Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Banner Health is one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the country. The Director of Accounting Operations oversees accounting operations for Medicare Advantage Plans, Capital Assets, and Home Care, including a team of accountants, general ledger closing, financial reporting, reconciliations, regulatory reporting, and audits. The role also serves as a technical accounting resource and supports financial systems implementation and process improvements.
Responsibilities
- Hires, trains, conducts performance evaluations, and directs the workflow for the staff. This position is also accountable for participating in the development and implementation of goals and objectives. Ensures all goals and objectives are met timely and effectively
- Responsible for timely and accurate general ledger closing and/or financial reporting for multiple facilities. Works closely with business-line finance staff to ensure all transactions are captured and properly accounted for
- Maintains financial reporting database and provides training as needed for accounting and business-line staff to facilitate financial analysis and reporting
- Completes and/or reviews general ledger account reconciliations including those requested as part of annual external audit
- Acts as technical resource for accounting and finance staff, department managers, and other company leaders when accounting or reporting issues arise. Coordinates consistent application of Generally Accepted Accounting Policies (GAAP) and Sarbanes-Oxley provisions
- Researches errors to determine cause and correct system setup or procedures to prevent the errors from reoccurring. Makes appropriate general ledger corrections and works with IT or other resources to correct any system setup or procedural problems
- Participates in system design, implementation, training, and testing teams for new financial applications such as patient accounting system changes, automation of manual processes, and new company acquisition
- This position is responsible for a significant business segment, working at the corporate level to support operations as well as address problems from a business-line perspective. Position interacts with department managers from multiple facilities/businesses, operations CFO’s, and operations finance personnel at all levels. Interaction with information technology is needed to communicate information system needs and enhancements. The position’s primary external interactions are with external auditors
Skills
- Requires a Bachelors Degree in Accounting
- Requires a proficiency level typically attained with seven years experience in health care including demonstrated abilities in the areas of general ledger accounting and sophisticated reporting systems
- Must have excellent analytical ability and communications skills
- Must be able to work with minimal supervision and organize, coordinate, and motivate work team
- Must have comprehensive knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, an understanding of financial reporting and databases, and ability to use complex spreadsheets
- Masters in Business Administration (MBA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is preferred
- Additional related education and/or experience preferred
Benefits
- Option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits.
- This position may be eligible for Banner Health's Management Incentive Program as part of the Total Rewards package.
- Remote work option for residents of AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, GA, FL, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MN, MS, NH, NM, NY, NC, ND, NE, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV, WA, and WY.
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