Sr. Manager - Financial Reporting (Remote)

Stanford Health Care; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford Health Care is seeking a Sr. Manager - Financial Reporting to own complex close processes, ensure GAAP compliance, and drive innovation in healthcare revenue reporting. You will partner with FP&A and leadership to align actuals with budgets, perform variance analyses, and optimize revenue cycle performance.

The role leads AI adoption in the Controller's Office, including training, governance, and integration of AI-driven analytics and reporting capabilities.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of GAAP and financial reporting principles.
• Experience building dashboards and analytics for financial data.
• Familiarity with AI tools and large language models in finance workflows.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute complex monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.
• Ensure GAAP-compliant financial statements and schedules.
• Review general ledger activity for variances and risks and resolve issues.
• Partner with FP&A to align actual results with budgets and forecasts.
• Perform variance and trend analyses across income statement and balance sheet.
• Support annual financial statement audits with schedules and analyses.
• Develop analytics and dashboards to support decision-making.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Financial reporting

Dashboards

Power BI

AI in finance

Excel

Variance analysis

Communication to leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

Power BI

Power Platform

Job description

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Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)

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A Brief Overview

The Sr. Manager - Financial Reporting will own complex areas of financial close processes, ensure GAAP compliance, provide analytical insights, and drive innovation in healthcare revenue reporting. This role partners with Finance and leadership to align actual results with budgets and forecasts, conduct variance analyses, develop advanced analytics, and optimize revenue cycle performance. The Sr. Manager also ensures data integrity across enterprise sources and leads AI adoption efforts in the Controller's Office, including training, governance, and process integration.

Locations

Stanford Health Care

What you will do

Accounting, Analysis, Reporting & Analytics:

• Own and execute complex areas of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, including journal entries, accruals, estimates, and reconciliations.
• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and GAAP compliance of all financial statements and supporting schedules, particularly in healthcare revenue reporting.
• Review general ledger activity to identify unusual trends, variances, or risks and proactively resolve issues.
• Partner with FP&A and finance leadership to align actual results with budgets and forecast reporting.
• Perform variance analysis and trend analysis across income statement and balance sheet accounts.
• Serve as a finance and accounting resource for leadership by supporting ad hoc reporting and analytical requests.
• Support annual financial statement audits and provide supporting schedules, analyses, and audit documentation.

Innovation, Automation & Technology:

• Oversee the development of dashboards, reporting infrastructure, and advanced analytic models to support financial and operational decision-making.
• Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and governance across enterprise financial and operational data sources.
• Lead the implementation and utilization of Power BI and related business intelligence tools across the Controller's Office.
• Partner with stakeholders to integrate AI capabilities into existing business processes.
• Support and evaluate the use of large language models (LLMs) and AI-enabled technologies to improve financial analytics, workflow efficiency, and reporting capabilities.
• Drive adoption of AI solutions within the Controller's Office, including training, governance, change management, and operational integration.

Collaboration & Leadership:

• Partner with operational leaders, finance teams, revenue cycle teams, and Technology Digital Solutions (TDS) to improve reporting accuracy and operational insights.
• Mentor and support accounting and finance staff by providing guidance on financial reporting, analytics, and systems-related initiatives.
• Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, innovation, and customer service.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Finance, or Accounting.

Experience Qualifications

• Six (6) or more years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience, including previous management responsibility.
• Healthcare finance or healthcare accounting experience preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong understanding of GAAP, financial reporting, and healthcare accounting principles.
• Ability to execute and oversee complex financial close and reporting processes.
• Experience developing dashboards, reporting infrastructure, and advanced analytical models.
• Proficiency with Power BI and familiarity with Microsoft Power Platform tools.
• Familiarity with artificial intelligence tools, automation technologies, and large language models (LLMs).
• Ability to partner with stakeholders to integrate AI capabilities into operational workflows.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and trend analysis capabilities.
• Ability to communicate complex financial information effectively to leadership and non-finance stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel and financial systems experience.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines within a complex healthcare organization.

Licenses and Certifications

• CPA - Certified Public Accountant preferred

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SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience

Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford's patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healin