Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

About the role

Lifepoint Health seeks a Chief Financial Officer to oversee Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory, North Carolina. Located since 1911, Frye Regional Medical Center serves the health needs of the Catawba Valley region with a focus on patient experience and clinical outcomes. It includes a 355-bed acute care hospital, a 32-bed emergency department, and a 15-bed surgical suite.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of all financial departments for fiscal responsibility of the hospital
• Administers general accounting, patient business services, including third party reimbursement, financial, and statistical reporting functions
• Directs data processing, distributed systems, material management, and medical records functions
• Develops long and short-range operational and capital budgets
• Prepares cash flow analyses and budget variance analyses
• Assists managers in developing departmental budgets
• Maintains and interprets hospital financial performance
• Identifies and reports undesirable trends and potential business opportunities
• Prepares internal financial reports including work papers for annual financial audit
• Ensures timely and accurate preparation of financial reports
• Directs efforts to reduce operating costs and increase revenues
• Manages submission of financial data required by government and other regulated agencies

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles
• CPA or Master's Degree preferred
• Minimum of 3 years of CFO-level experience in an acute-care hospital
• Minimum of 3 years of progressive management experience in an investor-owned healthcare organization
• Strong, hands-on, and approachable leadership skills
• Outgoing and friendly personality
• Ability to motivate and inspire staff

Qualifications

• Verbal, interpersonal, and quantitative skills normally acquired through completion of a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Skills

• Financial analysis
• Strategic planning
• Leadership
• Teamwork

Benefits

At LifePoint, we offer an excellent total compensation package, including a competitive salary and benefits such as:

• 401(k)
• Flexible PTO
• Generous EIB
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• An Employee Assistance Program