain operational efficiencies.
• Implements new processes as required.
• Develops and maintains advanced Excel spreadsheets for a variety of applications.
• Prepares monthly financial statements.
• Coordinates the completion of the annual budget in a timely manner.
• Coordinates the completion of the annual cost report in a timely manner.
• Coordinates the completion of annual audits.
• Coordinates the completion of Form 990.
• Provides accurate and reliable information as needed for any other reports or audits as requested.
• Submit reports and respond to inquiries from state and federal agencies, third-party payers, and other outside parties and ensures that ORHC is in compliance with reporting requirements by various government agencies as applies to timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Analyze and monitor financial data, trends, and indicators. The review and analysis are both on a standard, ongoing basis as well as on request.
• Assess the financial impact of proposed services and programs and monitor financial cost/benefit of existing programs and services.
• Analyze, review and help to maintain the Charge Master for ORHC.
• Analyze and report fiscal activity, make recommendations, and/or take appropriate action to reduce the cost of providing services.
• Investigate, gather information, and answer routine queries arising from the CEO, CFO, Administration and Directors.
• Prepare statistical reports and create standard and ad hoc reports for the CFO and other departments as requested.
• Develop and maintain a good knowledge of ORHC’s processes and procedures regarding the accounting system.
• Apply accounting knowledge and techniques to all areas of work, including routine costing and variance analysis.
• Perform financial calculations to support financial transactions.
• Assist in ensuring departmental compliance with established policies, State licensure and other regulatory standards, including safety, environmental and legal requirements, and policies and procedures, both internal and external.
• Participate in performance improvement.
• Drafts department policy and procedures and annually reviews department policies.
• Communicate pertinent information to employees.