HEALTH SYSTEM CONTROLLER - MU HEALTH CARE

ABOUT THE JOB

MU Health Care is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Director, Health System Finance & Controller to lead our financial operations. As the Senior Accounting Officer, you will oversee essential functions, including General Accounting, Accounts Payable, and Payroll. This role is crucial in our academic health system, which includes the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center and Children's Hospital. You will be responsible for developing and implementing financial policies and procedures, ensuring accurate financial reporting, and safeguarding the system's assets through robust internal controls.

In this leadership position, you will provide strategic financial guidance to executives, physicians, and staff, facilitating informed decision-making and driving key initiatives across the organization. Your role will include preparing comprehensive financial statements, conducting complex financial analyses, and working closely with external auditors. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact on the financial stability and growth of a dynamic and innovative healthcare system. If you are a results-driven professional with a passion for healthcare finance, we invite you to join our team and contribute to our mission of saving and improving lives.

Salary Range: $167,668 - $273,603

ABOUT MU HEALTH CARE

MU Health Care is a growing academic health system in mid-Missouri comprised of multiple hospitals - including the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center and region's only Children's Hospital - and over 90 specialty clinics located throughout the region.

As an MU Health Care employee, you'll be part of an exceptional team committed to our mission of saving and improving lives. Our core values of inclusion, respect, service, discovery, responsibility and excellence foster a collaborative work environment where you can grow your career.

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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

* Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one

* Generous paid leave and paid time off, including nine holidays

* Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years

* Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%)

* Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more

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DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION

The Senior Director, Health System Finance & Controller ("Health System Controller") serves as the Senior Accounting Officer of MU Health Care and is responsible for oversight of the General Accounting, Accounts Payable, and Payroll departments.

Develops, recommends, interprets, and implements policies and procedures affecting general accounting, financial reporting, receivable valuation, fixed assets, inventory valuation, internal controls, and auditing.

The position is accountable for the preparation of financial statements, supporting schedules, and reconciliations and has overall responsibility to maintain financial records and procedures to safeguard the assets of the Health System.

Provides strategic guidance to executives, physicians, and staff through financial analyses and reporting and participates in the development and deployment of critical financial initiatives across the Health System, giving leadership guidance on scope, budget, quality, and work effort as well as any issue resolution needed.

Serves as a primary contact for external auditors and completes month-end and annual financial statements in collaboration with the University of Missouri System Controller's Office.

Understands and interprets generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and applies those principles to the Health System accounting processes.

Establishes and implements formal MU Healthcare policies, procedures, and internal controls to ensure the integrity of all financial data in the general ledger in alignment with UM System policies and procedures.

Completes the monthly and annual closing process and tracks financial performance in accordance with established standards.

In consultation with the UM System Controller, oversees in-house or outsourced tax reporting as deemed appropriate for any MU Health Care affiliated organizations.

Oversees the development, coordination, and maintenance of daily staffing schedules to ensure the appropriate level of coverage.

Directs the implementation and oversight of MU Health Care time and attendance policies and practices.

Strong management skills for achieving the accounting department goals for financial reporting and significant related workflows.

Ability to present technical accounting information to healthcare leadership and staff in an understandable manner.

Ability to read, interpret, and apply GAAP, including Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO), State Regulations, and Federal Uniform Guidance.

Ability to manage relationships with external auditors and issue financial statements in compliance with GAAP and internal control requirements.

Ability to perform highly complex analyses and interpretations.

Flexibility to work in a diverse group with strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Desire to optimize and evaluate for continual process improvement. A leadership presence and style that facilitates team and organizational development.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. The employee may be required ambulate, remain in a stationary position and position self to reach and/or move objects above the shoulders and below the knees. The employee may be required to move objects up to 10 lbs.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, finance, or a related field.

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) by the Missouri Board of Accountancy or another state board (active or inactive).

Three (3) years of relevant healthcare leadership experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Master's degree in accounting, business, finance, or a related field.

External audit background with public accounting experience.