Assistant Chief Financial Officer

About the role

The Assistant Chief Financial Officer (ACFO) is a key leadership role within the finance department of St. David's North Austin Medical Center. This position is incentive eligible and plays a crucial role in managing financial operations, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and driving strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and explore means of reducing hospital operating costs and increasing revenues based on market trends, financial reports, and operating procedures.
• Direct the preparation of internal financial reports and ensure they accurately reflect the financial position of the hospital.
• Direct the timely submission of all financial data associated with reports required by government and other regulated agencies, including payroll tax reports, public disclosure reports, and third-party payor cost reports.
• Identify and report undesirable trends and potential business opportunities, making recommendations for action.
• Assist the CEO in developing long- and short-range hospital operations plans, including service demand analyses, resources availability analyses, productivity, and cost-benefit analyses of proposed capital and staff expansions.
• Develop and administer long and short-range operational and capital budgets that are supported by the hospital's long and short-range plans and objectives.
• Administer general accounting, patient business services, including third-party reimbursement, financial, and statistical reporting functions of the hospital in accordance with established policies and accounting procedures.
• Provide informal direction in data processing, distributed systems, material management, and medical record functions.
• Maintain accuracy of a charge master and review contracts, purchase agreements, and other financial arrangements to ensure compatibility with business goals and expectations about profitability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• Master's degree preferred.
• 4+ years of experience in a Hospital Controller, Asst. CFO, or VP of Finance role preferred.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred.

Benefits

St. David's North Austin Medical Center offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. This includes:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay.
• Prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance, and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock.
• Fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder, and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning, and more.
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts.
• Retailer partnerships for preferred banking and education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships).
• Colleague recognition program, Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence), and Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Company Overview

HCA Healthcare is one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services, comprising over 180 hospitals and about 2,000 sites of care in 21 states and the United Kingdom. We are committed to excellence and innovation in healthcare, and we strive to create a supportive and inclusive work environment for our colleagues. At HCA Healthcare, we believe that people do not just build hospitals; they make them great.