Executive Director – Assistant Controller

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Provide operational leadership and oversight for accounting and reporting activities.

• Implement the Controller's strategic vision and drive Controllership transformation through ongoing improvement, automation, optimized processes, and integration of financial systems.

• Oversee multiple teams within the Controller's Office, ensuring that functional and budgetary/financial objectives are met.

• Supervise the preparation of fiscal and budget reports, forecasts, analyses, and recommendations for management.

• Direct the creation of Board reports, financial statements, tax returns, cost reports, and other financial disclosures.

• Develop annual operating budgets and provide financial guidance to the department.

• Ensure monthly reconciliations of balance-sheet accounts and prompt resolution of discrepancies.

• Maintain financial records in compliance with GAAP and oversee technical accounting documentation and analyses.

• Manage inter-entity transactions and the appropriate eliminations among LPCH, PCHA, Stanford University, Stanford Medicine Healthcare, and LPFCH.

• Supervise the recording, review, approval, and transmission of financial transactions under regulatory and internal controls.

• Oversee accounting for over 600 donor/restricted funds.

• Maintain the General Ledger Report Writer and standardized reporting formats.

• Administer accounting policies and procedures, which include journal entry, approval processes, cash control, and file retention policies.

• Manage treasury, general accounting, intercompany accounting and budgeting, revenue and reimbursement, property and equipment accounting and budgeting, restricted funds, and financial reporting.

• Oversee statutory financial reporting, Medicare and Medi-Cal cost reports, tax filings, property and sales tax returns, and unclaimed property returns.

• Ensure adherence to IRC 501(r) requirements in partnership with Revenue Cycle and Community Benefits leadership.

• Develop and execute policies, objectives, plans, projects, and programs.

• Assist managers in providing variance explanations and handling business-cycle transactions.

• Select, mentor, motivate, and assess managers, supervisors, and individual contributors.

• Address and resolve complex operational challenges.

• Create business plans and financial analyses for business initiatives and capital requests.

• Collaborate with IT on projects, data transfer, and automation integrations.

• Lead and oversee audit coordination.

• Prepare and review reports, correspondence, and position papers; participate in meetings and conferences.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field from an accredited college or university.

• Seven (7) years of progressive and directly related work experience.

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation.

• Proficient in analyzing and evaluating complex accounting transactions, changes, and issues.

• Capability to conduct independent research and rapidly assimilate unfamiliar concepts.

• Systems thinking and the ability to assess upstream and downstream effects.

• Skill in developing financial budgets and managing expenditures.

• Competence in directing, managing, motivating, supporting, and evaluating staff.

• Ability to cultivate effective working relationships and build consensus.

• Strong leadership, influence, and exceptional oral and written communication abilities.

• Aptitude for identifying, mediating, and resolving complex problems and challenges.

• Familiarity with computer systems and accounting software.

• Ability to develop, maintain, and supervise financial internal controls.

• Expertise in financial regulatory requirements, tax matters, and financial reporting.

• Mastery of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

• Knowledge of local, state, and federal regulatory standards.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligible for remote work.

• Eligibility for benefits.

• Employee referral program offering a $1,500 referral bonus.

• Reasonable accommodations available for individuals with disabilities.

• Opportunities for continuing education.

• Access to state-of-the-art facilities.